Agenda Communication - Current Projects

Teach Me Grammar!

In the second half of 2011, twelve intrepid language and literacy teachers joined the Teach Me Grammar Project - an action learning project investigating the ins and outs of teaching grammar to various adult learner groups (CaLD, native speakers, ATSI, Deaf). The aim was to identify the value of teaching grammar and of finding the most productive and effective ways of doing so. The participants attended ten, four-hour PD sessions to learn the grammar themselves (or 'plug the gaps' in their grammar knowledge) and to consider and learn about a variety of techniques for teaching it to their own learners. Between the sessions, the participants were expected to teach at least some of what they had learned to their own students, and then reflect on the experience through a specially designed blog. The great success of the project led to a new, slightly extended program and a second, more intensive program being organised for 2012. A third program was also started in Albany which will continue into 2013. Another Perth-based program will also run in 2013 starting in March. This program has already been filled, but if you are interested in participating in a future program (or simply finding out a little more about it) contact Geoff Pearson on 9330 8989.

The program covers:

Grammar Lessons on:

Nouns

Action verbs

Static verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Pronouns

Prepositions

Determiners

Conjunctions

5 basic active sentence patterns with variations

7 key tenses

These Teaching skills:

Using video and real-life texts

Combining and decombining sentneces

Physicalising grammar

Integrating grammar teaching into communicative tasks

Noticing, hunting and imitating

Questions considered were:

What's the value of teaching grammar, if any?

Is it the same for different learner groups?

What should be taught when, and in what order?

Should we abandon traditional terminology in favour of more user-friendly language?

Current

projects

Registered Training Organisation

NC4780

News

Teach Me Grammar Program 2013

TheTeach Me Grammar Program 2013is now fully booked and will start in March.

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Teach Me Grammar - Drawing to a close in 2019?

In the second half of 2011, twelve intrepid language and literacy teachers joined the Teach Me Grammar Project - an action learning project investigating the ins and outs of teaching grammar to various adult learner groups (CaLD, native speakers, ATSI, Deaf). The aim was to identify the value of teaching grammar and of finding the most productive and effective ways of doing so. The participants attended ten, four-hour PD sessions to learn the grammar themselves (or 'plug the gaps' in their grammar knowledge) and to consider and learn about a variety of techniques for teaching it to their own learners. Between the sessions, the participants were expected to teach at least some of what they had learned to their own students, and then reflect on the experience through a specially designed blog. The great success of the project led to a new, slightly extended program and a second, more intensive program being organised for 2012. A third program was also started in Albany continued into 2013. As well as other Perth-based programs being run in 2013, 2014 and 2015, a program was run in Geraldton from July 2013 to June 2014. Three further programs ran in 2015/16, and two more each in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

There is currently some uncertainty as to whether the Teach Me Grammar program will continue after the end of March 2019. If the program should no longer be funded by the Department of Trainign and Workforce Development, other options for continuing as a "fee-for-service" program will be explored. Watch this space!

If you are interested in participating (or simply finding out a little more about it) contact Geoff Pearson on 9330 8989.