Essays about: "EFL grammar instruction"
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1. Form-focused or meaning-focused? : Grammar tasks in EFL textbooks for English 5 in upper secondary school
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : This paper investigates what role grammar plays, what grammatical content is included, and whether focus on form or meaning dominates in six EFL (English as a Foreign Language) textbooks for English 5. Through the methodology content analysis, the grammatical content is calculated, categorized, and analyzed with coding frames in three parts: form-focused instruction and grammar tasks and meaning-focused instruction and grammar tasks, context, and grammatical categories. READ MORE
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2. Grammar in the English Language Classroom : Teachers’ perspectives on grammar knowledge and instruction
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildningAbstract : The purpose of this work is to examine the teaching methods secondary and upper secondary teachers apply to teach grammar in the EFL classroom, as well as their perceptions about the benefits of having grammar knowledge and its benefits to students’ writing. Previous research reveals that grammar teaching is an integral part of language teaching; explicit and implicit methods along with deductive and inductive instruction are the main practices teachers use to transfer knowledge to their students. READ MORE
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3. Promoting Playfulness within Grammar Exercises in the Context of Writing : A Materials Analysis for Teaching and Learning English in a Swedish Upper-Secondary School Context
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The English subject in Swedish upper-secondary school aims to develop students’ holistic communicative ability, giving students opportunities to produce meaningful texts with confidence. The syllabus further proposes that this ability includes knowledge of the language’s grammatical structures since being aware of grammatical structures and options helps students to write in varied and effective ways. READ MORE
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4. English Grammar Teaching in Practice : Teachers’ beliefs and attitudes
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Grammar teaching has been controversial since the introduction of the Communicative Language Teaching perspective. In addition, the steering documents, namely the Swedish syllabi and the CEFR are quite general on what and how to teach grammar, thus allowing teachers’ interpretations about the importance given to grammar in EFL/ESL classrooms. READ MORE
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5. Explicit Grammar Instruction: In-Service Teacher Attitudes and Classroom Implementations
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The importance of explicit grammar instruction has been debated during decades within the second language acquisition discourse community. Researchers’ views on the topic are controversial, and there is still no clear answer to be found. READ MORE