PPT - Methods of Teaching Grammar

METHODS OF TEACHING GRAMMAR •

INDUCTIVE METHOD

• DEDUCTIVE METHOD BY DEVAKI M

Theoretical grammar learned through conscious study is formal grammar. Teaching grammar has its own merits and demerits  Teaching grammar is to give guideline to the mastery of various elements of language  Always generalization should follow practice of a grammatical item  A good teacher will not stick on to a particular method – will adopt a mixed approach 

Objectives of teaching grammar  Develops insight into the structure of English

language  Assimilates the right patterns of the language without rote memorization  Learns the language as a rule-governed system  Develops the faculty of observation and scientific attitude  Develops a positive attitude towards grammar  To be aware of the difference between L1 grammar and L2 grammar

Inductive Method  More effective because it is found to be

psychologically sound  Moves from simple to complex and from particular to general  Teacher presents a text item with examples and illustrations in a systematic order  Grammar learnt inductively should be tried and practiced deductively to make the concept/rule well established  ie, first teacher gives concrete examples and the learner can arrive at generalization

Merits 

Student Oriented – they themselves draw conclusion from individual examples and arrive at generalization

 Students are more active  Suitable for early stage   Rote memorising is discouraged  More interesting

Demerits × All rules cannot be taught in this method × Consumes much time and labour × Teacher has to plan well with a lot of suitable

examples leading to general rule × Systematic knowledge is not got

Deductive Method  Starts from a rule and provides examples

to test the validity of the rules  A rule of grammar is stated and

examples are illustrated  Traditional grammar is deductive in

nature

Merits  Fix correct norms of use of language in

learners mind  Keep away incorrect norms of construction  Knowledge of grammar will be more

systematic  More rules can be taught in less time  Suitable for later stage

Demerits × Students become rule conscious × Lack of interest – follow rules without knowing

the purpose × Grammar is learnt as if by compulsion × Sticking to rule is often adopted × Examples are not always interesting as they

may not be natural

Comparison Inductive method

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Student centered

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Use-conscious

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Students are active

Deductive Method

 Subject centered  Rule-conscious  Students show lack of interest

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Suitable to early stage

 Suitable to later stage

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Systematized knowledge is not got

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Unconscious learning of rules

 Knowledge of grammar is more

systematized  Conscious learning of rules