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Frank Rodriguez

She mentioned something about that her students get boring sometimes, so it can be good to know the students needs, likes and dislikes and use this information to bring grammar activities in a different way.

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Do not show 'grammar' as a grammar rule. Present it in context so students can, first, identify what they're using and, second, how to use it. Grammar exercises are usually boring to them because it seems to be kind of monotonous and not that real... Presenting it in context gives you a lot of options in which that grammar topic can be showed and, very important, in real contexts for them where they feel it's absolutely necessary.

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Name: Maryam Jamila Ruiz

Hello... I think something you can do is to show a short video with the explanation of the grammar and then give some examples using the grammar in real-life situations or something that they can relate to. Get students involved in the learning process is key for them to understand better and give value to what they are learning.

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Hello!

Answering the question, I could say that one thing that has been helpful for me is letting students discover grammar by themselves. I try to introduce the topic with some questions and see how they respond. After that, I share my answers and ask them to try answering the questions again, following my example. In that way, they realize how to do it. Then, I show them more examples in different situations and ask them to provide additional examples

Daniela Gomez Tejada.

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Learning is meaningful when students can evidence how useful what they learn is in their real experience. If students think that what they are learning does not impact their life, their motivation will decrease inevitably. For this reason, teachers need to help students realize how what they learn can be applied in real contexts, allowing them to reflect on the purpose of their learning process. In this sense, to teach grammar in a meaningful way, I recommend placing the grammar in the real context where it is used. Like this, students can associate language structures with their ultimate purpose, which is to communicate a specific concept.

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First of all, it is needed to understand that teaching grammar itself isn't a bad idea. In fact, several educational approaches suggest it is the best idea to reinforce students' use of grammar before communication occurs (The same way she mentions). However, the pursuit of strategies for teachers to be able to teach grammar communicatively is big question that we can attempt to answer with oral dynamics such as role-plays, and dialogues.

In my consideration, our role as teachers is to make grammar occur in the context of the class and with realia, with questions, with communicative objectives that are presented to the class without the need of grammar to be presented previously. For instance: a group of A2 level students is presented with a picture. The teacher asks about this picture.

What can you see? What is happening? What objects can you identify?

What actions are occuring there?

Do you often visit this place? When? Why?

This context presented in the classroom suggests and aims for students to contribue to the class through the use of vocabulary, grammar in structure, and enhances peer-correction and adaptable grammar use. Students are to make mistakes, but they will identify the correct way to speak of the picture without the actual need for them to see a grammar chart first.

By: Luis Felipe Henao A.

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Valeria Cadena.

Hello there!

You could introduce grammar by presenting a few sentences or stories for students to analyze. Encourage them to identify differences or similarities in structures, and let them create their own questions to draw their own inferences. To reinforce these structures, provide context-based questions for them to answer.

Since students enjoy competition, include engaging games like Jeopardy or Bamboozle (They're practicing the grammar aspects in a speaking-enjoyable way). When they answer incorrectly, it's a perfect opportunity to explain the relevant grammar rule, turning mistakes into learning. I also recommend implementing real-life interactive activities that engage students while focusing on specific structures, such as debates, surveys, or role-plays.

A particularly effective activity I've used is called "Teacher for a Day." In this activity, students take on the role of the teacher, explaining grammar rules to the class and creating practice activities. This activity not only keeps students engaged but also encourages them to make corrections. They often enjoy the spotlight, and the classroom atmosphere becomes lively and focused. I've done it even with Fundamental courses and it really works for me :) They learn, practice, and have fun. All in one.

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Name: Maria Paula Grajales

To teach grammar communicatively, embed the grammar point in meaningful, real-life contexts where students can use it naturally. Instead of focusing on rules first, present the structure within a dialogue, text, or scenario that reflects authentic language use. Encourage task-based activities like role-plays or problem-solving, where the grammar becomes a tool to achieve a communicative goal, such as planning a trip or discussing past events. This approach keeps the focus on meaning and function, helping students understand and apply grammar in practical, everyday situations.

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Dear Colleague,

I would start by saying that teaching grammar and make it interesting for students, will always be a little challenging but there are some resources I have found useful in my purpose of helping them improve and show interest in the grammar lessons.

