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Teach Me Grammar!
In the second half of 2011, twelve intrepid language and literacy teachers joined the Teach Me Grammar Project - an action learning project investigating the ins and outs of teaching grammar to various adult learner groups (CaLD, native speakers, ATSI, Deaf).  The aim was to identify the value of teaching grammar and of finding the most productive and effective ways of doing so. The participants attended ten, four-hour PD sessions to learn the grammar themselves (or 'plug the gaps' in their grammar knowledge) and to consider and learn about a variety of techniques for teaching it to their own learners.  Between the sessions, the participants were  expected to teach at least some of what they had learned to their own students, and then reflect on the experience through a specially designed blog.  The great success of the project has led to a slightly extended program and a second, more intensive program being organised for 2012. If you are interested in participating (or simply finding out a little more about it) contact Geoff Pearson on 9330 8989.

The program covered:
Grammar Lessons on:
Nouns

Action verbs

Static verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Pronouns

Prepositions

Determiners

Conjunctions

5 basic active sentence patterns with variations

7 key tenses

 
These Teaching skills:
Using video and real-life texts

Combining and decombining sentneces

Physicalising grammar

Integrating grammar teaching into communicative tasks

Noticing, hunting and imitating
Questions considered were:
What's the value of teaching grammar, if any?

Is it the same for different learner groups?

What should be taught when, and in what order?

Should we abandon traditional terminology in favour of more user-friendly language?

  
Current
projects
Registered Training Organisation
NC4780
News
The Teach Me Grammar Program will run again in 2012!
TheTeach Me Grammar Program 2012 is now open for applications from language and literacy teachers of adults.

Click here to learn more.