Modern Lexico-Grammar Teaching Principles

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What principle of Modern Lexico-Grammar Teaching emphasizes creating language awareness through noticing new grammatical features?

Formalising and contextualising new grammatical features

Combining form-focused with meaning-focused activities

Working from grammar to lexis

Inductive and explorative approaches (correct)

What is the primary goal of Communicative Grammar Teaching?

Mastering grammar rules

Developing vocabulary

Fostering language awareness

Understanding and mastering communication (correct)

Which principle of Modern Lexico-Grammar Teaching involves moving from lexis to grammar?

Working from lexis to grammar (correct)

Formalising and contextualising new grammatical features

Teaching grammar and lexis together

Working from grammar to lexis

What is the focus of incidental FonF (‘learning-by-opportunity’)?

Exploratory learning Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of combining form-focused with meaning-focused activities in Modern Lexico-Grammar Teaching?

To provide in-depth processing of grammatical and lexical features Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of fostering communicative competences in Communicative Grammar Teaching?

Command of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and orthography Signup and view all the answers

What is the overall aim of Communicative Grammar Teaching?

Understanding and mastering communication Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the presentation stage in the PPP model?

Presenting and explaining new language items to learners Signup and view all the answers

In the context of TBLL/TBLT, what is the teacher's role in drawing students' attention to linguistic structures?

Helping students to notice grammatical features that arise incidentally Signup and view all the answers

According to the non-interventionist position on grammar teaching, how do learners form hypotheses about grammar rules?

Through comprehensible input and self-discovery similar to L1 acquisition Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the practice stage in the PPP model?

To provide controlled exercises for learners to practice grammatical structures Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the proactive approach to teaching grammar?

Teachers prepare instructional materials that facilitate the elicitation of specific grammatical structures Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of the production stage in the PPP model?

Learners are encouraged to use language forms in communicative activities Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of TBLL/TBLT?

Meaning and communication Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between inductive and deductive approaches to teaching grammar?

The order in which examples and rules are presented Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to teaching grammar is often associated with the PPP paradigm?

Proactive approach Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between planned FonF and incidental FonF in TBLL/TBLT?

Planned FonF has a pre-determined focus, while incidental FonF does not Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of using the PPP model in language instruction?

It provides learners with opportunities to practice language forms in controlled and communicative ways Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the strong version of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach?

Linguistic functions and communicative purposes Signup and view all the answers

According to the interventionist position on grammar teaching, what is the role of the teacher?

To explicitly present and focus on discrete grammatical features Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of the reactive approach to teaching grammar?

Teachers wait for learners to make errors to correct them Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using gap texts in language assessment?

To practice syntagmatic connections and test correct use of lexical items Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Lexico-Grammar teaching?

Integrating vocabulary and grammar teaching to show their interconnectedness Signup and view all the answers

Why are games, stories, dialogues, and poems used in language teaching?

To allow for intensive language use and the restructuring of words Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of having students write a free short story with new lexis?

To assess their ability to use language creatively and meaningfully Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of grammar in language teaching?

To hold together words in discourse and create meaning Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of teaching vocabulary and grammar together?

To help learners become familiar with specific grammatical patterning of individual words Signup and view all the answers

Why are dictionaries used in language teaching?

To help learners develop lexical inferencing skills Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of role plays in language teaching?

To allow for intensive language use and meaningful communication Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Communicative Language Teaching?

To promote meaningful communication and language use Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Principles of Modern Lexico-Grammar Teaching

Teaching grammar and lexis together
Working from lexis to grammar
Inductive and explorative approaches to create language awareness through noticing new grammatical features
Formalising and contextualising new grammatical features: formal and functional focus/form-function relationships
Examples of authentic language use
Combining form/accuracy-focused with meaning/fluency-focused activities (no either-or approach)
Providing in-depth processing of grammatical and lexical features

Principles of Communicative Grammar Teaching

Fostering communicative competences: command of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and orthography of a language
Fostering language awareness: explicit knowledge of the structures and functions of a language
Pupils must learn grammar rules, but the primary goal is to use grammar for communication
Communicative grammar teaching aims at both understanding and mastering communication (not understanding and mastering grammar as such)

The PPP Model

Presentation stage: learners are exposed to a new language item, explained and presented with rules
Practice stage: learners practice the selected grammatical items in controlled ways
Production stage: learners use the form more or less freely in communicative activities

Focus on Form in TBLL/TBLT

Activities and lessons based on meaning and communication (‘real-world tasks’)
Drawing students’ attention to linguistic structures that arise incidentally or are needed to solve the task
Teacher helps students notice the grammatical feature(s) and engages them in constructing language with the feature(s)

Teaching and Learning Grammar: Key Terms of Different Kinds of Instruction

Non-interventionist position on grammar teaching (implicit): comprehensible input, learners form hypotheses
Interventionist position on grammar teaching (explicit): explicit focus on discrete grammatical features, PPP
Reactive vs. proactive approaches to grammar teaching
Inductive vs. deductive approaches to grammar teaching
Function → form vs. form → function approaches to grammar teaching

Lexico-Grammar

Breaking down the split between vocabulary teaching and grammar teaching
Recognising that each word has its own grammatical profile and is embedded in a network of grammatical patterns and relations
Lexis and grammar must not always be separated; learners must become familiar with specific grammatical patterning of individual words and how they combine with other words (lexical chunks)

Teaching Vocabulary

Training lexical inferencing (finding out words through context)
Teaching the effective use of dictionaries
Retrieval methods: games, telling or writing stories, dialogues, poems, role plays
Assessment: testing correct use with gap texts, definitions, paraphrases, drawings, and free short stories with new lexis

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Learn about the principles of teaching grammar and lexis together, inductive approaches, and creating language awareness through noticing new grammatical features. Explore the importance of authentic language use and form-function relationships.