How to teach grammar from examplesBy Saul hdz

Inductive Teaching • Student's study examples of the

content.

• Students make generalization leading to an understanding of the rule

The pros

• The mental effort involved ensures a greater degree of cognitive depth which, again ensures greater memorability

• Working things out for themselves prepares students for greater self-reliance and is therefore conducive to learner autonomy.

The cons

• The time and energy spent in working out rules may mislead students into believe that rules are the objective of language learning, rather than a means.

• Students may hypotheslse the wrong rule, in its application.

Steps

• 1- Provide students with examples

• 2- Have students arrange the examples into groups.

• 3- have students label groups.

• 4- Have a students make a conclusion about the topic.