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Teaching English Grammar in Malaysian Primary Schools

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<strong>English</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Malaysian</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>Your Notes:Answer the follow<strong>in</strong>g from your read<strong>in</strong>g, your discussions, and your experience:Does learn<strong>in</strong>g “<strong>Grammar</strong>” help students to learn <strong>English</strong>?........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................In general terms, what is the best way to teach / learn <strong>Grammar</strong>?........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Can <strong>Grammar</strong> be ‘fun’? / Should <strong>Grammar</strong> be ‘fun’? Why / why not?........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Briefly expla<strong>in</strong> these terms:‘accuracy first’ .............................................................................................................................‘communication first’ ..................................................................................................................‘covert grammar teach<strong>in</strong>g’...........................................................................................................‘overt grammar teach<strong>in</strong>g’ ............................................................................................................‘deductive approach’ .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................‘<strong>in</strong>ductive / discovery approach’........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Fellow, IPGKDRI9

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