ERIC Number: EJ1130003
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
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Teaching Grammar for Active Use: A Framework for Comparison of Three Instructional Techniques
Baleghizadeh, Sasan; Oladrostam, Elnaz
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, v22 n1 p72-92 Feb 2011
Teaching grammar in a way that enables students to use grammatical structures correctly in their active use has always been one of the intricate tasks for most practitioners. This study compared the effectiveness of three instructional methods: games, dialogues practiced through role-play, and unfocused tasks for teaching grammar. Forty-eight pre-intermediate female students participated in this study. The structures chosen were Conditional Sentence Type 2 and Wish structures for expressing present desires. A posttest was administered to assess the subjects' productive knowledge of the grammatical patterns. The results showed that there were no significant differences in the performance of groups. In other words, all three methods were equally effective to boost students' grammatical knowledge of the two structures.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Language Usage, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Games, Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication, Role Playing, Females, Sentence Structure, Expressive Language, Language Tests, Knowledge Level, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570566; Fax: +62-341-567475; e-mail: journal@teflin.org; Web site: http://journal.teflin.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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