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 and the Communicative Approach have both played important roles in grammar teaching.
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WHAT IS THE GRAMMAR………………………………………4 1.1 The Importance of grammar………………………………………….….4 1.2 The Psychological Characteristic of Grammar Skills……………………4 1.3 The Content of Teaching grammar…………………………………….…6 PART 2 MAJOR METHODS AND PRINCIPLES …………………...…….8 1.1 A Brief Review of the Major Methods of Foreign Language Teaching.…8 1.1.1 The Grammar Translation method…………………………………..…8 1.1.2 The Direct Method……………………………………………………..9 1.1.3 The Audiolingual Method……………………………………….……10 1.1.4 Grammar explanations
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NOUNS Nouns * We call nouns naming-words. They are the names of people‚ animals‚ places and things. Each person‚ animal‚ place and thing has a name. E.g. – woman‚ baby‚ cow‚ dog‚ sea‚ beach‚ table‚ cupboard etc. Countable and Uncountable nouns * Nouns which can be counted are called countable nouns. We use a‚ an‚ a few‚ several‚ many‚ some‚ plenty of‚ a lot of‚ a large number of with countable nouns. E.g. – many birds‚ a few cars‚ a lot of flowers‚ a large number of books‚ some
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Unit 1 Parts of Speech Every word has a function in every sentence. There are 8 different functions in English usage. Thus‚ all English words are grammatically divided into 8 different parts‚ which are called parts of speech. Sometimes they are called “word classes.” They are: 1. Noun A noun is a word or group of words used for referring to a person‚ thing‚ place‚ or quality. Ex. Birds fly. She is a pretty girl. The man works in the factory. The
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Ret fejlene i følgende sætninger‚ og forklar på dansk dine rettelser. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi. Der er kun én fejl i hver sætning. Skriv den korrekte sætning på linjen nedenunder. 1) Have you seen my parents new car? Have you seen my parents’ new car? Der skal bruges et apostrof-genetiv når der er personer. 2) The wolfes were hungry. The wolves were hungry. De ord der ender på “f” eller “fe” bliver endelsen til “ves” I stedet for. 3) The police is overworked. The police are
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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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Socrates commits the Socratic fallacy when he refuses Euthyphro’s first definition of piety. Socrates rejects the definition given because it does not give a formal definition of what piety is‚ but instead offers examples of things and actions that are pious. Geach believes that this is a substantial fallacy committed by Socrates‚ one that may prevent him from getting at the truth of the matter. I will first expand on Geach’s Socratic fallacy‚ as well as explain why this fallacy presents itself as a problem
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pro-fracking and anti-fracking‚ respectively through a series of various logical fallacies. FrackNation efficiently refutes the claims of Gasland through the effective use of logical fallacies. The successful use
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Associate Level Material Assumptions and Fallacies Write a 150- to 200-word response to each of the following sets of questions: • What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? According to Dictionary (2013)‚ assumptions means something we taken for granted‚ a supposition‚ the act of taking for granted or supposing or the act of taking to or upon oneself. We assume what we
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2011 Fallacies In Marketing and Advertisements A fallacy is an error in logical thinking. Fallacies are defects in an argument that cause an argument to be invalid‚ unsound‚ or weak. Having a background in fallacies benefits you in clarifying your own thinking and in defending yourself in manipulation. There are many ways to categorize fallacies. Aristotle‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ was the first to try to systematically describe and categorize them‚ identifying thirteen fallacies divided
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