Technical University of Ambato-Global Teacher Foundation
October 26-30 2009
Gino Muzzatti gmuzzatti@santarosa.edu
TEN STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR TO
ELL/EFL/ESOL STUDENTS
1. Put Content into your Grammar Lesson
2.
a.
Grammar in Context by Elbaum Lesson on Genealogy
b.
Grammar Connection Health: Nursing
c.
“Plane comfort” and “When You Shop” from a newsletter
Sequencing of Verb Tenses
a. “The Fishing Trip” from Tense Situations
3.
Contrasting Verb Tenses
a. The Holiday Cruise from Tense Situations
4.
Modals Can be Fun
a. Modal Madness
b. Carolyn Graham’s Jazz Chants
c. “You Don’t Have to Stop, but You Must Not Speed”
5. Parts of Speech? Yes or No?
a. Mad Libs http://www.oceancat.com/madlibs/
b. ClipArt or Picture Dictionary to work on parts of speech
6. How to Enhance Reading with Grammar
a. Fables and Tales
b. http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/10/halloween.html
7.
Teaching Form and Meaning Is Great. Teaching Use is Best
Technical University of Ambato-Global Teacher Foundation
October 26-30 2009
Gino Muzzatti gmuzzatti@santarosa.edu
a. Diane Larsen-Freeman
b. Who Pays for What at an American Wedding
c. New Grammar text Real Grammar
8.
Grammar and Process Writing-What’s the Connection
a. Using Rubrics to teach grammar
b. ESLEditingSymbols.pdf
9.
A Few More Grammar Games/Songs
a. Modals Board Game
b. http://www.teflgames.com/games.html
c. LOUISARMSTRONGLESSON “What a Wonderful World”
10. Grammar Websites
a. http://ezinearticles.com/?Grammar-Activities-andGames&id=278955
b. http://a4esl.org/
c.