ELE 129

TEACHING AND
ASSESSMENT OF
GRAMMAR
Ricky Bustos
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Department
College of Education
Mindanao State University Gensan
 This course equips the pre-ser vice
Engli sh teachers wi th an un derstandi ng
between a nd am ong the four types of
gramm ar: f uncti onal, d escrip tive, prescrip tive
and p ed ag ogic . Asid e from the e mphasis on
how teachi ng and assessment var y consid eri ng
ELE 129 the four types, the course al so p rovid es an
avenue to carr y out a nal ysi s on the rol e of

Course gramm ar
competence .
in achi evi ng
Specif ically, it
comm uni cati ve
allow s them to
dem onstrate li ng ui sti c p rof iciency as an
Description impor tant factor i n p rom oti ng thei r stud ents’
literacy ski lls. As a mani festati on of thi s
comp etency, they are req ui red to appl y
teachi ng strategi es th at are responsive to
thei r students’ li ng ui stic backg round s
consid eri ng the p ri nci ples of formative and
summative assessments .
 At the end of the course, the pre -service
teachers should be able to:

A. design a compendium of assessment

tasks-formative and summative, which are
consistent with the selected

ELE 129 competencies;

B. craf t a learning plan that promotes

Course literacy among their students by
incorporating their principled

Outcomes understanding of assessment of grammar;

and

C. conduct a teaching demonstration using

innovative teaching approaches and tasks
that are responsive to the students’
linguistic needs.
Module 1:
Key Terms and 1. Grammaring

Concepts in 2. Grammaticalizing

Managing and 3. Error correction vs feedback

Implementing 4. Spoken vs written grammar

5. Grammatical assessment
Standards-based
6. Pedagogical Issues
Grammar
Teaching
 1. Why should we teach grammar?
Module 2: 2. Pedagogical Issues

Issues of 3. Sequencing

4. Choice of Methods
Grammar
5. Patterns and Reasons, Not Rules

Teaching and 6. From Structuralism to Transformational

Generative Grammar
Assessment 7. Fossilization
 1. Diagramming sentences

2. Learning through writing

Module 3: 3. Inductive teaching

4. Deductive teaching
Methods of 5. Interactive teaching

6. Functional-notional approach
Teaching
7. Situational contexts

Grammar 8. Using texts, stories, songs and

rhymes

9. PPP
 1.Rule of context
Module 4: 2.Rule of use

Rules for 3.Rule of economy

Teaching 4.Rule of relevance

5.Rule of nurture
Grammar
6.Rule of appropriacy
 1. Ways to address 5. Three-Dimensional
grammar in the Grammar

Module 5: writing classroom Framework

2. Ways to assess 6. Innovations in

Assessing grammar skill grammar

assessment
3. Methods of

Grammar marking 7. Redef ining the

grammatical construct

Effectively errors 8. Partial scoring

4. Grammar 9. Social dimension
resources
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ELE 129 Modules, Activities, and Course Major

Requirements 50
Grading Major Examinations 40

TOTAL 100%
System
ELE 129 • Lesson Plan

• Demonstration Teaching
Course Major
• Modules and Activities
Requirements