This document discusses inductive teaching methods for teaching grammar. It explains that inductive teaching involves providing students with examples and having them infer the rules through repetition and discovery. This allows students to learn grammar rules through experience in a meaningful way without translation. The teacher provides guidance and feedback as students go through trials of hypothesizing rules. Benefits include rules being memorable, active student involvement, and developing problem-solving skills. Potential downsides include lessons taking more time and energy and students possibly inferring incorrect rules.

1. How to teach grammar from
examples
Inductive teaching

2. Inductive teaching
•Students learn the rules by
providing several
examples and inferring by
the repetitions.

3. Learning through
experience

4. Use of Direct Method,
Natural Approach, Total
Physical Response.
•Language is
process better
without
translation.

6. Discovering the rule
•It involves
different cycles of
trial and error.
•The guidance and
feedback of the
teacher is also
necessary.

7. PROS
Rules are meaningful and
memorable for Ss.
Ss are actively involved in the
learning process.
Mental effort ensures greater
memorability.
Encourage pattern-recognition
and problem-solving abilities
what makes t suitable for
learners who like this type of
challenges.
When done collaboratively
and in the target language,
Ss have opportunity for
extra language practice.
Prepare Ss for self-reliance and
leads to learners 'autonomy.

8. CONS
It takes a lot of time and energy,
can lead to missing practice.
Working too much on rules
may mislead Ss to believe that
rules are the objective of the
language..
Ss may hypothesize the wrong
rule in the application.
Can take a lot of time from
the teacher to plan a
lesson.
Students may feel
frustrated if they
prefer to be told the
rule.

9. Resources:
How to teach Grammar
Scott Thornbury
Longman
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