1st Edition

Teaching English Grammar to Speakers of Other Languages

Edited By Eli Hinkel Copyright 2016
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

This practical and research-based introduction to current and effective English grammar instruction gives pre-service and in-service teachers and teacher educators a strong foundation for teaching second language grammar and helps them develop their professional knowledge and skills. Written in a highly readable style for an international audience, it provides a thorough and rounded overview of... Read more

Preface

PART IPrinciples and Foundations of Grammar Teaching

1 The Importance of the Discourse Level in Understanding and Teaching English Grammar

Marianne Celce-Murcia

2 Teaching Grammar: English as an International Language

Sandra Lee McKay

3 Using Corpus Linguistics to Improve the Teaching of Grammar 

Susan Conrad

4 Grammar in Student Books vs. Grammar That Students Need: Which Grammar to Include, Which Grammar to Omit

Keith S. Folse

5 Functional Approaches to Teaching Grammar in the Second Language Classroom

Anne Burns

 

PART IIStrategies and Techniques 

6 Grammar Practice

Penny Ur

7 Grammar Teaching as Consciousness Raising

Rod Ellis

8 12 Principles of Grammar Instruction

Jack C. Richards and Randi Reppen

9 Practical Grammar Teaching: Grammar Constructions and Their Relatives

Eli Hinkel

PART IIIGrammar for Productive Skills: Speaking and Writing

10 Teaching Grammar at the Advanced Level

Michael J. McCarthy

11 Promoting Grammar and Language Development in the Writing Class: Why, What, How, and When

Dana R. Ferris

12 Writing with Attitude: Conveying a Stance in Academic Texts

Ken Hyland

List of Contributors

Index

Biography

Eli Hinkel is Professor, Linguistics and MA-TESL Programs, Seattle Pacific University, USA.