We report work on effectively incorporating linguistic knowledge into grammar induction. We use a highly interactive bot tom-up inductive logic programming (ILP) algorithm to learn 'missing' grammar rules from an :incomplete grammar. Using linguistic constraints on, for example, head features and gap threading, reduces the search space to such an extent that, in the small-scale experiments repo...

Abstract Task-based language teaching is considered an effective way to achieve a harmony between grammar and communication. The present study investigates two different ways of teaching modal verbs: task-based versus traditional approaches. To this purpose, an Oxford Placement Test was administered to select 40 homogeneous participants out of a larger population who took this test. The selecte...

The research presented in the paper is interdisciplinary nature. study object includes both key aspects of English grammar and modern approaches trends teaching grammar. suggested ‘’Four-dimensional model grammar’’ based on ‘’Three-dimensional model’’ teaching, which combines syntax, semantics pragmatics, consistent with methodological principles communicative approach language teaching. fourth...

The inductive approach to teaching and learning has a long heritage. Getting students to engage in deep learning through critical thinking, problem solving, and discovery are not new goals for education. The Socratic method, dating back to the early Greeks, emphasizes the importance of inductive reasoning and dialogue in the teaching process (Gilstrap et al. 1975). Bruner (1960, 1962, 1966) emp...

The focus of this study is to investigate the comparative effect of teaching grammar through interpretation tasks and pictorial clues on EFL learners’ writing accuracy. The participants were 60 female intermediate EFL learners with age range of 21-35 who were divided into two experimental groups after being homogenized by a piloted PET test. In the piloted researcher-made pre-test, the research...

For a variety of theoretical and practical reasons, dictation is a promising general procedure for promoting both conscious learning and subconscious acquisition of L2 grammatical structures. Although traditional dictation tends to be rather boring, the method allows a number of interesting and motivating variant techniques. This article describes four such variants, useful and effective dictat...