PPT-Grammar at the Point of Need

TexTESOL 2013 Colin S Ward Lone Star College North Harris Imagine you want to teach the passive voice in your writing class When would you teach it How would you teach it Key Questions. Tips and Practical Activities. ATER Conference 2015. Hannah Murphy. English Language Fellow. Mekelle. , Ethiopia. Opening Discussion. How is grammar taught at your school/program? As a part of other courses? Stand-alone grammar course?. by. Ravi. chandhran . Madhavan. , EPFL. Mikael Mayër, EPFL. Sumit Gulwani, MSR. Viktor Kuncak, EPFL. Overview of the Talk. Proving equivalence of two CFGs. Generation. of words belonging to a CFG. Finding counter-examples for equivalence . Education 453:10. How much do you remember?. Were you ever taught the rules of grammar?. (Rate yourself using a Likert scale from one to ten on your knowledge of English grammar.). Learning/teaching grammar in context….. Essential Questions. How can I teach discrete skills for application, retention, and transfer?. How can I combine rigor and fun?. How can I help students rise to the challenge?. 4. YES/BUT. Claim: Grammar should be taught again. Logan Brundage. Overview. Sentence Structure. Use of pronouns. Mechanics. Resources. Sentence Structure. Independent . Clause . Subject and Predicate. Verb agreement. Dependent Clause. Is the clause essential or nonessential?. Richard Hudson. Royal Grammar School, Guildford. May 2014. 1. My main points. ‘Language’ includes English as well as Foreign. Linguistics is the science of language. Linguistics can be. i. nteresting. in Creative . Writing. Mini-Lesson #31a. By Alonna Hitchcock. Is proper grammar necessary for creative writing? . Credibility/Acceptability . Your grammar skills, or lack thereof, reflect your credibility, or lack thereof.. of English. Ed McCorduck. English . 402. --Grammar. SUNY Cortland . http://mccorduck.cortland.edu. . main units of analysis in descriptive grammar. word. phrase – made up of words or at least one word. Write this definition and the examples in your Grammar Notes.. **You will have a grammar quiz over this Friday!**. Definition:. An appositive is a . noun. or . noun phrase. that renames another noun . 5.1 We use the grammar of a language to say what we wish or need to say, whether orally or in writing, and to understand what is said to us. Grammar is, therefore, indispensable for communication in the new language. During our investigations, we have seen courses which do not include well planned grammatical progression at their core. In such cases, this could lead to pupils being confused and ultimately demotivated, and also inadequately prepared for progressing to study at a higher level, for example A Level. Teachers need to give careful consideration to the grammar that is taught at each stage, and to how each topic is introduced, explained and practised. . General grammars. Context Sensitive grammars. Context Free grammars. Linear . grammars. Grammar types. There are 4 types of grammars according to the types of rules:. Each type recognizes a set of languages. . MONDAY/TUESDAY-PICK UP A NEW ONE ON THE BOX. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY-GO GET IT FROM YOUR FILE FOLDER. #1-CAPITALIZATION. are the great plains in the . midwest. ?. #2-PUNCTUATION. Giant black ants emerged from the ground and marched across the lawn. Penny Ur. 2015. 1. This session. A. Some background research and theory. What is ‘correct’ grammar?. The importance of grammatical accuracy. ‘Implicit’ and ‘explicit’ grammar teaching. B. Classroom practice and materials. All . ✰. . Most . ✰✰. Some . ✰✰✰. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition?. Can I describe. the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?.