Essays about: "grammar teaching methods"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 29 essays containing the words grammar teaching methods.

1. 16. Teaching grammar: A study of the common English grammar errors and grammar teaching methods that can be relevant for Swedish upper secondary schools

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Petra Tuomas; [2015]
   Keywords : grammar teaching; student errors; teacher beliefs; Swedish language; English language;

   Abstract : Grammar has always been an important part of language learning. Based on various theories, such as the universal grammar theory (Chomsky, 1959) and, the input theory (Krashen, 1970), the explicit and implicit teaching methods have been developed. Research shows that both methods may have some benefits and disadvantages. READ MORE

3. 17. "I can tell a story that my dads friend tell me" : A corpus- and interview-based study on grammar education, with focus on verb forms.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Mikaela Lorenzi; Sofia Bergström; [2015]
   Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Verb forms; Grammar; Teaching method; Attitude; Swedish; English;

   Abstract : This study consists of two methods: textual analysis and interviews, which are based on text from The Uppsala Learner English Corpus (ULEC), and teachers as interview objects. The textual analysis investigates errors made by students in year seven and year nine, regarding the construction of different verb forms in written English essays. READ MORE

4. 18. Theory and Practice : A comparison between English schoolbook grammar and English grammar teaching practiced in a Swedish secondary school

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Nikita Knight; [2015]
   Keywords : Teaching methods; inductive approach; deductive approach; language teaching; grammar teaching material; English grammar;

   Abstract : This research compares the grammar in English schoolbooks with the grammar teaching practisedin a Swedish secondary school classroom. It explores the grammar content of two Englishschoolbooks from two different levels, and whether the teacher uses other materials when teachinggrammar: language websites with grammar and vocabulary exercises, and listening, reading andwriting activities, that are different or similar to the ones in the schoolbooks. READ MORE

5. 19. The Effectiveness of Modified Inductive Versus Deductive Teaching : A case study on word order amongst a group of English as a foreign language learners

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Linda Eriksson; [2014]
   Keywords : Modified inductive and deductive instruction; Modified induction; EFL grammar instruction; English language teaching; Word order; Modifierad induktiv och deduktiv undervisning; Grammatikundervisning; Ordföljd;

   Abstract : This study aims at investigating the effectiveness of modified inductive learning compared with deductive learning of English grammar among foreign language students. In order to achieve this purpose, two classes in Year Nine in a secondary school in Sweden were taught using the two different methods. READ MORE

6. 20. English teaching with grammar? - A study on how English teachers at upper secondary school in Sweden use grammar in their teaching

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Rebecka Ronnå; [2013-03-19]
   Keywords : English didactics; grammar teaching; foreign language teaching; attitudes; language learning;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate how English teachers at upper secondary school in Sweden use grammar in their teaching, and how their attitudes toward grammar affect how they use it in their teaching. To examine this, qualitative interviews were conducted with three English teachers. READ MORE