Episode Summary
Whether you teach young English learners or teenagers and even adults, teaching in language involves teaching the grammar of that language. At the same time, it raises many questions for us. What is grammar exactly? Do we need to teach grammar explicitly when working with English learners in English speaking settings? Or do we let the students absorb it through content? If we do teach explicitly, do we have them practice with worksheets or are there any other ways that would make it stick better? How can I teach if I myself am not comfortable with grammar rules and haven’t learned them that well? What if I don’t know anything about it? Do I still have to teach it? These are just a few questions I have heard regarding teaching grammar. So I decided to record a couple of episodes that will help put you at ease whether you work with younger English learners and teenagers or adults. And today’s episode is all about how to teach grammar to younger learners, kids in elementary grades. So let’s talk about strategies that will help you teach grammar to them.
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Episode 15 – How to teach grammar to English learners (the grammar teaching sequence)