Grammar Teaching Method

  The purpose of grammar translation then is to basically translate between L1 and L2 and vice versa. So, we could take a simple example. Let's imagine that our native language was English and our target language was French and let's assume that we want to translate a document from French into English. Let's take a simple sentence. Here's a sentence in French "Ouvre la fenêtre" and we'll add "s'il vous plaît" at the end. What we want to do is to take this L2 and translate it back into English. Now, if we have a reasonable knowledge of French then we may well know that this particular verb "ouvre" "to open" translates directly and this female form of the and finally the fenêtre "Open the window" and this polite form of "please". This is all very well if the two structures that...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Throughout history, several different teaching approaches and methodologies have been tried and tested with some being more popular and effective than others. There are various teaching methods and techniques that are employed to help students learn a new language and this critique explains the advantages/disadvantages and effectiveness of some of the more important approaches. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Thomas C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The first technique (dominantly used ‘up to the 1960s’) (Lier and Lier, 2001) is the Grammar Translation (or Classical) method based on the translation of words/passages from the ‘students native language’ as...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lutou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yantai Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. A method of teaching contains the techniques used by teachers to impart knowledge to students. These strategies are determined partly on the subjects to be taught and partly by the nature of the learner. In this task, I will give some examples of different teaching methodologies, compare these techniques, and explain why it is important that teachers, mostly who are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kueerqisi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Aletai Dìqu — Altay? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This lesson is about Theories, methods and techniques. We have leanrt some methdologies of learning from the 17th century. The first ils ''the classical method'', unatural, with grammar translation. Then comes the direct method created by Gouin(1880 and Belitz(1990). This last one leads to some others metholgies such as Audiolingualism, Suggestopedia,...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teachers may already have a vision in their head of what kind of teacher they will be and what their class will be like. They might imagine how organized their class with being or how well behaved their students are. One thing they must consider before they start teaching is which method or methods of teaching they will use to help their students learn. Each teacher must evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching and be able to adjust their teaching style for one that may be better suited for their particular class. There are many ways to teach a class but which is best and how should teachers be conducting their classes? This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kendyl W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wujing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weifang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. While the audio-lingualism method for teaching second language learners has largely fallen out of use, it is still used occasionally, even in the current day (I am speaking from personal experience with the university I attended for a beginning language course, which used an audio-lingual approach based on the textbook, "Japanese: The Spoken Language" published by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zihe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zibo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Language learning has seen different phases depending on the methodologies, theories and needs of specific periods. Different currents have privileged different techniques to improve student memorization. This is the case of drilling, greatly used by the audio-lingual method. With the rise of the communicative approach, its efficacy has been questioned. However, many...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wenshui Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linyi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Grammar is language. We can never imagine a language exist without having its particular structure and grammar. So why does grammar have such importance? What is grammar at the first place? And how to can we teach and convey it to the minds of learners? Grammar is the order and system of language that consists in logical structural meanings formed in words sentences....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Chengguan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Engage, Study and Activate methodology, also known as ESA method, is one of the most popular strategies in teaching English. This method put great emphasis on flexibility, making the students learn language effectively. For the teachers to successfully plan a lesson using an ESA model, they must be knowledgeable about its elements and how it is presented. There...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hushan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weihai Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. As teachers, it’s important to understand the pros and cons of the various teaching methods available. Which methods we use will ultimately depend on the class, the level of language and how students respond to your teaching style. This paper will compare the differences between two popular methods, Presentation, Practice, and Presentation, versus the Translation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Caocun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weinan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. My Summative Task (89. The best thing I've learned from my TEFL/TESOL course) The best thing I have learned from my TEFL/TESOL course is the ESA method. I discovered this method in Lesson 2 of our course which, for me, is one of the best and useful lesson in the whole course, it is very informative, and the longer lesson in our course. In my previous experience, I had...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching English to foreign-speaking students comes with much responsibility, creativity, patience, and kindness. On the opposite end, learning another language is challenging, requires practice and can be frustrating. To make the teaching and learning exchange seamless there are a variety of lesson structures and independent/ group activities available for teachers to implement into classrooms. Although many methods can be used, grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, and speaking are all important structures taken into consideration as learning the language comfortably and fluently is always the end goal. Throughout this summative task, different methodologies will be paired and compared to find out which one is the best. This post was...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Alumni Experiences The best thing I have learned from my TEFL course is the ESA method. I discovered this method in Lesson 2 of our course which, for me, is one of the best and useful lessons in the whole course. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Horacio A. In my previous experience, I had learned most of the methodologies explained in Lesson 2, but I had never had the chance to know about this method before. ESA stands for Engage-Study-Activate, the three stages or phases of this method. This method was introduced in 1998 by Jeremy Harmer. It is the most dynamic and creative method, suitable to any level. It is an eclectic method, because it combines the best of previous methodologies used in language pedagogy. To make this method more productive,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Pubao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Naqu Shi — Nagqu? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The most common Teaching English as a Second/Foreign language methods are Grammar Translation Method, Audio Lingualism, PPP, Task Based Learning, Communicative Language Teaching, The Silent Way, Suggestopaedia and Lexical Approach. Jeremy Harmer put forward an effective and flexible method that puts all the learner factors together, called ESA. For this method,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Liangcun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching a language seems to have its roots precisely in teaching grammar: one of the first learning methodologies in history was grammar translation. Used to translate Greek into Latin, it was inefficient for speech development, yet it remains one of the most popular teaching methods in education. Unfortunately, even from my own experience as a student, this is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaohetou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xinzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Learning English is always hard work, requiring a sincere desire to acquire the necessary knowledge. Without motivation, learning new information is impossible even with the best teachers and teaching AIDS.I personally think that when you start studing a language, a very important part of it is grammar. It is the basis of the basics in any language. Without...