Group 6

Group members:
1. Hoang Thi Nga
2. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ngan
3. Dao Hoang Thanh Lan
4. Nguyen Huu Luan
Teaching Grammar
Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching
Grammar
01 What is grammar?

02 Why teaching grammar?

03 Approaches in presenting grammar

04 Some rules for teaching grammar

05 How to deal with grammar errors?

What is grammar?

Freeman: System of
meaningful structures and
patterns
Rules of Different
languages perspectives
Thornbury: Description of the
rules for forming sentences
Why teaching grammar?
In general:
● The important pillar of every language.
● More effective communication
● Improvement of written work.
● etc

In class:
● Grammar points appear unexpectedly.
● Grammar is the subject of the class.
Approaches in presenting grammar

Deductive Inductive
approach approach
Approaches in presenting grammar
The differences in principle:
Deductive
(rule-driven learning)
 Start with the presentation of
a rule.
 Followed by examples in
which the rule is applied.
 Teacher-centered
6th Grade
Inductive
(rule discovery path)
 Ss work out the rules
themselves through the
examples given by the
Ts.
 Learner-centered
Approaches in presenting grammar
The advantages:
Deductive
 Time-saving.
 More efficient use of time.
 Allow Ts to deal with
language points easily.
 More effective for adults.
6th Grade
Inductive
 Ss are more actively involved
in the learning process.
 Ss have the opportunity for
extra language practice.
 More effective for YLE at low
levels.
Approaches in presenting grammar
The disadvantages:
Deductive
 May be off-putting for some Ss.
 Explanation is sometimes difficult
to remember.
 Ss will passively learn English.
 Easy to misunderstand that
learning a language is simply a
case of knowing the rules.
6th Grade
Inductive
 Time-consuming.
 Require well prepared lesson
and experience.
 Cause frustration to some Ss.
 Ss may make incorrect
assumptions for forming rules.