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I have been teaching for over five years now and this course has given more insight into the world of english language learning. I found the grammar sections to be the most helpful. I?ve worked with and come across many foreign teachers who are incapable of dictating rules of grammar. I suppose we take it for granted that we speak the language with such ease. It is a whole other thing to be able to communicate to someone the math behind the language. The formulas in english grammar can be very challenging and because english has been influenced by many other languages, there are always exceptions to rules. Not only is this frustrating for the students but the teachers as well, especially if we cannot speak our students? language. This course has provided activities; resources and methods of teaching that will help us overcome such obstacles. It is vital that teachers of the language are knowledgeable of the subject; otherwise students lose faith in their classes. Teachers should always know the grammar topic they are teaching and should be prepared for all questions that might come up. When I was a student in school I know that I didn?t learn grammar rules until I was learning another language (french). In that class, the students learned the parts of speech and the major sequences in a sentence and in questions. So, I know how important it is for students of english to be able to identify the parts of the sentence to help them compose (whether orally or written) coherent and proper phrases. I have actually enforced this in more of my classes now. Before we get into the key phrases they are meant to learn in a particular unit, we break it down together first, so they know what is really going on in each sentence. Then we put them into the context of a dialogue or a story. Once they are familiar with its use and grammar structure, we create our own versions of them, either by re-writing the dialogue/story or creating new ones. I have found that this method of teaching key phrases creates far more retention than merely listening and repeating them over and over again. Grammar is important. If students know the hows and whys of the structure, then it all makes sense in their minds and they will remember it better.
