1st Edition

Teaching English Grammar in Asian Contexts Making Meaning with Grammar

By Christine Xavier, Alexius Chia Copyright 2025
166 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

166 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book guides teachers, teacher educators and pre-service student teachers on using grammar as a pedagogical tool for meaning making, linking grammar as a meaning-making resource to literacy development. When grammar is meaningfully linked to literacy skills such as reading and writing, there is contextualised teaching of grammar. The authors thoroughly explore key concepts in grammar,... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Words and Word Classes 3. Nouns and Noun Phrases 4. Verbs and Verb Phrases 5. Clauses and Sentences 6. Grammatical Functions 7. Cohesion and Coherence 8. Conclusion

Biography

Christine Anita Xavier is a teacher educator and researcher in the English Language and Literature department at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She teaches courses on grammar and linguistics within the pre-service, higher degree and in-service programmes. Her research focuses on the intersections between theory and practice in the areas of pedagogical grammar and English language variation and use.

Alexius Chia is a teacher educator and researcher in the English Language and Literature department at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He teaches courses on language teaching methods, including teaching grammar, to pre-service and leadership programmes. Before he joined NIE, he was a Head of Department/English Language and Literature at two local Singapore schools. His research focuses on curriculum implementation, multiliteracies, multimodality and teacher professional learning.