Research Design and Methods for the Application of Communicative Activities into Teaching Grammar for EFL Learners

Lien Cam

Abstract


 Grammar has always been considered as an important area of teaching foreign languages in Vietnam. Mastering grammar knowledge will contribute to improve the outcomes of English learning process in terms of exam results. Also, it will help students enhance skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing. Therefore, many language teachers tend to apply various new approaches in teaching English grammar, but how to teach grammar effectively is still a controversial issue that needs to be studied more. The paper aims to frame the research design and methods of using communicative activities in teaching grammar for first year English-majored students at Dong Nai Technology University. Thanks to the findings of this study, teachers are able to plan an action research to evaluate the effectiveness of using communicative activities in grammar instruction. Simultaneously, students’ attitudes towards communicative activities in the English classroom are also investigated. As a result, teachers can adopt a more efficient technique to achieve better results in grammar teaching.


Keywords


English grammar, research design, methodology review, communicative activities, teaching and learning

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v26.2.3103

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