英语教学法第七单元Teaching grammar.pptVIP

Grammar is...... What do you think and feel about grammar? Must a learner learn grammar when using a foreign language? The importance of grammar English grammar is the core of English language.Without grammar English language cannot be well contructed. Grammar can help us to understand what we read and hear. Grammar can help to express ourselves clearly and correctly. Chinglish: 话说一个国内知名企业，一天来了一个重要的来宾，下面是前台的讲话。 MissA:Hello. Mr.B:Hi. MissA:You have what thing? Mr.B:Can you speak English? MissA：If I not speak English,I am speaking what? Mr.B:Can anybody else speak English? MissA:You yourself look,all people are working,no people have time,you can wait,you wait,you not wait, you can go! Mr.B:I want to speak to your Head. MissA:Head not zai,You tomorrow come! How grammar is currently taught In China, grammar is taught in a traditionally teacher-centered way. There is too much teacher dominance and too little student involvement in class. The traditional way of teaching grammar as the following 3 steps : 1. to learn about the grammar rules, 2. to study a few examples, 3. to do some written grammar exercises. One way to teach grammar is by 3P model Presentation知 Practice练 Production用 Understanding Accuracy Use and Fluency The value of grammar in foreign language teaching has been a focus of debate for decades, and no conclusion is in sight. The role of grammar in ELT Despite many different views about the role of grammar in language learning, the importance of grammar cannot be denied. Grammatical competence is essential for communication (Brown, 1994; Larsen-Freeman,1991) The role of grammar in ELT There is often an inadequate treatment of grammar in most communicative syllabuses, resulting in lower level of accuracy than the cases under formal instruction.(淡化语法）（Hinkel and Fotos, 2002) The role of grammar in ELT Most research has agreed that there is a positive role of instruction for grammar learning. Grammar teaching “can