Module 3

Grammar Rules: Teaching Grammar in the Foreign Language Classroom

CONTENTS


This module is divided into the following sections:

Outcomes

Author of this module

Acknowledgements

3.0 Introduction

3.1 Grammatical constructs and pedagogic grammars
3.1.1 Grammatical constructs
3.1.2 Pedagogic grammars

3.1.2.1 The contents of pedagogical grammars

3.2 The case for teaching grammar

3.2.1 The case against grammar
3.2.2 The case for grammar

3.3 Grammar and methodology

3.3.1 Grammar-translation
3.3.2 Audiolingualism
3.3.3 Presentation-practice-production

3.3.4 Consciousness-raising
3.3.5 Task-based learning
3.3.6 Protogrammar

3.4 Grammar in the syllabus

3.4.1 Traditional approaches
3.4.2 The grading of grammar items

3.5 Review activities

3.6 Summary

3.7 Commentary on activities

3.8 References

3.9 Further reading

3.10 Assessment task

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