This paper presents a study about the role of grammar in on-line interactions conducted in Portuguese and in English, between Brazilian and English-speaking interactants, with the aim of teaching Portuguese as a foreign language (PFL). The interactions occurred by means of chat and the MSN Messenger, and generated audio and video data for language analysis. Grammar is dealt with from two perspe...

This paper presents results from two experiments which used computer-based grammar and teacher-driven grammar (chalk and talk) instructional methods. Each method involves teaching verb tenses using two deductive approaches (a) the initial rule-oriented approach (involves initial presentation of explicit rules followed by illustrative examples) and (b) the structure-guessing approach (involves e...

This study investigates the effectiveness of deductive and guided inductive approaches for teaching grammar in college French classrooms. .Forty-seven secondsemester French students were taught eight grammatical structures: four with a deductive instructional approach and four with a guided inductive instructional approach. A quasiexperimental within-subjects design featuring preand posttests a...

The study of English language teachers’ cognitions and its relationship to teachers’ classroom practices have recently been the focus of language teaching and teacher education (Borg, 2006 & 2010). However, rarely have the studies delved into teachers’ knowledge about grammar (reviewed by Borg, 2001) or investigated the relationships between teachers’ knowledge about grammar and teachers’ actio...

The present study determines the effectiveness of inductive and deductive methods of grammar teaching on two groups of EFL students of a language institute in Shiraz, Iran. The researcher hypothesized that inductive method of teaching results in a higher learning outcome. Sixty students of the intermediate level were randomly assigned into two groups. First, a pretest was administered to both g...

Importance of teaching grammar has been one the most debated topics both among language learners and teachers. Having agreed that is important, researchers educators have arguing over which method should be used while grammar. This empirical research investigates comparative effectiveness inductive deductive methods in at elementary level. 2 groups 15 pupils who are studying 5th grade chosen to...

In the teaching of foreign languages, after all attempts and reforms, understanding has been increasingly strengthened that without reliable linguistic knowledge it is impossible to achieve strong communication skills, which were considered goal grammatical skills play an important role in development language skills. The grammar languages ambiguous. Grammar are equally for speaking, writing, r...