The Grammar-Translation Method As “modern” languages began to enter the curriculum of European schools in the eighteenth century‚ they were taught using the same basic procedures that were used for teaching Latin. Textbooks consisted of statements of abstract grammar rules‚ lists of vocabulary‚ and sentences for translation. Speaking the foreign language was not the goal‚ and oral practice was limited to students reading aloud the sentences they had translated. These sentences were constructed to
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1. Introduction In learning any foreign language‚ proper acquisition of vocabulary and its pronunciation is of great significance. Without this acquisition‚ the students acquiring the second language can neither become fluent nor understandable for the target audiences. Therefore‚ in order to do so‚ it is important that proper method and technique is used for foreign vocabulary acquisition. Two of the techniques that are popularly used are: Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method of Learning
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Teaching and learning : The effective teaching of grammar in modern foreign languages (MFL) ’One of the most misunderstood words in the English language has to be the word ‘grammar’ ’(Rendall‚ 2006: 53). This statement stands as the ideal starting point from which to unveil a rationale for the importance of grammar in the language acquisition process and how it has been perceived in the past decades . What is grammar ? Why and how should it be taught ? These questions‚ as basic as they look
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| | | | | | | | 2. | | Father ______ to take us to the circus but he put if off when Mother fell ill. | | | | | | | | | | | (A) | had promised | | | | (B) | promises | | | | (C) | had been promised | | | | (D) | had been promising | | | | | | | | | | 3. | | By the time he left school‚ he ______ a job in a firm. | | | | | | | | | | | (A) | have found | | | | (B) | had found | | | | (C) | had been finding | | | | (D)
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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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ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 4‚ No. 2; June 2011 A Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach in Teaching English Grammar Shih-Chuan Chang Department of Foreign Languages‚ Cheng Shiu University Chengcing Rd. Niaosong Township‚ Kaohsiung County‚ 833‚ Taiwan Tel: 886-07-731-0606-6212 Received: October 21‚ 2010 Accepted: January 11‚ 2011 E-mail: llc724@csu.edu.tw doi:10.5539/elt.v4n2p13 Abstract The Grammar Translation Method
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Jennifer B. Rodriguez Professor Medina ENC1102 3 March 2015 37.1 1. Many motorists are unaware of the dangers of texting while driving‚ but lawmakers have taken the matter into their own hands. Because many motorists are unaware of the dangers of texting while driving‚ lawmakers have taken the matter into their own hands. 2. The tallest human on record was Robert Wadlow who reached an amazing height of eight feet‚ eleven inches. The tallest human on record was Robert Wadlow; he reached an amazing
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39‚ 2010 Grammar Instruction for Adult English Language Learners: A Task-Based Learning Framework Jiuhan Huang Assistant Professor Regent University Abstract Over the past few decades‚ grammar instruction has moved from its central position in traditional language teaching approaches to playing virtually no role in communicative approaches. This article first gives a historical perspective of grammar instruction. Then it outlines the 10 principles of instructed language learning formulated
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2nd Person Plural I ehd; eP ePq;fs; mtd; mts; mtu; mJ ehk; ehq;fs; ePq;fs; we (listener included) we (listener not included) you you (with respect) he she he/she (respect) it you 3rd Person mtu;fs; mit they they ("those things") Singular / Plural Singular means that a word refers to only 1 thing. Plural means that a word refers to more than 1 thing. 1st‚ 2nd‚ & 3rd Person First person speech means the person speaking is talking about him/herself as an individual ("I...") or in a group
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examples of writing reports incorrectly in the law enforcement field would be? Forgetting to state who did what in a report they are maybe a possibility that the judge may reschedule the trial until the officer reporting figures who did what (Reynolds‚ 2013). An incorrect report writing that repeats its words in explaining what happened in the report could cause confusion and may give the impression that they do not know how to do their job (Reynolds‚ 2013). Making grammar and spelling errors in
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