A. Maghsoudi- Process essay about how to teach grammar

Process essay about "How to teach grammar"

Grammar is one of the skills which is always cause problem for students. Most of the students have problem with learning and using grammar. Although they know about different patterns of grammar, they can’t use correct grammar in their fluent speaking. Is this problem related whit the method of teaching grammar? Is it true that the grammar in more difficult than the other aspects? How can we teach grammar effectively? In this paper we consider some important levels in teaching grammar. Follow these steps:

First, we should determine the way we want to teach. In teaching grammar we have two ways. First we give the rules of specific pattern to students then we give examples. This one is deductive. In inductive one we give examples than the learners by following the same pattern should discover the rule of that point. Both of this approach can be used in our class. It is depend on the students and the purpose of learning grammar.

Then we should use grammatical explanation in correct way. It means that our explanation should be brief and simple. If possible, it is better to use visual charts. Keep in mind that our examples should be clear and unambiguous. Don’t tide up yourself on exceptions rules. It cause students confused.

The third step is that we can’t teach grammar in separate class! In fact grammar indirectly related to communicative competence. So it is better to teach grammar in a meaningful context. If students learn grammar in the context, they will be able to use them in real context and try to focus on the performance of students outside the grammar class not for their score on discrete-point grammar test.

Although the steps which are mentioned above are useful, they aren’t enough. Bear in mind that in teaching it is a teacher who decide how to teach. Because the teacher knows the situation and he should be careful about different cognitive styles of students. But these three main steps are the same in all class to teach grammar effectively.