1. The use of digital tools such as games and online quizes it's specially appreciated by them; You can find those resources classified by students level, age and the best part is most of them allow you make your own material. They are always willing to use their cell phones and play so we, as teachers can take advantage of that.

2. Using grammar in context by introducing the topic with a question, short video, conversation, quote, image, comics, etc...and connect those resources with topics of their interest and personal lives is a very good strategy because when they are able to answer a question or produce short phrases following a given pattern they and they can connect those examples with their interests, they learn more easily grammar rules and lessons.

3. Provide them as many sources of practice as you can using using other skills and activities such as reading, writing tasks, roleplaying and listening to short audios so they can keep on practicing the grammar in context but using diversified resources .

Olga Lucía Martínez Torres.

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Name: J. Andrés Vela Sánchez

I’d suggest incorporating grammar into real-life communication. For example, while teaching past tense, students can share personal stories. Use games, role-plays, and discussions to make grammar engaging and relevant in CLT.

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In my opinion, teaching grammar communicatively means integrating it into meaningful contexts through real-life scenarios and task-based activities that focus on communication over accuracy. I encourage my students to express their ideas freely; making mistakes is a natural part of learning. Of course, it is necessary to give adequate feedback, it should first target content and clarity, then address grammar. I usually use interactive gamification resources like Kahoot to foster students, while promoting self-reflection to help them in their learning process. So using speaking and reading activities is not a bad idea when you want to teach communicatively grammar, the point is to select activities to guide them and make them notice the grammar worked in class

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Something that I really like to use in my classes are the short interviews, mostly with close questions in order to write a couple of answers on the board, writing affirmative senteces, negative ones, and some of my questions too. In that way, take a look and work on grammar.

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You can use Wordwall. You give them some examples and then have them taking out the rules in an exercise in Wordwall.

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Hello! I think, it's important to show the students grammar without letting them know it's grammar. Try providing some examples like phrases, then encourage them to make their own sentences. There will be a moment in which they'll ask you for help to improve their sentences or check the structure. In that moment, give a short and simple guide. In that way they can learn in a more interesting way. Use scenes from series or movies or even songs as reference.

Jhoan Calderón

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I love schemata as an strategy to lead my students to feel the need to communicate something specifically, for example, I often paste a picture on the board and ask them questions to elicit a word to use it in context. Then I come up with a very expressive communication throug the activities so they can understand better.

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In my personal opinion, I believe that the teacher needs to contextualize her students in a scenario of real-life experiences or situations in their daily lives.

Grammar is not just giving students a bunch of written exercises that become monotonous and boring. For me it is important to emphasize their daily routine life so that they have elements of their own and can feel that they are getting the most out of it.

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I consider that we have to start with a context and based on it we implicitly teach grammar. For example, when we bring a short story in present, and then we ask students questions based on this story, they will use grammar without being aware of it. Later we can ask them to make inferences on the way the verbs are written, for example, in the third person, but students are the ones who start reflecting on that. We can also use games, videos, and different activities to acquire grammar.

-Camila Duque

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MARIO CASTRO

I'd start by emphasizing the importance of contextualizing grammar within real-life situations or dialogues. This approach allows students to see how grammar functions naturally in communication rather than just as isolated rules. It's crucial to focus on the meaning behind grammatical structures, encouraging students to use grammar to express their ideas instead of merely memorizing forms.

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Jairo Garcia D

First, don't forget to contextualize the grammar you are teaching. Then, make students personalize and use the grammar they are learning, that is, use what they are learning to talk about their personal lives.

Design material where students have to share pieces of information (information gap activities).

Emphasize on the language functions and show how language and grammar are used to communicate ideas and /or information.

Allow students to communicate freely. Later make them reflect on how well they use grammar.

