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    Some rules for teaching grammar

    What conclusions, then, are to be drawn about the teaching of grammar? Here are
    some rules of thumb:

    • The Rule of Context:
    Teach grammar in context. If you have to take an item out of context in order to draw
    attention to it, ensure that it is re-contextualized as soon as possible. Similarly, teach
    grammatical forms in association with their meanings. The choice of one grammatical
    form over another is always determined by the meaning the speaker or writer wishes
    to convey.
    Teach grammar in context. This can mean context of language and context of use
    (meaning)
    - I gave them five sentences in different tenses and asked them to work out the difference.
    Then we did some sentence gap-fill exercises.

    •  The Rule of Use:


    Teach grammar in order to facilitate the learners' comprehension and production of
    real language, rather than as an end in itself. Always provide opportunities for learners
    to put the grammar to some communicative use.
    - I presented the rules of adverb order, and then we did some exercises in the book.
    Tomorrow I'm going to do the second conditional.

    • The Rule of Economy:


    To fulfill the rule of use, be economical. This means economising on presentation
    time in order to provide maximum practice time. With grammar, a little can go a long
    way.
    - The presentation took about 40 minutes. That left me ten minutes for the role play.

    •  The Rule of Relevance:


    Teach only the grammar that students have problems with. This means, start off by
    finding out what they already know. And don't assume that the grammar of English is
    a wholly different system from the learner's mother tongue. Exploit the common
    ground.
    - They don't have any problems with the past tense, but I'm going to teach it again because
    it's in the book.

    •  The Rule of Nurture:


    Teaching doesn't necessarily cause learning - not in any direct way. Instead of
    teaching grammar, therefore, try to provide the right conditions for grammar learning.
    - I explained it and drilled it - and still they made mistakes. So I explained it and drilled it
    again.
    •  The Rule of Appropriacy:
    Interpret all the above rules according to the level, needs, interests, expectations and
    learning styles of the students. This may mean giving a lot of prominence to grammar,
    or it may mean never actually teaching grammar at all - in any up-front way. But
    either way, it is your responsibility as a teacher to know your grammar inside out.
    - I taught my business class the present perfect continuous using a fairy tale.

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