What is Grammar? Defining Grammar for Teachers
What is grammar? This article tries to investigate how grammar has been defined during the history of language teaching. We will start with the traditional view of what grammar is all about. Then, we...
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Inductive and Deductive Approaches to Grammar Teaching
What is the difference between inductive and deductive grammar teaching? This blog post tries to describe the difference between the inductive and deductive approaches to grammar teaching. It starts by distinguishing between implicit and...
Teaching Productive Skills | Speaking and Writing
Teaching productive skills to Second Language Learners The procedure of teaching productive skills involves different steps. The following article provides answers to the following questions: What is meant by productive skills? Why are they...
Teaching receptive skills to ESL and EFL learners
This post is about teaching receptive skills to ESL and EFL students. The following points will be covered: What are the four language skills? What approaches are used to teach language skills? How are...
Input and output in second language acquisition
This article deals with the input and output in second language acquisition. We will define concepts such as: input vs output, input, intake, and uptake, and affordances vs emergence. Input and output in second...
Seven characteristics of young learners
Characteristics of young learners This article deals with the most important characteristics of young learners. First, we will consider how age determines the methods we use to teach languages. Then, we will see the...
Teaching English without Teaching English
Teaching English through the content not only the form When teaching English, have you ever had the experience that your students can answer written tests and quizzes perfectly well without any problem and, strangely...
Seven stages for a successful reading lesson plan
Successful reading lesson plan In this post, you will have an overall view of the stages involved in a successful reading lesson plan. These stages are all based on theoretical principles that have been...
Approach, method, procedure and technique
The difference between approach, method, procedure, and technique English Language Teaching (ELT) terminology can be sometimes confusing. This post tries to describe the difference between approach, method, procedure, and technique. It is important, for...
Definition of testing, assessment, and evaluation
Definition of testing, assessment, and evaluation The following are definitions of testing, assessment, and evaluation. In spite of important differences between these terms, they are often used interchangeably by teachers. Testing, assessment, and evaluation...
