Interactive oral grammar exercises with five defining qualities (Comeau)

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 2 studies (1 review, 1 theoretical), q1–q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The bibliography describes, citing Comeau (1992), an interactive oral grammar exercise defined as having five qualities: "be communicative, be meaningful, provide a limited choice, be expressive, and be integrated with other types of exercises". Grammar is viewed as a social activity taught through student-to-student and teacher-to-student participation, with communication on a par with correctness. Student-to-student activities include dialogues, poetry and drama, and information-gathering activities.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Exercises must satisfy the five qualities: communicative, meaningful, limited choice, expressive, and integrated with other exercise types.

Constraints

Target Learners

• ESL/EFL classroom learners

Target Goals

• Oral grammar use in communication

Claims

• A 1982 bilingual-education teacher-training packet asserts, citing Krashen, that repetitive drill and grammar-focused instruction are ineffective for second language acquisition [+W]
• Informal evidence that adults do not automatically process input to develop competence reopens the role of grammar instruction (as reported by the bibliography, citing Terrell) [~W]

Related Patterns

Examples

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Key Sources

• Kotapish, Carl E. (1993). The Place of Grammar in the ESL/EFL Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED376699

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title	Interactive oral grammar exercises with five defining qualities (Comeau)
description	The bibliography describes, citing Comeau (1992), an interactive oral grammar exercise defined as having five qualities: "be communicative, be meaningful, provide a limited choice, be expressive, and be integrated wit...
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