Ways of Mediating Grammar

Instructions and Activities

DAY 2
SESSION 2

December 9, 2021 (Thursday)

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REMINDERS

CHATBOX FOLLOW ALONG INTERACTIVE ANNOTATE

DOCUMENT GAMES
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Priming Activity
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Today, we are going to learn

about the Rules in Subject-
Verb Agreement.
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From the sentence, Heavy snow

has caused total chaos on the
roads, identify the subject and
the verb being used.
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Since we’re done discussing

the basic rules in making the verb agree
with the subject,
bring out your pen and answer this
worksheet for me to check
your mastery.
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For you to appreciate learning

these rules, memorize them one by
one and we will have the oral
recitation next meeting.
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Based on your answers,

how will you rate yourself as a Language Teacher?
3–Distinguished
2- Proficient
1- Beginner
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What are the common issues you have

encountered in teaching Grammar
during the face-to-face setup?
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COMMON
ISSUES
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GRAMMAR PRESENTATION (3Es)

1. How to students to target
language/grammar?
2. How to grammar rules?
When? Necessary?
3. How to students in
and interesting ways?
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• Expose your learners with Hollywood movies to

master the use of grammar in context.
• Expose your learners with various articles
published in your community and let them
identify your target grammar lesson.
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EXPOSE
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
Teaching grammar through meaningful communication such as:
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• Explain your grammar lesson using language

structural analysis.
• Explain the rules of grammar based on
theories of linguists and grammar authorities.
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EXPLAIN
vs.
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• Engage learners in a meaningful discussion

with their peers with the same learning level.
• Engage learners with different grammar books
which can be found in the library.
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ENGAGE
MEANINGFUL?

vs.
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GRAMMAR PRESENTATION CHECKLIST

STEP 1. Introducing the context to students to the target language
(memorable/ humorous )
STEP 2. the students in language analysis.
STEP 3. Helping the students detect the of the target structure.
STEP 4. . Explicit focus on form.
STEP 5. Checking for
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Grammar Presentation
Demonstration

Share your thoughts

in your Breakout
Room Discussion
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THE ROLE OF GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES

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THE ROLE OF GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES

Improve students’ (use standard grammar).

Improve students’ (speak and write without

pauses and get meaning across).
Reorganize students’ knowledge, integrate new
knowledge into old-that is, engage in .
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TYPES OF GRAMMAR ACTIVITES

ACTIVITIES
Focus on specific language
items but also give students a chance to
the language and thus gives it more meaning than just
repeating what a teacher says.
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CONTROLLED PRACTICE ACTVITIES

STORY CHAINS
MEME MAKER
DRILLS/ CHARTS
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
DICTOGLOSS
GUESSING GAMES
GRAMMAR RECORDINGS
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Controlled Practice Grammar Activities

Story chains. The students sit in a circle. The first student says: My name is Joan and in my free time I play the piano. The next
student has to say: Her name is Joan and in her free time she plays the piano. My name is George and in my free time I read
books. The third student has to say Her name is Joan and she plays the piano. His name is George and he reads books. My
name is Peter and I … etc. This activity can be used to practice different grammar structures. For example, the first student
could say: My name is Peter and I have never travelled by plane.

Two truths and a lie. Tell the students to write down three sentences about themselves, two true sentences and one that is a
lie. Each of the sentences should contain the target grammar structure (e.g. I have /haven’t done this; I’d like to...I wouldn’t
like to, etc.). One student reads her/his sentences aloud. The others try to guess which statements are true and which is a lie.

Guessing games. The students have to find out what a mystery object is or who a mystery person is by asking YES/NO
questions.Young learners can be asked to work on their own and prepare a description of an animal. Other students have to
ask questions using the target structure (e.g. Does it have wings? Or Can it fly?) in order to guess what animal the person
described.
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Controlled Practice Grammar Activities

Quizzes. The students have to write general knowledge questions about history (e.g. When did World War II begin? to practice
the Past Simple Tense) or geography (e.g. What is the name of longest river in the world/in our country?) to practice
superlatives. After they have prepared the questions, the students are divided in two teams and ask each other the prepared
questions.

Dictagloss. The teacher reads a short text written to illustrate a particular language item once or twice at a normal speed.
Students listen carefully and try to understand what they hear. While listening, they can write down some key words. After
listening, they work individually or in pairs and try to reconstruct the text as accurately as possible. Finally, students compare
their text with the original. They see the differences and similarities.

Information gap
An information gap is created when two (or more) students have different bits of information. They have to share these pieces if
they want to understand the whole thing. They have to talk to each other to close the information gap. We can make
information-gap activities closed, the students can use only specific language items, or open, they can use a range of language
items.
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Controlled Practice Grammar Activities

Grammar Memes. Using the website https://imgflip.com students can create their own grammar memes focusing on target
language to create dialogues or grammar rules and share them with others electronically.
Or they can be printed and brought to class for students to give a presentation on grammar points in a creative and engaging
way.
You could assign a group of students to investigate a grammar point and present it to the class prior to teaching that grammar
in class.
This could be a part of your (teacher) grammar presentation.
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Controlled Practice Grammar Activities

Grammar Recordings. I will give you one target topic each week to practice grammar we are studying. The goal is for you to speak
naturally for 1 full minute while using our grammar targets. If you run out of things to say, add more details, examples, or description –
keep talking! DO NOT WRITE A SCRIPT AND READ IT. (I want you to practice speaking, not reading.)

Step 1: Make your first recording. Say as much as you can about the topic for 1 minute. Try to use the grammar target we are focusing
on that week.

Step 2: Listen and count. Listen to your first recording and count how many of the grammar targets you used. Write this number
down.

Step 3: Make your second recording. Say as much as you can about the same topic for the same amount of time (1 minute) but try to
increase the number of grammar targets you use. Speak faster!

Step 4: Listen and write. Listen to your second recording and WRITE DOWN each grammar target you use (exactly as you say it,
even if you made a mistake in the recording).

Step 5: Correct and count. Look at your list of grammar targets. If you find mistakes on your list, use a different color pen to correct
your mistakes. Write how many grammar targets you said in your second recording. This paper is due every week in class.
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TYPES OF GRAMMAR ACTIVITES

ACTIVITIES
Focus on and give students the freedom to
with language and incorporate previously
learned language items into their communication.
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FREE PRACTICE ACTVITIES

ROLE PLAYS
DEBATES
ESSAY WRITING
SIMULATION
DISCUSSION
NARRATIVES
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Create a communicative grammar

presentation plan and choose one
corresponding activity (controlled or free).
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Communicative Grammar Presentation Plan

Type of Activity □ CONTROLLED □ FREE

Exposure:

Explain:

Engage:
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GRAMMAR PLAN GUIDE

PRESENTATION
•How will you engage learners or arouse their interest?
•How will you introduce the target grammar item in context?
•What examples will you give? How can you make sure that the examples are effective, memorable, and meaningful?
•How will you check learners’ understanding?

CONTROLLED (GUIDED) PRACTICE

•How will you help learners focus on the target grammar item?
•Is the practice activity contextualized?

FREE/COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE
•How will you structure a safe environment for experimentation?
•How will learners employ the target structure to engage in meaningful communication (speaking, writing)?
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GRAMMAR PLAN RUBRIC