Grammar teaching includes four stages that children should go through before being able to use a new grammar item (Scrivener, 2003) They need to:
Notice the grammar item in presentation Presentation should be:
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Clear
There should not be any difficulties in understanding, children should understand the text
- Efficient
There should be a maximum of new grammar, children should be forced to use new language
- Enjoyable and interesting
Children should be motivated on the highest level and be interested in the activity. Doing things that they find enjoyable and are interested in them is the best motivation to learn
- Appropriate
It has to be proper for language that is presented
- Productive
Children should be allowed to make own sentences and questions using the grammar that they have learnt (Harmer, 1987). All previous characteristics can be achieved through following activities: - using charts - texts stories - songs and rhymes - dialogues - visuals for situation
Understand the form of the structure - the way it is made up, how the words fit together, what the endings are. They should know the meaning and use of new grammar item. Teacher should show the structure in context, introduce it in the typical situations.
Practicenew language - children should be allowed to try the language in safe environment, they need to practice structures as much as possible. There are some techniques that allow children to practice grammatical rules. - drills - interactive activities -games
Use the new grammar item - children should be allowed to use the new language that they have learnt. It may take time before children start to use the new language, even they have practiced the items a lot. Teachers should encourage children to use the language - sometimes getting things wrong and sometimes getting things right, that is the way that people learn new things (Scrivener, 2003). There is one important thing that teachers should be aware. All the things that teachers do in their lessons using the language is grammar teaching. If teachers use English in their lessons as much as possible, they give children language examples. Children can benefit from what teacher says in lesson, they can notice and learn new language including grammar only by the way
