Teaching grammar not only improves writing and speaking also . Grammar is taught in my classroom with direct instruction supported by the use of games and the classroom theatre because they are more comfortable when imagining and doing a skit in the classroom theatre.
Practicing the use of grammar is critical in developing language and speaking in the second language. I use games to give the students practice the correct usage. I also find that if we use a story that the students can relate to then they are more motivated to use the correct grammar . I would have the students use a vocabulary game that I designed (password game) for practicing.
The classroom should be an environment that is comfortable for students to make grammar mistakes without being embarrassed about the mistake in writing or speaking. I find that we delay the development and usage of English when the students are not able to function in a comfortable classroom environment. The classroom should be the laboratory where they can experiment and make corrections in order to get as much practice as possible in the use of the language.
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