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shangzhou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yibin Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In my point of view this unit is a requirement for all the teachers. Along with the grammar and vocabulary it is important to know about the methods and techniques of teachings. This unit works for me to know about different methodologies, either Classical method or Silent Way or ESA method. All of them are interesting and knowledgeable which I can apply in my...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangbao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongchuan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Comparative Teaching Methodologies There are several different methodologies used by Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). I was not aware of many of these methodologies before taking this course. Among the many methods mentioned in this course are Grammar translation; Audio-lingual; Presentation, practice, production; Task based; Communicative; the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas A method of teaching contains the techniques used by teachers to impart knowledge to students. These strategies are determined partly on the subjects to be taught and partly by the nature of the learner. In this task, I will give some examples of different teaching methodologies, compare these techniques, and explain why it is important that teachers, mostly who are teaching in a foreign country should know these methods. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nathalie L. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. One of the most effective methods of teaching is ESA (Engage, Study, and Activate); this teaching method allows your student to be exposed to the English language; having...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanxia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The best thing I have learned from this TEFL course is that teaching methodology is no longer dominated by the framework of translation/grammar-based learning, but newer, more holistic methods are starting to be used by teachers, such as the ESA method. Grammar/translation learning primarily uses the practice of finding equivalents of the students’ language in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baluntai Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Bayinguoleng Menggu Zizhizhou —? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit teach us the methods of teaching of english.They are different from each other.they are going to from nature to nurture.there are three cathegory called as approach,method and technique.these techniques are esa method,grammer and translation method,audio method.etc.the method that is conncting natice language with nurture language is...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas “The role of grammar is perhaps one of the most controversial issues in language teaching” (Richards and Renandya, 2002, p.145). From the past to the present, there have been so many changes in methodologists’ views on which grammar items should be taught and how to teach them. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Man C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. In the past, in a traditional classroom, grammatical competence and explicit knowledge of language rules were emphasized. Grammar teaching held such an essential part in language teaching that other aspects became either ignored or downplayed. People assumed that if the grammatical rules of a language were mastered,...  [Read more]

1. Introduction 2. Why Choose ITTT for ESL English Grammar Training 3. Benefits of Specializing in Grammar 4. How ITTT Can Help You Become a Successful ESL English Teacher Are you passionate about teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and want to specialize in grammar? Look no further than ITTT (International TEFL and TESOL Training) for all your training needs. With our comprehensive courses and experienced instructors, you can become an expert in teaching grammar to ESL students. Whether you are a seasoned teacher looking to enhance your skills or a newcomer to the field, ITTT has the resources to help you succeed. ITTT is a leader in providing TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) training worldwide. Our focus on...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching a language seems to have its roots precisely in teaching grammar: one of the first learning methodologies in history was grammar-translation. Used to translate Greek into Latin, it was inefficient for speech development, yet it remains one of the most popular teaching methods in education. Unfortunately, even from my own experience as a student, this is the preferred teaching method and it wasn't until recently that a more interactive way of learning was introduced in schools. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Aleksandra Đ. We should ask ourselves: Is learning grammar truly necessary for learning a language? We acquire our first language without knowing any grammar whatsoever. And as grammar translation doesn't lead to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baitou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching process is one of the most interesting things in the world. And I don’t speak about foreign languages only, it is in general. But we are here to discuss some methods of teaching a foreign language in particular, English language. There are a lot of different ways of how to teach English, but I would like to discuss one of the most interesting ways –...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Puhui Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Bayinguoleng Menggu Zizhizhou —? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this Unit 2 I learnt many important things, such as methodologies and teaching methods that have most influenced current TEFL practice. For exemple: Grammar – translation, Audio – lingualism, Presentation, practice and production, Task-Based Learning, Communicative Language Teaching, among others. I also learnt about the ESA (Engage,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hejiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chengdu Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Learning a new language is exciting process and has a lot of benefits for people of all ages. Studying new languages which are widely spoken around the wold such as English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic develop the student’s knowledge about people, culture, economy, science and much more... During the learning stage, students supposed to be exposed to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuxin Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jiaxing Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit concentrates on vocabulary and grammar. Here we see four main factors to be followed by the learners. The learners must be exposed to the language, understand its meaning and how its constructed and be able ro practice facts. The beauty of a language depends on grammar,which acts like the base and vocabulary comes in to sopport. Grammar and vocabulary makes...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas As an instructional strategy, drilling is familiar to all educators. It is best defined as a disciplined and repetitious exercise, used as a mean of teaching and perfecting a skill or procedure. As an instructional strategy, it promotes the acquisition of knowledge or skill through systematic training by multiple repetitions, rehearse, practice, and engages in a rehearsal to learn or become proficient. It is also a common method used by many teachers when introducing new languages to their students. The skills built through drill-and-practice become the foundational building blocks for more meaningful learning. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kasey K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Beizhang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoxing Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit I have learned how to teach vocabulary and grammar in the right way. I learned also about ETA methods and how to use it, it’s very helpful when we teach new vocabulary and sentences. ETA methods shows me what is really important in teaching, students should understand the meaning of the word, how to use it, spelling, pronunciation and grammar....  [Read more]