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Aspects of Teaching/Learning Grammar

(for skills, form, meaning see Penny Ur: Grammar Practice Activities Cambridge University Press 1988)

skills	form	meaning
listening	perception and recognition of the spoken form of the structure	comprehension of what the spoken structure means in context
speaking	production of well-formed examples in speech	use of the structure to convey meanings in speech
reading	perception and recognition of the written form	comprehension of what the written structure means in context
writing	production of well-formed examples in writing	use of the structure to convey meanings in writing

steps	hints	realisation
procedure	Use discrimination, segmentation, classification, opposition, rules, slot-fillers, transformation producing well-formed examples	presentation, isolation, explanation, practice, test, slot-filling, multiple-choice based on meaning
pre-learning	familiarize the class with the material, initial presentation, convey complementary structures needed for the practice	clear up the situation, the persons, their attitudes towards one another, to things, to a question create a need to speak in order to answer
practice	use heterogeneous exercises, have visual aids ready, make the task clear, collect the language material beforehand	successful practice, increase interest by classroom activities: persons, relationship, choice to answer, opportunity to extend according to personal views and/or feelings

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