I believe that grammar is acquired through both immersion and explicit grammar teaching. This can be accomplished by integrating grammar teaching into the framework of communicative language teaching. According to Betty Azar, “the goal of grammar teaching is to create an inter-language that is increasingly fluent and accurate in the use of English structures in meaningful communication.” The goal of instructing ELL students is to teach them to communicate effectively. This can be accomplished by incorporating mini-lessons on specific grammar skills into the communicative language-teaching classroom. As Betty Azar states, “students in L2 programs that include both grammar teaching and communicative teaching show accelerated learning and substantial gains in usage” (Azar, B. 2008. Teaching grammar in today’s classroom. AzarGrammar.com).
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Unit Nine: TESOL Grammar Experts
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I believe that grammar is acquired through both immersion and explicit grammar teaching. This can be accomplished by integrating grammar teaching into the framework of communicative language teaching. According to Betty Azar, “the goal of grammar teaching is to create an inter-language that is increasingly fluent and accurate in the use of English structures in meaningful communication.” The goal of instructing ELL students is to teach them to communicate effectively. This can be accomplished by incorporating mini-lessons on specific grammar skills into the communicative language-teaching classroom. As Betty Azar states, “students in L2 programs that include both grammar teaching and communicative teaching show accelerated learning and substantial gains in usage” (Azar, B. 2008. Teaching grammar in today’s classroom. AzarGrammar.com).
I believe that grammar is acquired through both immersion and explicit grammar teaching. This can be accomplished by integrating grammar teaching into the framework of communicative language teaching. According to Betty Azar, “the goal of grammar teaching is to create an inter-language that is increasingly fluent and accurate in the use of English structures in meaningful communication.” The goal of instructing ELL students is to teach them to communicate effectively. This can be accomplished by incorporating mini-lessons on specific grammar skills into the communicative language-teaching classroom. As Betty Azar states, “students in L2 programs that include both grammar teaching and communicative teaching show accelerated learning and substantial gains in usage” (Azar, B. 2008. Teaching grammar in today’s classroom. AzarGrammar.com).
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