英语课程教学论unit 7.pptVIP

Unit 7 Teaching grammar Teaching contents the role of the grammar. major methods of grammar presentation. different activities of grammar practice. 7.1 The role of grammar Grammatical competence is essential for communication. Grammar teaching can enhance learner proficiency and accuracy and facilitate the internalization of syntactic system. (p103) Whether should grammar be taught? To what extent should grammar be taught? certain variables变量 in the language teaching/learning context 7.2 Ways of grammar presentation(P104) The deductive method演绎法 The inductive method归纳法 The guided discovery method The deductive method 1. write an example on the board 2. T explains the underlying rules 3. make comparisons 4. practice applying the rule to produce sentences with given prompts The inductive method T provide enough appropriate authentic examples Ss understand the rule by themselves Ss apply the newly presented structure to produce sentences with given visual aids or verbal prompts (optional) T elicit the grammar rule from the Ss The guided discovery method: T provide contextualised examples (on board) T guide Ss to discover the rules of the key structure as well as its meaning T highlights the structure with colored chalks Ss practise the structure with prompts provided Discussion: (P105) explicit knowledge (conscious knowledge) implicit knowledge (unconscious knowledge) A synthesis approach to grammar pedogogy by Pennington(107): Grammar teaching should be collocational, constructive, contextual, and contrastive. 7.3 ways of grammar practice The teacher’s job is to help Ss make the ‘leap’ from ‘form-focused accuracy to meaning-focused fluency after explicit instructions by providing a variety of practice activities. Mechanical practice Meaningful practice Communicative practice Mechanical practice: repetition substitution drills transformation drills Meaningful practice / Communicative practice Using prompts for practice: pictures mimes or gestures information s