How to Teach English Language & Grammar
The most effective way to teach English language and grammar is by systematically explaining the rules and getting students to learn them one by one. Applying the rules and frequently reviewing them are the best ways to ensure that your students attain mastery of this subject.
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Focus on the rules first. Post the grammar rules on the board and spend a few minutes each day reviewing them with the students. You may want to have your students keep a section in their notebook just for English language and grammar rules, so they can study them at home and easily access them in class.
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Have the students practice applying grammar and language rules daily in a variety of ways. Instead of having students identify subjects and verbs on a language worksheet, pass out pages of a newspaper and have them find these elements in a selected passage. Make transparencies of poems and have your students take turns finding the prepositions, conjunctions, nouns and the other parts of speech as you study them. Always model the skill yourself, several times if needed, to be sure the students understand the activity.
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Assign writing work, in the form of either a journal or assignment directly related to other topics covered in class. Provide many opportunities to incorporate writing, editing and proofreading into your instruction so your students will see that language and grammar are not isolated subjects and are crucial to the overall writing and comprehension process.
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Use other resources to make learning fun. Teaching English language and grammar can get monotonous because there are many rules to remember. Fortunately, there are many Internet sites with interactive games that students can play at home. There are also many resources available for the teacher, including songs that help teach punctuation and usage as well as downloadable activities that reinforce the skills already taught.
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