Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in Teaching English Grammar Shih-Chuan Chang Department of Foreign Languages‚ Cheng Shiu University Chengcing Rd. Niaosong Township‚ Kaohsiung County‚ 833‚ Taiwan Tel: 886-07-731-0606-6212 Received: October 21‚ 2010 Accepted: January 11‚ 2011 E-mail: llc724@csu.edu.tw doi:10.5539/elt.v4n2p13 Abstract The Grammar Translation Method and the Communicative Approach have both played important roles in grammar teaching.
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The Implementation of Grammar In Communicative Language Teaching Paper Submitted as final exam for academic writing class By: FransiscusTeja H.B. - 2009031048 LeonardusWahono K. - 2010031068 English Department Faculty of Education Atmajaya Catholic University of Indonesia ABSTRACT Communicative Language Teaching is believed as a method that enhance second language learners to achieve the goal which is native-like proficiency and in it’s process‚ grammar instruction is unnecessary
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& SWAGPro TSL 3083 Teaching Grammar in Primary School Descriptive grammar Descriptive grammar refers to the structure of a language as it is actually used by speakers and writers of the native speaker. Descriptive grammars describe how people use spoken and written language and the knowledge that they use to decide whether something is grammatically correct. Specialists in descriptive grammar (linguists) study the rules or patterns that underlie our use of words‚ phrases
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An article discussing the grammar-translation approach to language learning. At the height of the Communicative Approach to language learning in the 1980s and early 1990s it became fashionable in some quarters to deride so-called "old-fashioned" methods and‚ in particular‚ something broadly labelled "Grammar Translation". There were numerous reasons for this but principally it was felt that translation itself was an academic exercise rather than one which would actually help learners to use language
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GRAMMAR TEACHING PROBLEMS Grammar is the study of rules governing the use of language‚ and it includes the study of phonology‚ phonetics‚ morphology‚ semantics‚ syntax‚ and pragmatics. Understanding the rules and function of grammar is an integral part of good writing‚ but many students find the study of it to be boring and difficult. There are many ways to teach grammar to students that can fun and interesting. Many people‚ including language teachers‚ hear the word "grammar" and think of a fixed
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write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards‚ inform the public‚ and elicit significant change in foreign policy. synthesize elicit invoke evoke Points earned on this question: 3 Question 5 (Worth 3 points) Read the following excerpt. The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government’s sanctions. Finally‚ it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article
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GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD History The Grammar Translation Method is an old method which was originally used to teach dead languages which explains why it focuses mainly on the written form at the expense of the oral form. It was designed according to the faculty psychology approach which was very popular during the 18th and 19th century. It contended that ” mental discipline was essential for strengthening the powers of the mind”. The way to do this was through learning classical literature
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If or unless grammar exercise Unless means ‘if not’. These words are often confused. Complete the following sentences using if or unless. 1. …………………. you eat too much‚ you will fall ill. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 2. …………………. he doesn’t mend his ways‚ he will lose his job. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 3. ……………………… you don’t stop smoking‚ you will fall seriously ill. a) If b) Unless 4. I wouldn’t have won ……………….. he hadn’t helped me. a) if b) unless 5. ………………… he
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