Lesson 2
ISSUES OF GRAMMAR
TEACHING AND
ASSESSMENT.
Why should we teach grammar?
Grammar is the important pillar of every
language.
Grammar is rules and without rules there is no
understanding and no communication at all.
Grammar is the backbone of a language and
structure which you need to organize your
ideas and put your message , ideas and
feelings across.
Why should we teach grammar?
The structure in formal grammar provide
extra clues to the meaning of your
sentences, which can help overcome
problems caused by accents and mistakes.
Learning grammar help us in
understanding the usage of those words
Grammar has a major impact on what we
say or write and we can compose ideas and
express ourselves.
Why should we teach grammar?
Grammar is the base of English
language.
English especially as a second or a
foreign language is not acquired
naturally; instruction and
structured learning are important.
Why should we teach grammar?
Through grammar, an ESL learner learns how
to operate at the sentence level and studies
the governance of the syntax or word orders
that is the rule of the game in the language.
While,it is argued that some learners notice
grammar rules and logic naturally, yet it
cannot be denied that if one hopes to
acquire and use English language accurately
and fluently, grammar learning is necessary.
Pedagogical Issues in Grammar Teaching and Assessment
1. Lack of student preparation or retention
Solution: The Best Practice for Better
Retention- Grammar activities are easily
expandable, so that you can structure
practice to fit your classroom needs.
Extensive grammar practice leads to
long-term retention and use of grammar.
Pedagogical Issues in Grammar
Teaching and Assessment
2. Grammar is hard for students
Solution:
Clear Charts- Level-
appropriate charts explain grammar in a
clear and highly visual way, so that
students can readily understand the
grammar points. Charts are based on
authentic language, so student learn
grammar as it is actually used.
Pedagogical Issues in Grammar
Teaching and Assessment
3. Inadequate Classroom Materials
Solution: Effective Learning Resources -
Online practice and an easy-to-use learning
management system support learning. Digital
presentation tools improve class instruction.
Quality tests in a variety of print and digital
formats fulfill assessment needs.
Pedagogical Issues in Grammar
Teaching and Assessment
4. Lack of Student Motivation
Solution: Engaging Relevant
Content- Personalized,
Communicative grammar
activities capture students’
interests.
Personalized Communicative
Grammar
Allowsstudents to use
language to express their
own ideas, feelings,
preferences and opinions
CHOICE OF METHOD IN GRAMMAR TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
Methods of teaching refers to the regular
ways or orderly procedures, employed by
the teacher in guiding the pupils in order to
accomplish the aims of the learning
situation. As applied to classroom teaching,
method is a series of related and
progressive acts performed by the teacher
and the pupils to accomplish the general
and specific aims of the lesson.
Method has something to do with the way
a teacher communicates the subject to the
students.
Method involves regular steps to guide the
mental processes of the learner in
mastering the subject matter presented to
him. It implies arrangement.
A Method is Good if:
1.It makes use of the principles
of learning and permits the
operation of these principles.
The three principles are
readiness, exercise, and effect
which must be provided for
A Method is Good if:
2.
It utilizes the principle of “learning
by doing”.
Sinceone learns through self-activity,
provision should be made for direct
experiencing. Activities should be
planned so as to give children
opportunities for doing, reacting and
undergoing.
A Method is Good if:
3.It provides for individual
differences.
A method should be flexible enough to
serve the bright, the average, and the
slow. There should be provisions for
meeting different needs, interests,
aptitudes and emotional maturity.
A Method is Good if:
4.It stimulates thinking and
reasoning.
Problems come up every day in this
modern world and the learner must
learn to solve his own difficulties.
He should get this training in the
classroom
A Method is Good if:
5.
It provides for growth and
development.
Learners should grow in knowledge and
ideas, in habits, skills and abilities, in
attitudes and sentiments. Varied activities
and experiences that will take care of
development in various directions should
be included in the lesson procedure.
