Teaching of Grammar:

Deductive Approach
(Explain each the rules and the structures first and after that the
examples are given.)
 Activity
Walker and Elsworth (1986) suggest:
1. Rule explanation,
2. Translation,
3. Doing various worksheet,
4. Self-study grammar.
 Blank-filling in
1) Topic : “Adverb”
2) Explanation: “The verb which has “ly” is called Adverb.”
3) Provide examples -Slowly, quickly, mostly, nicely, softly,
gently etc.
4) Give some fill in the blanks with clues and the students
have to select the adverbs . Those are given below:
a) Amy runs (Slow/ slowly)..................................
b) Sheila dances (nicely/ nice).................................
c) Jun Hong is talking (Softly/ soft)..............................
d) Amirah is singing (loud/loudly)........................
5) After giving these, students complete them
6) The teacher checks their understanding
 Suitability
• Level 2 primary school pupils
– Elder learners may mature enough to understand the
concepts or encounter grammar terminology given.
– It respects the intelligence and maturity of many -
especially adult -students, and acknowledges the role of
cognitive processes in language acquisition.
• Rural students
– Have less prior knowledge about grammar
– So when the students were asked to find the rule of
grammar they are confused.
– When students were drilled by their teacher using
deductive approach, they may feel secure and confusion
can be avoid.