Constructivist Approach to Grammer Teaching

? A Constructivist Approach in grammar teaching helps inexperienced teachers understand the learning and teaching of aspect,a core well-formed concept. ? The Constructivists prelude to grammar involves teaching grammar in context. This simply means that grammar is taught utilise the students aver writing as models. ? The constructivists approach helps students understand that evaluating grammar in their writing is a part of the revision process. Instructors using the constructivists approach teach grammar using one or a combination of the following methods Mini-lessons Grammar journals One-on-one conferences peer group activities MINI-LESSONS ? Mini-lessons be teaching moments inspired by student work. They are designed to be brief . (5-10 minutes) ? They address student writing inevitably in context as they arise. This technique provides students with additional opportunities to discuss their stool got writing as well as the writing of their peers. GRAMMaR JOURNALS ? A Gra mmar journal is a notebook in which students keep records of sentences they have written that chink grammatical errors. ? Sentences are obtained from student work submitted to instructors. (Teachers can guide students to these errors without correcting them by placing a dot in the margin where the error occurs. ) After identifying the errors themselves, students thusly copy problematic sentences in their journals and edict the sentences, making alternative rhetorical choices to improve each sentence. ? To take full advantage of their choices, students can rewrite their improved sentences several different ways. ? Students who do not have epochal grammar problems can use the Grammar Journals to recognize their range of stylistic choices. ONE-ON-ONE CONFERENCES ? During man-to-man conferences, instructors may require students to bring their Grammar Journals They discuss some of the editing choices they have made in their editing journals and to monitor students progress in identi fying and correcting grammatical errors identified as problematic in their work. ? PEER GROUPSMini-lessons can oft be used as a group practise. ? The group activity provides students with the opportunity to talk out the rationale for the grammatical choices they have made. ? . This strategy is successful because students engage in dialogue with their peers about their writing ? This approach reinforces the concept of learning communities.