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GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION AND AUDIO-LINGUISTIC APPROACH

The general learning objectives:

􀁨 to explore participants’ beliefs about grammar

􀁨 to demonstrate how grammar can be presented inductively

􀁨 to help participants analyse a grammar lesson

Lead-in

􀁨 (5 min) Generate a short 5 minute discussion asking the following questions:

~ What does grammar mean to you?

~ Do you think grammar is important? Why? Why not?

􀁨 Summarise a discussion saying that there are different views on the role of grammar in language. 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.

Activity 1 Micro grammar lesson

Objective: to give participants a chance to experience a lesson in which grammar is

taught inductively

Time: 50 min

Materials: a photo of you as a teenager, handout 1, blackboard/whiteboard,

chalk/marker, a short text about yourself (see example).

Procedure:

􀁨 (2 min) Ask participants (this step is brief – 3-4 answers will be enough):

How do you teach grammar?

􀁨 Accept any responses and say that now participants are going to be a group of preintermediate English learners. They will be taught a grammar lesson. Remind them that they need to ‘forget’ that they know the grammar rule they will be taught.