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Lauren C Martinez

Teaching grammar communicatively can be challenging for Mrs. Lauren. When I teach grammar, I promote student-centered learning by incorporating materials focused on real-life situations. I often use gamification to make grammar more enjoyable, utilizing games like Hot Potato or Bingo, and role-plays to reinforce grammar concepts by having students act out scenarios based on their real experiences. To wrap up the grammar lessons, I have students create PowerPoint presentations where they apply the grammar they’ve learned to real-life situations related to the topic. Understanding grammar concepts such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs is crucial for students to use the language effectively. Grammar doesn't need to be boring; we can make it enjoyable by being creative when planning lessons.

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First, it's important to contextualize grammatical structures within meaningful situations, using stories, real-life situations or role-plays to demonstrate their use in everyday communication. Rather than focusing only on rules, it's crucial to focus lessons on the practical use of grammar to communicate ideas, integrating interactive activities such as debates and role-plays. Using authentic materials, such as news articles or movie dialogues, helps to show how grammar is used naturally, it's also essential to provide constructive feedback, allowing students to practice and reflect on their language use in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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I think she should involve real life activities where students can interact with each other and at the same time they can work on the grammar related to the topic.

For instance, for fundamental students that are working on verb to be and personal information, she can model and introduction in order to introduce the topic to the students and then she can explain the grammar involved, after that she can ask students to work together and make the questions,after the questions are made they can go around the class practicing with each other more than once.

This way students are interacting and working in a communicative environment.

Stephania valencia ochoa

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Daniela Ibarra Osorio

I believe that a good strategy would be to first provide the context in which the grammar is involved in it. In this way, some guiding questions can be given to help students infer or guess the grammatical topic being addressed. With these real situations, students can learn grammar more fluently and naturally. Then, some games can be included to identify if the understanding has been achieved.

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By Santy,

Hey there!

Teaching grammar can either be challenging or suffocating sometimes, nevertheless it is necessary to be done if you want to have an outstanding use of the language. In what it concerns to connect grammar communicatively, I suggest you to connect it with a more authentic context relevant to the topic to discuss. For instance, do not include grammar with isolated ideas. I recommend you to use it or link it with interesting topics which are appealing for your public. For example, if you are teaching topics like Be going to , why don't you improvise a lesson in which you implement more authentic activites like visiting a true teller or predicting the future of the classmates by inventing a grammar tarot. I can assure you that grammar would be implemented in a more emphatical and motivated way than just teaching it by itself. Moreover, there are plenty of strategies and platforms which can guide you with some resources that you can implement in class. I ain't saying that this is the end of it, but when you inmerge student into a more relevant activity and a very realistic one, they tend to match it with real life and the activity takes up easily.

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You can provide students with real-life examples of the grammar they are currently learning. You can also ask them questions that involve using the grammar. The most important thing is that students are able to connect the grammar with real-life scenarios they encounter. This makes the grammar more meaningful to them.

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Teaching grammar is not an easy task. I would provide a context in which students can find and analyze different examples in order to get a grammar point.

In general terms, students need to be exposed to the language using a variety of classroom activities making their learning process more meaningful and enjoyable.

Harold Mensa

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First, students need exposure to the grammar structure you want to teach by offering real-life input. Then, you should draw their attention to the structure. Finally, you can have them practice the structure through oral drills. For instance, if you want to teach questions related to likes, you can start by having students ask the teacher questions. This reinforces the model and allows for proper corrections. Then, students can work in pairs for a couple of minutes, asking real-life questions.

Alex Cruz

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I advise analyzing those same structures in their native language so that the grammatical part becomes clearer. It's about relating what they already have with what is coming. Playful activities would support, learn, and reinforce the second language. In the end, it's about organizing, clarifying, and comparing.

Luz Angela R.

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Something that always works for me, it's to have them use those theoretical concepts in real life situations through dynamic activities in which they have act from different roles and perspectives. This helps them learn in a more natural and funnier way instead of just memorizing lots of rules.

Juan David Saavedra Mejia.

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Hey Ms. Lauren!

The first thing we need to consider before introducing grammar in our lessons is the use of the topic in real life. For this, when preparing our lesson we can brainstorm the likely situations and events where students will be using the specific linguistic aspects to communicate ideas in real life.

After this, we can start using discussion questions or games that push students to interact focusing on content rather than form. Other activities to have in mind are: role-plays, oral presentations, written texts and collaborative story-building.

