Approaches to Teaching Grammar

Instructions: In this activity we will review five popular approaches for teaching grammar. Your task is to read about your assigned approach, synthesize important information, and create a post in the Padlet at the bottom of the page that addresses the discussion questions. When we return to the main room, you will present your information to the rest of the class.

Group 1: CLICK HERE Communicative Language Teaching 

• Basics: What is CLT?
• Rationale: Why was CLT created?
• Example: How can CLT be applied in a classroom context?
• Opinion: What are its strengths and challenges?
• Anything Else: Personal reactions, questions, doubts, or comments

Group 2: CLICK HERE Grammar in Context and Recasts for Error Correction 

• Basics: What is Grammar in Context?
• Rationale: Why was Grammar in Context created?
• Example: How can Grammar in Context be applied in a classroom context?
• Opinion: What are its strengths and challenges?
• Anything Else: Personal reactions, questions, doubts, or comments
• Error Correction: What are recasts? Do you think they are an effective way to provide error correction? Why or why not?

Group 3: CLICK HERE Output Hypothesis and Preemptive Targeting of Errors

• Basics: What is the Output Hypothesis?
• Rationale: Why was the Output Hypothesis created?
• Example: How can the Output Hypothesis be applied in a classroom context?
• Opinion: What are its strengths and challenges?
• Anything Else: Personal reactions, questions, doubts, or comments
• Error Correction: Describe the three stage process of preemptively targeting errors. Do you think this is an effective way to help students avoid common grammatical errors?

Group 4: CLICK HERE Processing Instruction

• Basics: What is Processing Instruction?
• Rationale: Why was Processing Instruction created?
• Example: How can Processing Instruction be applied in a classroom context?
• Opinion: What are its strengths and challenges?
• Anything Else: Personal reactions, questions, doubts, or comments

Group 5: CLICK HERE Task Based Language Teaching

• Basics: What is TBLT?
• Rationale: Why was TBLT created?
• Example: How can TBLT be applied in a classroom context?
• Opinion: What are its strengths and challenges?
• Anything Else: Personal reactions, questions, doubts, or comments