A Novel Format for Teaching Spanish Grammar: Lessons from the Lecture Hall

Autor/in	Zyzik, Eve
Titel	A Novel Format for Teaching Spanish Grammar: Lessons from the Lecture Hall
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 41 (2008) 3, S.434-453 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03306.x
Schlagwörter	Group Discussion; Grammar; Course Descriptions; Lecture Method; Second Language Instruction; Teaching Methods; Spanish; Second Language Learning; Language Research; Linguistic Input; Form Classes (Languages) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gruppendiskussion; Grammatik; Kursstrukturplan; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Spanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachforschung; Sprachbildung; Analytischer Sprachbau
Abstract	This article describes a third-year Spanish grammar course that is taught in lecture/discussion format. The course, which enrolls over 150 students each semester, provides explicit instruction during a weekly lecture and opportunities for students to engage in meaningful output and interaction during small group discussion sessions. The goal is to teach grammar as a communicative tool in which form, meaning, and use are clearly integrated (Larsen-Freeman, 2003). The content, design, and coordination of this course are based on relevant second language acquisition research on explicit instruction and focus on form. Extensive reading is used to provide continued exposure to input and encourage students to notice grammatical features as they are used in authentic discourse. This pedagogical approach is illustrated throughout the article with examples of teaching the prepositions "por" and "para". (Contains 14 notes and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10