Techniques for teaching grammar (topik 4)
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Techniques in
teaching
grammar
Songs and
chants
stories
Nursery
rhymes
and poems
games
puppets
Plays and
dialogues
SONGSWhat?
Song are another form of poetry- one put
to music.
One of the oldest forms of teaching
language.
Why?
Song provide good context of grammar.
Learning through song involve different
skills.
Songs are authentic text.( Cox, 2008, P 304 )
CHANTS
What?
A repeated rhythmic phrases, typically one
shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
A rhythmic group recitation- characterize by
repetition.
Why?
Can include physical movement
Repetition let students get into the flow faster.
Through the use of repetition, pupils will be able
improve their ‘automatic’ use of language.
STORIESStories are motivating
and fun- create a deep
interest and desire to
continue learning.
Listening to stories is
a shared social
experience.
Stories exercise the
imagination
Children love stories & this
generate positive attitude.
To the lesson for which the
story acts as a framework.
Stories provide a context for
several grammatical structureProvide contexts for real use
of English (variety of
emotions and issues ).
Chitravelu(2005), reasons to use
stories for grammar teaching:
Traditional poem or songs for young
children.
- It acts as an effective tool for practicing a
specific grammatical structure.
- Can be used to teach certain language
topic.
Have strong rhyme and rhythm.
Children can understand the grammatical
structure through repeating and
considering the poem.
Nursery rhymes
and poems
NURSERY RHYMES AND POEMS
GAMES What?
• Games and problem- solving activities-
have a purpose beyond the production of
correct speech, and are examples of the
most preferable communicative activities.
advantages
• A welcome break from the usual routine
of the language class.
• Motivating and challenging
• Help students to make and sustain the
effort of learning.
• Provide language practice in various skills
• Encourage students to interact and
communicate
• Create a meaningful context for language
used.
• Allow students to practice and internalize
vocabulary, grammar and structures
extensively.
PUPPETS
What is a puppet?• An inanimate figure moved by a puppeteer to
convey emotion, character and story.Reasons to use puppets • Powerful communication tool
• To gain students’ attention.
• Make the class more interesting and engaging
• Useful for learning language. E.g : Verb &
preposition
DIALOGUES AND PLAYS
Conversation-
facilitation
Provide
students with
short
phrases.Memorize the
dialogue for
communicatio
n
Grammar-
demonstration
dialoguesLonger and
contain certain
grammatical
structure. Provide contextualized
examples- students deduce
generalizations about a
particular grammatical
structure.
River(1981), 2 broad categories of dialogues: