#teaching grammar

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Does anyone know how to teach grammar to teenagers in a way that's interesting? I have looked everywhere and I can't find something that makes me go, THIS! I WANT TO DO THIS IN CLASS!

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besties if you can help me out with something for school I’d love you FOREVER!!!

send me your COMPARISONS and OPINIONS regarding red (tv) and the original recordings, or really anything Taylor. Please?? 🥺🥺

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Thank you so much for helping me!!! NOTE: The more dramatic you are, the better! I might have to simplify the language a bit for my student

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"I for the most part enjoyed the course"

“I for the most part enjoyed the course”

CIEE TEFL review, submitted by Rosie.

For the most part I enjoyed online learning with this program. I have recommended CIEE TEFL to others. My tutors were engaging and interactive. They gave valuable feedback on lesson preparation and on how to manage students in a classroom, and were willing to go out of their way to help increase understanding. The part I had the most difficult time with…

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Podcast: EFL's Love/Hate Relationship with Grammar (with Matt Courtois)

Does  grammar have a public relations problem? Grammar gets a reputation for being boring, unnecessary and uncool but at the same time is also seen by many experts as the most fundamental part of language and language learning. We discuss this love/hate relationship with our friend, Matt Courtois.

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Read David Crystal's Making Sense of Grammar

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(via A Practical Guide to Teaching Grammar Outside of Worksheets – Matthew M. Johnson)

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Presenting Grammar

Presenting Grammar

by Sophia McMillan (Shane Training Centre, Japan)

False Beginners & Japanese Methods of Teaching Grammar

False beginners are people who have studied the language before but have forgotten it. Japanese adults are often classed as false beginners rather than true beginners, because they have studied English at school: three years in Junior High School; 3 years in…

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Asian College of Teachers introduces a 40 hours Teaching Grammar Course that is imperative for language teachers teaching in all levels of schools.

English grammar is the basic block of expressions in the English language. A firm grip of grammar is necessary to the learning of English language especially as a foreign language. Teaching grammar course is important for any language teacher and particularly for teachers of a foreign language or those who want to teach English as a second language. Asian College of Teachers introduces a 40 hours Teaching Grammar Course for the benefit of language teachers. Teaching Grammar Course is imperative for language teachers teaching in all levels of schools because they are in charge of language development in a child. Hence, all teachers with responsibilities of teaching a language must go through a Teaching Grammar Course.

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To preface this image, it is important to understand the rule that in order to accurately substitute a subject, or antecedent, with a pronoun the pronoun must agree with both number and gender. For example:

“Sally lost her backpack.” 

Both Sally and her are singular and feminine. 

However, it has long been debated about what pronoun to use for ambiguous singular nouns as depicted in these examples:

“The journalist wasn’t sure where they put their camera.”

Or,

“The journalist wasn’t sure where he put his camera.”

Or,

“The journalist wasn’t sure where he or she put his or her camera.” 

For modern grammarians, the first example is perfectly accurate even though it only satisfies the gender and not the number as “they” is not (technically) a singular pronoun. 

Traditional grammarians fall back on using “he” in the second example. This also does not satisfy both requirements. It satisfies number, but not gender. 

Finally, the third example tries to rectify both gender and number; however, it is tedious and wordy. 

*Quick tip!*

So which should you use? The answer is that you can choose. However, it is wise to understand the context in which you will be presenting a sentences that might require a pronoun for an ambiguous antecedent. If it is a paper you need to hand in to a very traditional teacher, you might want to use “he.” If you feel strongly about gender binaries however, as I do, using “one” is a good alternative. If the paper is being handed into a teacher that supports the singular they, then go ahead and use it! Finally, remember: everyday speech is most likely not going to be graded, so use whatever you want!

*FUN fact!*

Using “they” as a singular pronoun can be traced back to Early Modern English. Writers such as Chaucer used it freely. In my books, that means we should all be able to as well, but then again, I’m not a professional. 

~~DZ