《英语教学法教程》：Unit 7 Teaching Grammar

本书共有18章，分别介绍了英语教学的基本概念、交际教学原则与任务型教学思想、国家英语课程标准、备课与编写教案、课堂管理方法、语言知识的教学方法、听说读写四项技能的教学、综合语言技能的教学、语言教学中的德育教育、教学评价、学习者个体差异与学习策略培养、教育资源与技术的开发利用，以及教材评价与使用。每章均配有大量练习，书后附录有部分参考答案。

Teaching Grammar

• The role of grammar in language learning
  • essential for communication.
  • Enhance learner proficiency and accuracy.
  • Facilitate the internalization of its syntactic system.
• Grammar presentation
  • The deductive method
    • meaning
      • Relies on reasoning, analysing and comparing.
    • disadvantage
      • a）it teaches grammar in an isolated way;
      • b) little attention is paid to meaning;
      • c) practice is often mechanical.
    • advantage
      • a) select and motivate students;
      • b) it could save time when students meet complex rules.
      • c) increase student's confidence in those examinations which are written with accuracy.
  • The inductive method
    • meaning
      • with authentic language date and induces the learners to realise grammar rules without any form of explicit explanation.
    • disadvantage
      • there are certain requirements for students' foundation, and the application is not extensive.
    • advantage
      • take students as the main body, improve the enthusiasm of students.
  • The guided discovery method
    • meaning
      • induce the learners to discover rules by themselves.
    • disadvantage
      • the requirements for teachers and students are higher and more complex.
    • advantage
      • guide and assist by the teacher and rules are then elicited and taught explicitly.
  • New approach
    • synthesis approach
      • grammar teaching should be 'collocational, constructive, contextual and contrastive'.
• Grammar practice
  • mechanical practice
    • Mechanical practice involves activities that are aimed at form accuracy.
      • substitution drills
      • transformation drills
  • meaningful practice
    • Meaningful practice focus on the production，comprehension or exchange of meaning.
      • activityI, Students practice with some contextual clues.
      • activityII，Students have the freedom to imagine.
  • using prompts for practice
    • The prompts can be pictures,mimes,tables,charts or key words.
      • using picture
      • using mimes or gestures
      • using information sheet
      • using chained phrases for story telling
      • using key phrases or key words
      • using created situations