Outcomes

By the end of this module, you should be familiar with a number of key concepts. In terms of approaches to grammar teaching, you should be able to demonstrate awareness of three different perspectives:

  • A focus on forms (FOFS)
  • A focus on form (FOF)
  • A zero position on teaching grammar

You should also be able to distinguish key methodologies, and show how these methodologies relate to the approaches outlined above:

  • Grammar-Translation (GT)
  • Audiolingualism (ALM),
  • Presentation-Practice-Production (PPP)
  • Consciousness-raising (C-R)
  • Task-based Learning (TBL)

Finally, you should be able to identify the role of grammar in the foreign language syllabus.