Grammar.

1. GRAMMAR
Júlia Machetti Vallverdú

2. • Set of rules to build sentences.
• Relationships between words.
• More effective/clear communication.
WHAT IS GRAMMAR?

3. GRAMMAR, CHILDREN AND ADULTS
• Language acquisition process.
• They are never taught grammar.
• They practice a lot/long time.
• Experiment: understanding of
complex grammar.1
• Logic and reasoning to
learn.
• Improve faster and
compare.
1. Psychologists at the University of Liverpool (at the Child Language Study Centre).

4. ONLY GRAMMAR?
• Learn only with dictionaries and grammar.
• Wrong way/won’t speak well.2
• Use it for communicative purposes.
• Take into account all the skills.
2. Ellis. (1994). The study of second Language Acquisition

5. COMMON EXERCISES
• Error correction exercises.
• Sentence transformation exercises.
• Gap-fill exercises.

6. ERROR CORRECTION
• Read and understand.
• Search and cross out
unnecessary words.
• At least, three correct lines.
• No more than six.

7. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
• Guess tested structure.
• Think of phrases with the word.
• Check the sentence.
• Don’t omit information.

8. GAP-FILL
• Read.
• Remember what they test.
• Pay attention to punctuation
and speech.
• Notice the register.
• One word per gap.
• Check the spelling.

9. PRACTICE AND RESOURCES
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10. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!