Elaine Lopez Grammer a Grammar The grammar A grammar 2 Example wrong article ID: 612947
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Teaching the unteachable: articles in the L2 English classroom
Elaine LopezSlide2
Grammer
‘a’
Grammar
The grammar A grammar
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Example: wrong article
That is the reason the internet
have the significant status on our life.
That is the reason the internet has a significant status
i
n
our life.
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What the research says….
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Definiteness and specificity
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Specific
Non-specific
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If
a noun phrase is...
[+
specific] then the speaker intends to refer to a unique individual (I
onin,
Ko
and Wexler 2004)
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Examples of specificity
Sarah wants to read
a book about butterflies, but she can’t find it.
Sarah wants to read a book
about
butterflies
, but she can’t find
one.
Ionin (2006 p.180)
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Ionin, Ko and Wexler 2004
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Research
Teaching
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Research details
Definiteness Specificity
Error correction
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Test
Test
Teach
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No instruction Standard instruction
Specificity instruction
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Results
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No instruction Standard instruction
Specificity instruction
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Teaching the unteachable
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Grammar rules aren’t black and white
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