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Magic with MEGiCMagic with MEGiC
17th Macmillan Methodology Conference
12 April 2008
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Choices…
Mountain or sea?Coffee or tea?Half empty / half full?Teach the 12(?) tenses?
Some illustrations from MEGiC Intermediate
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Teaching grammar is…
They always ask for the rule…
Grammar is the part of language
you can give marks on
1-2-3: Presentation
PracticeProduction
Teach the exceptions and they acquire the
rest
My students are reluctant to
communicate so I give them exercises.
They say the sentences aloud, that’s something.
Clue: What would you say to a teacher trainee?
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It makes some sense…
Students:Subject inference:-English seen as (just another) subject
History – dataPhysics – lawsMaths: half a point for the rule only?
Traditions from school/parents/teachers
Still not enough real life exposure
Teachers:
„Stressed for marks”seems to be objective for testing
„Stressed for tangible progress”from students and parents; coursebook dimensions
„Syllabus > teacher > student” framework
Stressed for time
They always ask for the rule…
My students are reluctant to
communicate
Grammar is the part of language
you can give marks on
I give them exercises. They say the sentences aloud,
that’s something.
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The pendulum
heavy GTM „grammar-is-bad-CLT”
Grammar tables and rules are not a sin anymore (also L1).
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Some examples…
How far should we go back? Some extremes…
What’s in, what’s out? – some examples
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How about…
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How about…
Wishes Quiz5) I’m always getting pushed around and beat
up everywhere I go. I wish I __________ kung fu.know / were knowing / knew / could have been knowing
8) Why did you hit me? I wish you _____ that.weren’t going to do / couldn’t do / didn’t do / hadn’t done
10) Mary is mad at me because I couldn’t attend her graduation ceremony. I wish I ______, but I had to wash my hair.were attending / attended / could attend / could have attended / were a rich man
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How about…
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Some books…
[Images removed to reduce file size.
Samples from:
1) Thomson, A. J. & Martinet, A. V. A Practical English Grammar: Exercises 2. 1986:3. OUP.
2) Newby, D. Grammar for Communication. 1996. NTK, Budapest
3) Anderson, V. et al. Grammar Practice for Pre-Intermediate Students. 2000. Longman]
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The need for grammar
• Uncovering Grammar: Putting grammar into place
• Pendulum: fluency ------- accuracy
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Why another grammar book?
Take worksheets off the netPhotocopy T’s own copy >:-(Grammar section in CBAND ANYWAY, tons of grammar books are available already
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MEGiC: Features
Explanations / rules (yep!)Controlled practice, step-by-stepAdditional practice + extension activitiesVarious exercise types (exam related)CD-ROM: glossary, exercises, testsQuality print + coloursTopic-based (cross-curricular) texts3 levels
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Put it into practice
Activity time!
Possible scenarios?
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