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So let me try: The grammar translation method is a well-established method which has long been used to teach some of the world’s great languages. So that’s a fun game. Now look, I’m not actually ...
Claudia Fernández, Approaches to Grammar Instruction in Teaching Materials: A Study in Current L2 Beginning-level Spanish Textbooks, Hispania, Vol. 94, No. 1 (March 2011), pp. 155-170 ...
Carl Blyth, A Constructivist Approach to Grammar: Teaching Teachers to Teach Aspect, The Modern Language Journal, Vol. 81, No. 1, Special Issue: How Language Teaching Is Constructed (Spring, 1997), pp ...
While the Grammar-Translation approach continues to be used in language classrooms, it is beyond doubt that “Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) marks the beginning of a major paradigm shift ...
There is still a predominance of audiolingual and grammar translation approaches in English language teaching in Taiwan. Thus, communicative activities and authentic language tasks that are meaningful ...
Why we need to change our approach to teaching English The undue emphasis given to learning grammar inhibits students from gaining linguistic competence ...
They improved translation skills and enhanced their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. Their communication skills and ability to analyse their own and other students’ work have significantly ...
'Grammar Goddess' at Coon Rapids High mixes old-school standards with new teaching approaches Coon Rapids High School teacher upholds rules of language while adapting to today's "snippet phase." ...