Teaching Grammar Communicatively

  Congratulations on the successful completion of Module 1!   Watch the video summarizing the most important points from this week. You can download the transcript  HERE   Download HERE . If you are having trouble viewing this video, or you would like to download it,  click here Links to an external site. . Transcript: On bricks, walls, gardens and metaphors We started the course with an overview of most influential approaches to grammar teaching, which hopefully helped you put the communicative approach in a historical context. Being aware how the field evolved definitely deepens our understanding of various approaches to teaching grammar. There are important lessons to be learned from history: focus on discovering what works, for whom, when and why. The main focus of the past week were two approaches to teaching grammar, two metaphors to reflect on: the organic garden approach, and the brickwall approach. The sample lesson plan you analyzed illustrated the mos...

Reflect on Module 1 (20 minutes)   "Untitled" Links to an external site.  by Cherry Laithang via Unsplash is  licensed under CC0 Links to an external site. Throughout the course at the end of each module, you will be asked to reflect on the module content. Revisit new concepts, teaching ideas, and opinions shared in the discussion forums, think about them more deeply, and consider their relevance for your practice. In other words, you will be asked to  reflect-in-action , describe and explain your immediate reactions to the module content, as well as to  reflect-on-action , consider how you can thoughtfully and meaningfully adapt new ideas to enrich your teaching practice. Reflection will help you internalize new ideas from the content and it will help course facilitators gain better insight as to what you have taken in. Let’s look at the reflection task for this week: Think about the organic garden metaphor and how you can apply it in your context. What can you...

  Quiz Instructions   This is a REQUIRED task (20 minutes) This quiz will test your understanding of core concepts related to communicative grammar teaching. You can take this quiz as many times as you like. Be sure to read the feedback after you submit your answers. Please note that you must score at least 7/10 to move on in the module. Good luck!   Module 1 Page 14 of 17 This is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360 and delivered by World Learning "Question mark icon" by Gina Asalon is  licensed under CC BY 4.0 Links to an external site.   Flag question: Question 1 Question 1 5  pts For questions 1-5, choose the best option to complete each statement describing characteristics of communicative grammar teaching. There are two extra options which you do not have to use. Group of answer choices In communicative grammar teaching, grammar rules are             [ Choose ]       ...

  All Sections 17 17 unread replies. 17 17 replies.   Post your responses to the following questions in the discussion forum below: "Untitled"   Links to an external site. by Chris Barbalis via Unsplash is  licensed under CC0 Links to an external site.   How does  Sample Lesson 1 follow the organic garden approach? Do you think this lesson would work in your context? Why/ why not? REMINDER:  This task is OPTIONAL, and it is NOT assessed, which means that it does not count toward your final grade. It is included in all modules as an additional challenge for those who want to learn more. Although the discussion is not moderated, we encourage you to accept the challenge and interact with your colleagues! Module 1 Page 12 of 17 This is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360 and delivered by World Learning

  Module 1, Task 8: Is This Lesson Communicative? Started: Feb 12 at 2:29am Quiz Instructions "Untitled"   Links to an external site. by Burst via Pexels is  licensed under CC0 Links to an external site. Communicative Grammar Teaching This is a REQUIRED task. (30 minutes) Let's check your understanding of communicative grammar teaching! Download  Sample Lesson Plan 1   Download Sample Lesson Plan 1 . Study it and identify whether or not it follows the principles outlined by David Nunan. PLEASE NOTE that this is a required task, but this is only a practice quiz and will not count toward your final grade.     Module 1 Page 11 of 17 This is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by FHI 360 and delivered by World Learning   Flag question: Question 1 Question 1 0  pts Sample Lesson Plan 1 follows the principles outlined by David Nunan. Group of answer choices True False

      Efficient Grammar Instruction (30 minutes)   What works in teaching grammar? Teachers and researchers agree that effective grammar pedagogy should support the process of second language learning. In this task, you will read two different explanations of this process, look at research evidence, and try to identify the main principles of effective grammar instruction. 1) Watch the presentation Grammar Metaphors based on the article  "Teaching Grammar in Context"   Links to an external site. by David Nunan 1 . Pay special attention to the section describing what efficient grammar instruction should look like.  Click  HERE   Download HERE to download a PDF with the presentation slides. If you are having trouble viewing this video, or you would like to download it,  click here   Links to an external site. . 1  This content is copyrighted, and cannot be adapted in any way, or distributed after the end of this course. It is not ...

  Question 1 2  / 2  pts Grammar-Translation method Two of the statements match the approach. One does  NOT . Choose the statement which does  NOT  match the approach.    Students interact a lot.   Correct! This statement does NOT match the Grammar-Translation method. The predominant mode of interaction is teacher-individual students.    Exercises help students understand rules.      Grammar is taught deductively.     Question 2 2  / 2  pts Audio-Lingual method Two of the statements match the approach. One does  NOT . Choose the statement which does  NOT  match the approach.    The main focus is on reading and writing.   Correct! This statement does NOT match the Audio-Lingual method. This method emphasizes speaking and listening.    Drills and pattern practice help students learn structures.      The teacher corrects students' errors.   ...