Teaching Grammar in a different way!

Danny Norrington Davies is a teacher and teacher-educator working at King’s College London and International House London. His first book, ‘Teaching grammar: from rules to reasons’ was published by Pavilion in 2016 and nominated for an ELTONs award in language Teaching and Innovation in 2018. He enjoys speaking at conferences and giving workshops, and along with grammar, his interests in ELT are emerging language, materials design, visualization and memory and creativity, and when he isn’t attending weekend conferences, he likes travelling and working on his allotment.

It is a hands-on workshop designed for foreign language professionals in Greece - teachers at public and foreign language schools, private lessons teachers, directors of studies, school owners.

TEACHING GRAMMAR IN A DIFFERENT WAY:

From rules to reasons and other little tweaks

In this workshop I will draw on research and the experiences of teachers to discuss some limitations with the way that grammar focused lessons are often structured in ELT materials and course-books. I will demonstrate how these materials can lack challenge, provide students with a limited understanding of how to use the grammar and why they reduce opportunities for genuine communication.

To do this, we will look at the limitations of three standard activities. These are
• closed comprehension questions that focus on content;
• rule discovery activities;
• controlled practice exercises.

After we discuss these issues, the workshop participants will try out some creative alternatives that are designed to generate increased learner engagement, a deeper understanding of grammar items and greater opportunities for communication and emerging language. We will finish by exploring why focusing on reasons rather than rules can help our learners both with their language knowledge but also their output.

Duration: 3 hours

Register for this workshop until the day of the seminar.

Included in the fee:
• Participation in the workshop
• Certificate of Attendance
• Coffee Break