Teaching Grammar

What aspect of grammar does the following description refer to?

“Possession ‘s is used to describe possession, characteristics of something, the quantity, the relationship, a part or a whole, the origin or the actor.”

• Form

• Meaning

• Use

What kind of grammar that sets out the rules of use from how the language is actually used in reality?

• Declarative grammar

• Descriptive grammar

• Prescriptive grammar

Teacher first explains the rules, then lets students practice with exercises.

What approach does the teacher use?

• Explicit teaching

• Implicit teaching

• Inductive teaching

In which stage are drills often used in PPP approach?

• Presentation

• Practice

• Production

What may be the advantage of TTT over PPP?

• Teachers become more experienced.

• Teachers plan the lesson more effectively.

• Students are more engaged.

What may be the advantage of ‘presenting rules and giving examples’ technique?

• Students find it easier to remember grammar points with meaningful context.

• Students find it more motivating and vividly.

• Students find it easy to learn by heart the grammatical rules.

Teacher would like her students to work in teams, and compete with each other. What technique would be the best to use?

• Find someone who

• Noughts and crosses

• Information sheet

What would be the most appropriate principle in teaching grammar?

• Focus more on accuracy over fluency

• Employ all the methods PPP, TTT and others

• Combine both inductive and deductive teaching