Grammar
is one of the topics that make teenagers get bored from learning English. Many teenagers confuse from its complex
structure and rules. However, grammar is
one of the most important things in learning languages effectively. Accordingly, teacher has to find the way to solve this problem. If
teenager-students can learn grammar without pressure, the lesson will be meaningful
and good to their language skills also. To enhance teenager-students enjoy with
English grammar is not an easy burden for teacher, so teacher has to prepare a
lesson plan to teach them carefully. There are many ways to encourage students
to learn grammar. Here are some ideas for making grammar teaching more
teen-friendly; to break down negativity, to use texts and to choose the involve
students.
Break
down negativity can release students’ pressure in learning grammar, because
they think grammar is a difficult thing to learn. If your students are very
resistant to grammar, show them why it’s necessary. Record someone using
correct vocabulary but confusing grammar and ask them what the problem is. You
could also give them written messages without any grammar words and ask them to
make sense of them. Sometimes students are put off by metalanguage, such as the
names of tenses, or the G–word itself, so avoid it! Talk about language for
–ing instead, e.g. ‘Today we’re going to look at language for telling stories’.
Use
texts in teaching grammar can make students easier to understand the rules and
the structure. Present grammar in the context of a reading or listening text,
an authentic video extract or a song. This way it’s easier to see how the
language is used and work out the meaning from the context. Often the key to
motivating a class is an interesting topic, so choose a text which will engage
your learners. Many grammar areas can also be reinforced through extensive
reading or listening. Graded readers are very useful for teenagers. If your
students use public transport, encourage them to read on their e-books or look
at magazines etc. on their mobiles or listen to podcasts while travelling.
Involving
the students in teaching methods can help them to memorize the lesson. Avoid
lecturing on grammar – nothing is more boring – but continually questions the
students, either in a whole class situation, or by giving questions about the
language to groups/pairs/individuals. Experiment with getting the students to
teach each other grammar areas. You could get them to research new areas or
revisit areas that you have looked at but which are still problematic. You’ll
need to provide or recommend ways of researching the items. Remember the
saying: if you want to learn something, teach it to somebody else! Moreover,
learning grammar can be fun activity, if teacher choose the new and interesting
media to teach the teenager.
To
summarize, it is the fact that most of teenagers do not enjoy learning grammar.
Nevertheless, there are the ways to encourage them. To break down negativity, by avoiding the name
of tenses or the name of grammar rule, then give them the errors and ask them
to find the error instead. Next, to use the text, students can learn and
memorize the grammar point from the context. Then, let students to involve in
classroom situation in learning grammar and provide them opportunities to work
in group or in pairs. In addition, using the interesting materials and media to
show the teenagers that learning grammar can be fun. Finally, it is very important to the teacher
to choose the grammar that match to students challenge. If the students learn
happily, the valuable knowledge they can get.
Refrence: Helen Hadkins, 2014, Teenager an Grammar, (cited 23, August, 2014), Available from: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teenagers-grammar
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