Sunday, May 27, 2012

Teaching both grammar and vocabulary in a communicative classroom

After learning grammar and vocabulary separately I have been able to conclude teaching my students grammar and vocabulary together in a context is easier. As we have noticed in the previous modules, language teachers will find elements which are mandatory to teach; at the first stages students have a similar need, which means similar grammatical and vocabulary knowledge, therefore it is easy to know what grammar structures and vocabulary learners may need and their corresponding contexts. Planning the course based on learners’ needs may guarantee correspondence among grammar, vocabulary and context. A communicative classroom reflects this relationship and provides learners enough practice and the techniques that will help them learn on their own.

Teaching grammar could be difficult and sometimes boring but it is definitely indispensable, the teacher’s responsibility consists on demonstrating students that every piece of grammar or vocabulary presented in the lesson makes always sense.

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