Introduction to Grammar
As native English speakers we have an intuitive understanding of our language —we know what ‘sounds right’ even though we may not know why it is correct. Language teachers must develop awareness and an active, solid understanding of the various language elements and how they work. This is so we can offer clear and concise explanations, successfully convey meaning to our students, proactively address possible problematic areas, understand why students are having difficulties, and effectively correct them.
The grammar tasks have been assigned to help you become familiar with different language components and terminology you may come across while teaching. These aspects will be addressed again during the In-Class Training.
To help you with grammar tasks, it would be useful to refer to Internet resources or a grammar or pronunciation reference text. The following are recommended:
- Fuchs, M., Grammar Express, Longman Pearson Education, 2001
- Fuchs, M., Grammar Express Basic, Longman Pearson Education, 2004
- Swan, M., Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press, 2005
These texts will be made available during the In-Class Training for your reference.
To complete these assignments, save these assignments on a MS Word document. You are not required to retype the questions, but you should clearly title and number your answers. Please do not send PDF files or files on WordPad.
SUBMIT THIS ASSIGNMENT TO:
(Mickee) mickee@tfli.org
DOCUMENT AND E-MAIL SUBJECT LINE:
TESL32_Grammar_yourfirst name (ex. TESL32_Grammar_Angie)
These websites will be helpful to you when doing research on the Internet.
Feel free to add more to this list.
CTRL + CLICK TO OPEN A NEW POP-UP PAGE
http://folk.uio.no/hhasselg/terms.html
http://www.esl.about.com/cs/grammar
http://www.eslflow.com/grammarlessonplans.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary.html
http://www.grammarstation.com/knowyourverb.html
*For an easy-to-watch grammar review, check out the English grammar videos in the Standard Deviants English Grammar video series (Call #: VIDEO 425 E584) available at the Nashville Public Libraries.
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