English Grammar Pedagogical Analysis

Hyunju Kim

Introduction

• Teaching grammar is an important part of language teaching. • Grammar is necessary to learn a language.

• My experiences learning English grammar.

• The question is …………………… .

• What is the best method for teaching English grammar? Teaching grammar alone vs. Teaching grammar through situational role play

Side one

• Teaching English grammar alone – Benefits: can cover more complex rules Can save time, Teaching feels more efficient – Problems: no practical applications, No ability to apply rules to a larger context

Side two

• Teaching grammar through situational role play – Benefits: more practical use of the rules, More effective participation, Entertaining – Problems: more time demanding and less class time for other work, Less time to cover other rules

• Is the sacrifice of the time worth the practical application of the rules?

Methodology

• Make survey • Have 19 ELC students take the survey • Average the result • The highest average score is the better teaching method

Survey

• How did you learn grammar when you studied English?

1)Grammar alone, for example, from textbooks and lectures 2)Through activities, for example, situational role play and games

Survey (cont

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9. I wonder how much should I tip the driver for a A B C D trip to the airport 10. My doctor told me to wearing a hat whenever A B C I go into the sun.

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Results of the Survey

10 9 8 7 3 2 1 6 5 4 0 Average of Surveys With Role Plays Grammar Alone

Potential Problems

• The difference of the average was small • Very different sample sizes – 5(with role plays) vs. 14(grammar alone) • Only people taught grammar alone got perfect scores

Conclusion

• The students who did the situational role plays scored higher than those who didn ’ t, showing that role plays are worth the extra class time. • The best method of teaching grammar is through activities such as situational role plays.

Future Work

• Have more students take the survey • Ask more different grammar rule questions in the survey • If I had more time to do the survey, I would take the survey to the ELC classrooms