As feedback, students should be encouraged to identify linguistic patterns and rules, and reflect on their performance during class.

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Instead of focusing only on rules and exercises, integrate grammar into meaningful communication activities. For instance, create real-life scenarios where students must use the target grammar to complete tasks or solve problems. Encourage pair or group work where they can practice the grammar in conversation, fostering a deeper, more practical understanding.

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Herson Ochoa Vallejo.

Teaching grammar in a communicative approach involves balancing language rules with practical usage in real-life communication. Here's some advice, the teacher might as well introduce grammar within meaningful contexts rather than abstract rules. Use real-life situations, dialogues, or texts to illustrate grammar points. On the other hand, she can encourage active participation and interaction. Use pair or group activities, role-plays, and discussions where students can apply grammar in authentic situations. Another way would be to expose students to use language input through listening and reading material as well as authentic texts like articles, stories, or videos that naturally incorporate grammar structures.

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Luis Cadavid.

Well, grammar is sometimes difficult for students. How ever, in my experience, there are some ways we can do in order to introduce grammar and to give students a good sense of motivation. For example, teachers can implement an interactive video on which grammar is presented and on which students must complete information form it, focused on grammar structure. That way, students not only pay attention to the grammar, but also practice listening skills as well.

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Amin Osorio.

Depends on the topic, and the unit.

Introduce the structure with clear examples and instructions. Divide the class in teams facing the board. Teams write statements on the board to be corrected by the opponent.

Bring in a set of scrambled cards for each team, students stand up, grab a card and organize the statements following the proper structure. Peer correction as a feedback to clarify doubts. They have fun, learn and enjoy.

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I would find another way of teaching it. For example, you could use videos from YouTube to introduce the grammar, explain the theory and test their understanding. That way, you won't be the one constantly doing the explaining. You'll have access to other teachers, many of which probably have more experience than yourself.

Armik Adamians

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One strategy could be put students in situations in which they put those grammar rules they are working with into practice, it is easier for students to relate English grammar or vocabulary if they put it into a practice.

You can start by asking some questions related to the topic they are being taught so they can share experiences, anecdotes or whatever, or applying role-play games regarding daily activities such as gossiping or meeting with friends and so forth.

By Alexander Córdoba

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Is always good to put your students in context related to the topic you are going to work on, you can use things like historic events in the world, the history about someone important or maybe it is also good to know your students and use something they migh be interest in, it's good to use the topics or context the students have a conection with or something they have been talking about in class. It is also good after the explanation they can start creating sentences, stories, etc using this new grammatic structures, allow them to explore and be always present to prevent them to make mistakes or correct them, creating processes are fun and students will be proud if they see they learned the new topic and now they can apply it

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Teacher: Camilo Chia

Hi there! No doubt your concern is something that most teachers have been through, when we see that our students are getting bored it is quite discouraging, but I believe that the answer is to use an inductive approach to teach grammar, you could provide your students with a context so they have no choice but to use a structure that they don't know yet. From that you can start eliciting the grammar structure that you want them to use, I will give you an example, when teaching the passive voice I like making a fake crime scene, where students can find that a chair was tipped over, a pair of scissors were left on the table, etc. Then, I tell students that they need to focus on the subject and then the verb so as they get the right answer I write every correct word on the board to build together that new grammar structure.

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You should look for interactive videos, interviews, songs, etc. in different context where they try to use grammar in an implicit way, why? to expose them to the structure meanwhile they get familiar with it. Therefore, you can start asking some questions to them doing a little warm up to noticed if they learn the structure.

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One way to do this is to use a task-based approach, where we present students with a real-life task (e.g. writing an email, ordering food at a restaurant) and guide them through the necessary grammar and vocabulary to complete it. This helps students see the relevance of grammar rules and practice using them in context, instead of just a "dead" immovable structure that doesn't mean much to them. Therefore, they are more likely to internalize the rules and apply them accurately. By no means is this supposed to neglect traditional methods of teaching grammar, as grammar practice, such as drills. However, when incorporating the communicative approach, focus on addressing specific recurring mistakes by providing targeted feedback during and after communicative activities. It is crucial to show students the value of grammatical structures—the why, when, and how of using them.

