GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD History The Grammar Translation Method is an old method which was originally used to teach dead languages which explains why it focuses mainly on the written form at the expense of the oral form. It was designed according to the faculty psychology approach which was very popular during the 18th and 19th century. It contended that ” mental discipline was essential for strengthening the powers of the mind”. The way to do this was through learning classical literature
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Grammar describes the native speaker’s competence in his/her language. Grammars can be descriptive or prescriptive. Is the former more useful than the latter? Explain your answer by discussing the merits of the two approaches in your capacity as a speaker or teacher of English. To me as a speaker of the English language‚ both descriptive and prescriptive grammars are useful. Descriptive grammar generally advises us not to be overly concerned with matters of correctness; language they say‚ is
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I believe that grammar should be taught both explicitly and implicitly with a mixture of techniques. Sometimes‚ grammar issues arise in class and I deal with them at the moment of speaking while other times I explicitly teach my students’ grammar in order to practice the rule. I find that this method is best for my students. For instance‚ a critical incident that happened in class recently was that I was teaching the story "A Summer’s Reading". In this story‚ there is the theme of respect and the
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how important grammar is. There are so many abbreviations and so much slang nowadays‚ it is impossible to know what people mean. I can’t even count how many times I have had to call someone to ask them what they were talking about in a text message because they didn’t use correct punctuation and grammar. I never did pay attention that much to grammar or punctuation either when I was in elementary and middle school. However‚ ever since I have gotten to high school‚ I have become a grammar Nazi. Which
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The Grammar Translation Method The Grammar translation method‚ or classical method started when people wanted to read literature written in the target language. Its focus was on grammatical rules‚ the memorization of vocabulary and of various declensions and conjugations‚ translations of texts‚ doing written exercises. Rules of grammar‚ not the language itself‚ are all important. Verb declensions are set out tables‚ vocabulary lists to be learned‚ leading to translation from mother tongue into
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The Course of Theoretical Grammar Seminar 1. Theoretical Grammar and its Subject. General Principles of the Grammar Analysis 1. The subject of theoretical grammar. The scope of linguistics. 2. The grammatical structure of the English language. Morphology and syntax as two main parts of grammar. 3. Language as a system and structure. The dichotomy of language and speech. Different approaches to the language study. 4. Characteristics of the language levels and their units. 5. Systemic relations
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teacher and general public that board or annual school examinations based on tests in two or three hours duration provide limited information on various elements of curriculum and range of learning in any subjects.In view of the above short comings in the existing system of evaluation it is desirable that evaluation of students should be not only continuous but comprehensive also. The term Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is used for school based evaluation of pupils in which their
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If or unless grammar exercise Unless means ‘if not’. These words are often confused. Complete the following sentences using if or unless. 1. …………………. you eat too much‚ you will fall ill. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 2. …………………. he doesn’t mend his ways‚ he will lose his job. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 3. ……………………… you don’t stop smoking‚ you will fall seriously ill. a) If b) Unless 4. I wouldn’t have won ……………….. he hadn’t helped me. a) if b) unless 5. ………………… he
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RESPONSE (a) Article 1: Teaching English Grammar in Malaysian Primary School by Ruth Wickham. This article is basically about the techniques and approaches that can be used to teach grammar in Malaysian Primary school. There is one section in this article where Wickham talks about covert and overt approach. According to Wickham‚ covert approach requires teacher to teach the grammar rules indirectly to the students. Instead of explaining the grammar rules to the students‚ teacher provides examples
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program‚ also known as a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). This topic will review the indications for CGA‚ as well as its major components and evidence of its efficacy. General issues of geriatric health maintenance and the assessment of specific geriatric populations are discussed elsewhere. (See "Geriatric health maintenance" and "Comprehensive geriatric assessment for patients with cancer" and "Failure to thrive in elderly adults: Evaluation".) BACKGROUND — Comprehensive geriatric assessment
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