Grammar in the English Classroom at Secondary School: A Research-Based Approach

Description

This talk is about the role of explicit, teacher-led focus on form within communicative language teaching in compulsory language education. In the focus-on-form approach, grammar tasks are contextualized in meaning-focused tasks intended to enhance pupils’ communicative competence. International research on the effect of teacher-led grammar tasks on pupils’ use and learning of grammar will be presented and discussed. The talk closes with a presentation of a study of how 15-16-year-old pupils in Sweden understand the use of English 3rd-person singular –s. The audience are invited to reflect upon and discuss how different kinds of grammar tasks may be integrated and used in their own teaching contexts.

Period	2016 Nov 16
Event title	Skolporten: Fortbildning för dig som undervisar i engelska
Event type	Conference
Location	Göteborg, SwedenShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National