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Strategies for Learning Grammar

Metacognition activity – Learning strategies

Taken from: Rubin & Thompson (1994). How to be a more successful language learner. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Teacher: Diana Pineda

Strategies for learning grammar

Be on the lookout for rules . Don't wait for someone to point out a rule. Look for it yourself.

Learn the rules. Make sure that you understand how a particular rule works.

Experiment . Try to apply grammar rules to different contexts.

Work towards mastery when doing grammar exercises. When doing oral grammar exercises in class or in the language lab, carefully focus on the grammar. Listen Actively to the teacher's corrections or the models on tape and repeat the correct form.

• Avoid repeated errors. Try to understand why you consistently make a certain kind of error. You are not clear about the rule? You have totally misunderstood the rule?

• Note whether additional work has any effect on your performance. Extra practice on doing grammar exercises or using language in real life situations.

• Be patient. It is impossible to learn, much less remember all the rules in a limited period of time. Work on your grammar diligently. One rule at a time and lots of practice and reviewing are good operating principles.

Listen and read along: Jazz

http://www.manythings.org/listen/jazz.html

Similar Sounding Words: Game 5

http://www.manythings.org/ac/deep.html

Similar Sounding Words: Game 4

http://www.manythings.org/ac/leap.html

SImilar Sounding Words: Game 3

http://www.manythings.org/ac/win.html

Similar Sounding Words: Game 2

http://www.manythings.org/ac/be.html

Similar Sounding Words: Game 1

http://www.manythings.org/ac/ac.html

Speedwords: Irregular plurals 2

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr-plurals2-sw.html

Matchwords: Irregular plurals 2

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals2-mw.html

Jigwords: Irregular plurals 2

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr-plurals2-jw.html

Speedwords: Irregular plurals 1

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr-plurals1-sw.html

Matchwords: Irregular plurals 1

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals1-mw.html

Jigwords: Irregular plurals 1

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr-plurals1-jw.html

Speedword - Irregular plurals

http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr-plurals1-sw.html

Countable or non-countable nouns

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ch-countnouns.html

What's the correct word order?

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/wo-01.html

Comparisons

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-comparisons.html

Prepositions

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz98bck.htm

Pronouns

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-pronouns.html

A, An, The or Nothing

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/9995.html

A, An or Nothing

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ch3-a_an_nothing.html

Grammar questions

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/9998.html

Can you say what the sign says?

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/8998.html

What is the plural?

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz61fck.htm

Numbers - How many

http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/8995.html

Adverb or Adjective?

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz60fck.htm

Adjective or Adverb

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-adjadv.html

Opposites - Adjectives 3

http://a4esl.org/q/h/ck/m-adj3.html

Opposites - Adjectives 2

http://a4esl.org/q/h/ck/m-adj2.html

Opposites - Adjectives 1

http://a4esl.org/q/h/ck/m-adj.html

Opposites - Antonyms

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-opposites.html

Opposites - nouns

http://a4esl.org/q/h/ck/m-nouns.html

Listening Strategies

1. Listen regularly. In addition to language tapes, make a regular effort to listen to the foreign language outside the classroom. Listen to the radio, attend lectures, and watch TV and films.

2. Choose appropriate materials. Find materials specially prepared for teaching listening comprehension such as textbooks and videos. Then try finding authentic material such as radio and TV programs, lectures, films and plays.

3. Find the right level of difficulty. If you are a beginning or intermediate learner, start with video rather than audio materials. Start with short TV segments on familiar topics. Advanced learners can listen to more complex materials.

4. Choose material that you will enjoy. If you are interested in sports, watch sports on TV or listen to sports reports. If you enjoy comedies, watch them in the foreign language.

Strategies for Developing Listening Skills

1. Let the speaker know that you are not following.

2. Ask for repetition.

3. Ask your conversational partner to slow down.

4. Seek clarification.

5. Rephrase.

6. Repeat.

7. Pay attention to intonation and tone of voice.

8. Use visual clues.

9. Use your background knowledge.

10. Use your information for the segment itself.

11. Determine the situation in the segment.

12. Listen to familiar elements.

13. Listen to repeated words and phrases.

14. Learn to recognize proper names.

15. Concentrate on familiar elements.

16. Keep listening.