awej 5 no.4 full issue 2014

AWEJ Volume.5 Number.4, 2014Explicit Grammar Teaching Pays off; the Case of MoroccanBouziane & HarriziAbout Mike Orr the Authors:Meriem Harrizi holds a master in ESL and Applied Linguistics from University of SouthFlorida. She is finalizing her doctorate. She is an assistant professor at the English Studiesdepartment, Hassan II University, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco.Ms. Harizi has taught a variety of subjects such as Grammar, English Syntax, General linguistics,Applied Linguistics, Public Speaking and Media Studies, to name a few.Abdelmajid Bouziane holds a Doctorate in education. He is an associate professor at theFaculty of Letters and Humanities, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco. He hasparticipated in many national and international conferences and workshops. He has published ondifferent issues related to ELT and has reviewed books, CDROMs, and sites. His main interestsinclude: (quantitative) research, ICT in education (especially in the teaching of languages),literacy (in ESL/EFL), teacher training, and NGOs.ReferencesAlderson, J. C. (2005). Diagnosing foreign language proficiency: The interface between learningand assessment. London: Continuum.Alhaysony, M. (2012) An Analysis of Article Errors among Saudi Female EFL Students: A CaseStudy. Asian Social Science, 8 (12), 55-66Al-Johani, M. H. (1982) English and Arabic Articles: A Contrastive Analysis in Definiteness andIndefiniteness. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation. The Indiana University.Al shehab, M. (2013) Investigating the syntactic difficulties which encounter translation studentsat Irbid National University in Jordan from Arabic into English. Arab World EnglishJournal: Special issue on Translation, 2, 129 -148Azar, B. (2007) Grammar-based teaching: A practitioner‟s perspective. TESL-EJ, 11(2),Bachman, L. F. (1990). Fundamental considerations in language testing. Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press.Bardovi-Harlig, K. & Reynolds, D.W. (1995) The role of lexical aspect in the acquisition oftense and aspect. TESOL Quarterly, 29 (1), 107-131.Bartram, M. & Walton, R. (1991) Correction. London: Language Teaching PublicationsBates , J. (1976) Review of Spatial and temporal uses of English prepositions: An essay instratificational semantics: David C. Bennett Longman, London. Lingua 39 (4), 353-368Batstone, R. & Ellis, R. (2009) Principled grammar teaching. System 37 (2), 194-204Bennett, D. C. (1975) Spatial and Temporal Uses of English Prepositions: An Essay inStratificational Semantics. London: Longman.Borg, S. (January 01, 1999). Teachers' theories in grammarteaching. Elt Journal ( UnitedStates), 53, 3, 157-167.Bouziane, A. (2002) Linguistic and Rhetorical Features in Moroccan EFL Pupils’ Narratives: ALongitudinal Study. Doctorate in Education, Faculty of Education: RabatBouziane, A. (2005) Review of Understanding and Using English Grammar: Interactive. TESL-EJ, 9 (3).Brown, H. D. (2007). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy.White Plains, N.Y.: Pearson Longman.Canale, M. & Swain, M. (1980) Theoretical bases of communicative approaches to secondlanguage teaching and testing. Applied Linguistics 1 (1), 1-47.Arab World English JournalISSN: 2229-9327www.awej.org80