Investigating the Teaching of Grammar in the Algerian Secondary School: the Case of Third- Year Level
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Date
2017-07
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Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
Abstract
The present study attempts to investigate the teaching of grammar in the Algerian secondary
school. It seeks to see whether the grammar activities included in New Prospects enable the
learners to communicate effectively and to see whether the learners are encouraged to discover
the rules by themselves in the class. To achieve this goal, two theoretical frameworks are used:
Diane Larsen Freeman three dimensions of grammar (2001) and Thornbury’s (1999) two
approaches of grammar teaching: the Deductive approach and the Inductive approach. To
collect data, we have used three research tools that are: questionnaire, checklist and classroom
observation. To analyse the data, our work is based on mixed research methods, qualitative and
quantitative content analysis are used as data analyses procedures. The obtained results reveal
that the grammar activities included in New Prospects are meaning and form based. As for the
teachers’ questionnaire, the results demonstrate that the teachers use the inductive method when
teaching new grammar points. Concerning the classroom observation, it reveals that the
teachers encourage their learners to discover the rules by themselves.
Description
69p.:ill;30cm.(+cd)
Keywords
Grammar, Form, Meaning, Use, Inductive approach, Deductive approach, New Prospects, Teachers and Learners.
Citation
Linguistique Appliquée et Sémiotique Sociale