Teaching English Grammar in Malaysian Primary Schools

English Grammar in Malaysian Primary SchoolsTeaching English Grammar to Young LearnersFour Basic Principles:1. FunChildren learn much better if they are havingfun.2. Involve as many senses as possibleLearning is retained better with moreconnections that are made through movement, sound, sight, smell, touch and even taste.Both physical activity and interaction with others also assist in memory retention.3. Start with what the students knowTeaching needs to move from the known to the unknown, learning must start from what thestudents already know.4. FunIt is really important for the students to be having fun.(In fact, older learners also learn better if they can ‘have fun’ and be engaged with the subjectmatter.)Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Training Fellow, IPGKDRI11