Complex grammar topics: It is not the end of the world! by Elyanora Menglieva

Complex grammar topics: It is not the end of the world!

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Student: Gulbahor Qurbonaliyeva

University: Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages

Group: XTA-DU-22

TEACHING CONTEXT:

Grade: 9th class

School: Specialized school 117 in Tashkent

Number of students: 15

Students' levels: Elementary and pre-intermediate

Subject: English

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Why do I think my students struggle with grammar topics?
What do my students think about how I teach grammar with handouts?
What do my students do when I am teaching complex grammar topics with handouts?

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Notes from informal conversation with teacher (before micro-teaching session).
A survey with students.
Lesson observation.

1. My own opinion: Notes from informal conversation with teacher (before micro-teaching session).

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Before micro-teaching, I talked with my teacher about that day's lesson. Firstly, I told her about my weaknesses in teaching complex grammar topics. She recommended using an inductive way to explain new and complex lessons. It helps to increase critical thinking activities and problem-solving. And she emphasized several reliable and effective books and online sites for Grammar. Such as English Grammar in Use (Murphy), Grammar way according to my students' levels. She said: "Besides, BBC learning English website provides me with ready lesson plans, grammar rules and exercises based on that". These pieces of advice are undoubtedly useful to every future teacher. Surely, I will use it in the real teaching sphere.

2. Others' opinions: A survey with students

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All students could get new information on the lesson. They demonstrated that handouts were enough to understand the lesson.

For 50% students, online games(related to the topic) are more interesting to catch the topic. And other half of students prefer course book activities or paper-based ones. At the end of the lesson all students marked teacher's skill with "good". Last open-ended question was answered almost same with each other: "The lesson was organized well". Moreover, one student mentioned that the teacher's teaching experience is not enough for them.
However, I can say that overall answers are satisfactory about the lesson. Als,o the answers show the teacher's stability, creativity and she has the passion to teach. encourages pereservance. These are achievements of the teacher.

3. Others' behaviour and performance: Lesson observation

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Three teachers observed the lesson. For the first question of the observation, I got two positive and satisfactory answers, but a teacher suggested checking the answers altogether and not just sharing the answers myself orally. In this way, I could have increased their participation in the lesson. The second question was answered positively by all teachers. In the third one, they mentioned that students had some challenges to tackle last activity. And a teacher emphasized that group work worked better than individual work. Due to the observation answers, the lesson fits the school authority's demands.

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During teaching complex grammar topics, using both online and paper-based activities.
Maintaining stability and incorporating creativity will lead to greater passion for teaching.
Using more group work activities to comprehend the lesson.
Checking the answers of the handouts altogether, not just sharing answers orally;
To teach Grammar, using the Murphy and BBC learning English websites effectively.

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Survey questions

1. Did you get anything new during the lesson?

A. Yes, I did

B. No, I got nothing new

2. Were there enough handouts for today's lesson?

A. Of course, all of them are enough for each student

B. No, only one or two handouts were in the class.

3. What kind of games do you like the most?

A. Online games (related to education)

B. Coursebook activities or paper-based activities

4. How do you mark the teacher's skill in teaching? (Answers were explained with pictures)

A. 👍

B. 👎

5. What suggestions can you give to your teacher about the lesson? (open-ended question)

Abstract

gulbahor1505 — 2025-03-25 16:00:03 UTC

Teaching grammar is not an easy task, particularly when it comes to complex topics. I faced several challenges in teaching the Perfect tenses and my students struggled to differentiate them. To explore the reasons behind these difficulties, I gathered data through informal conversations with my teacher, a survey with students and a lesson observation. I learned that implementing paper-based and online grammar activities, group-work tasks, and well-structured handouts can ease my grammar teaching challenges and also accommodate my students’ diverse learning styles. In this presentation, I will discuss the effective ways I learned from exploratory action research that could be used to teach complex grammar topics and share my experiences of successfully using them in the classroom.

gulbahor1505 — 2025-03-25 16:21:09 UTC

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During the research process, I learned many valuable things. Such as, communicating with various student types and solving teaching challenges wisely. Besides them, I knew that, how well-qualified teacher should be.

Tell the truth, my overall impression of the research process is very positive. Although I faced some challenges, overcoming them helped me grow intellectually and personally. Undoubtedly, this research is the first vital and important step to start my teaching session. In the future, I will use necessary methods and advices which were given by teachers, in real atmosphere.at