Teaching grammar in english lessons

TEACHING GRAMMAR IN ENGLISH LESSONS
PLAN:
1. Goals for teaching grammar
2. Key principles of teaching grammar
3. Different Methods of Teaching Grammar
4. Planning a grammar lesson

What does grammar mean to you?
Do you think grammar is important? Why? Why not?

Many professionals in the world of English language teaching have explored this area. Some teachers strongly believe that grammar is the foundation of any language and should be treated as such. Others think it is a system of rules to support the lexical pool of the language.

Make up a sentence using the following words: a, read, I, book.
What tense form is this?
Using the above sentence as a model, transform it into Present Continuous,
Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Past Perfect.
What is the focus of the activity?
What could students learn from such an activity?
How does the activity link grammar form with meaning?
How important is context in this activity?
To what extent is this activity focused on accuracy of grammar forms?

while this activity apparently focuses on tense forms of the verb to read‘, it does not actually teach anything new, does not provide sufficient context and does not establish any link between form and meaning. Say that such activities are often counter-productive as they condition students NOT to think about meaning and to approach language mechanically.

The purpose for teaching grammar is not simply for you to be confident about correcting mistakes in children’s work, nor is it to pass on tricks and techniques to be replicated in a mechanistic way. This does not make children writers or lead to good writing.
Teaching grammar effectively is about enabling children to control grammar to express increasingly complex ideas. When grammar is taught well, it can make a significant different to children’s literacy development.
Here are 7 key principles to bear in mind when teaching grammar:

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