Danna Salinas

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The most important part is to provide them a real life situation where they can see and easily relate with ther daily life and ways to communicate,as a result students can feel interested and attracted to what they're going to the topic and understand why it is important to learn the structure of it.

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After explaining and a game of Kahoot or another simple board game, You could give them some task based activity where they must apply the grammar. You could give them specific lines containing grammar to apply in roleplays. Another good way is to give them a picture story where they should provide the speech for the story and incorporate the grammar in each panel of the story

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By Valentina Silva Parra.

Presenting Grammar in context can really help to make your explanation more communicative! You could start with a small class discussion, in which you give an example that contains the grammar of the day and then your students can participate, incorporating the grammar without sounding so direct (for example, if we are talking about the past, we can ask: "What did you eat yesterday?", where you could start with an example like: I ate eggs and bread for breakfast, etc). Then, the use of grammar could be presented through a text (we go back to the previous example, where we could choose a text about what some people did yesterday. Students will immediately ask for past tense verbs that are in the text, so you can relate it to the vocabulary for them). From there, you could introduce the topic to your students, telling them to again take a look at the text and try to find out what kind of structure we are using, how they think it is formed (according to the examples they find), etc.; so the rules will be formed from a discussion among the whole class.

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Hello!

I would suggest you present a game, could be an online one like Kahoot or any quiz-show-like games as this could also help you check any previous knowledge. Once they had a chance to play and -probably guess a lot- you can introduce the grammar, explain it and answer any questions they may have.

After that, try to come up with or look for exercises o real life scenarios for students to practice said grammar topic in context.

Sincerely,

Lina Fernández M.

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Hello Ms. Lauren Godfrey,

Teaching grammar is not always an easy mission as teachers, however, there are some things we might do to help students learn it more communicatively.

Something you can do is start using it in context. For example, sometimes I start the lesson by using questions I want them to answer using grammar. When students give their answers they don't even know they are using it because they just simply try to use the words they have in the questions to answer, then I ask them what they see in Common in those questions or what structure they see it has...They infer the grammar by themselves.

Also, giving them opportunities to use it in a real context in their own lives is the key for them to master the topic.

Good luck with your lessons,

Marolen Torres

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Look, certain exposure to the grammar in dialogues or audios and then quoting those, getting some meaning from context, asking them questions, giving them other scenarios they can feel more comfortable to get an idea of what the new structure might mean could work.

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Presenting students with dialogues, interviews, songs or any other real life scenario where they are initially exposed to the structure this will allow them to get familiar with it and have an idea about the use and meaning of said grammatical structure. Then bring their attention to the specific grammar structure that you want to teach and finally help them figure out the structure by themselves by asking them questions about it.

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First ,You should look for situations that require certaing structures or grammar topics in order to make your students use those structures.

For example to practice sentences with to be in present- ask the SS to do an interview to their favorite singer or influencer, make sure they make a brainstorm of the question to avoid the use of other verbs or tenses.

Second,To make them practice more without using the traditional exercises, you should look for games that review those topics, there are a lot of free online games.

Best Regards,

Nazly

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Name: Carlos Reyes

Well, instead of relying only on traditional methods like explaining rules and assigning exercises, this teacher can incorporate interactive activities. Games and puzzles, such as word searches and crossword puzzles, provide an enjoyable way for students to reinforce grammar concepts. Additionally, role-playing activities, where students act out scenarios requiring specific grammar structures, or collaborative story-building exercises foster creativity and contextual understanding. Using technology through educational apps and online platforms, along with integrating grammar into songs, creative writing prompts, and visual mediums like cartoons, adds a dynamic and entertaining dimension to grammar lessons. Real-life applications and experiences, such as virtual tours or interactions with English speakers, help connect grammar to practical situations. Organizing competitions like "Grammar Olympics" further motivates students and turns learning into an exciting challenge.

In essence, the key to making grammar enjoyable lies in diversifying teaching approaches. By incorporating interactive and creative methods, teachers can create an engaging learning environment, ensuring that grammar becomes an integral and memorable aspect of the language learning process.