In this presentation I will explore why it is important to include a focus on grammar in language courses before providing a brief overview of current trends and techniques and the principles underpinning them. I will then look at some issues with pedagogic grammar rules and using material from my book, ‘Teaching grammar: from rules to reasons’, I will discuss the value of working with learner-generated descriptions of language instead. I call these descriptions ‘reasons’ rather than ‘rules’. I will finish by discussing why ‘reasons’ are more appropriate, usable and memorable for L2 learners than the existing rules, before sharing examples from classes taught in a range of different contexts and countries.
TEACHING GRAMMAR FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS (P)
15:30 - 16:20, 1 September, 2018, Autumn ’18 Thessaloniki IP Exhibition
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