Awareness of Structure/Meaning Connections
Explanation: Despite the fact that many English learners have been taught primarily through a grammatical approach, they often seem to lack the understanding that grammar is meaning. Many learners see English grammar as rules rather than as meaning. An example of this is students learning that “ed” is used to make past tense but not grasping the idea of “completed action” that is crucial to a full understanding of the English meaning of “past.” Another example in Indonesian speakers is the frequent use of “ever” to convey the idea that something happened at an unspecified time in the past, such as in the statement “I ever go there.” In English, present perfect tense is the mechanism for conveying this meaning–not a single word. When grammar is taught more as “meaning” and less as “rules”, students more readily understand how grammar and words are used together to convey meaning.
As I share “grammar meanings” with students, my goal is to help them see the big picture that is English structure and meaning combined. Contrary to courses and texts in which discrete grammar items are digested individually and sequentially, grammar should be viewed holistically, focusing on areas of logic and meaning which may have been previously unnoticed.
Learner Perspective: “
A grammar approach was the only way I Iearned English. Rules and formulas were important to be learned and remembered. My teachers never taught me to make connections between the tenses and the meaning. I did not have a full understanding of the relationship between English structures and meanings. This was one of the reasons I failed in conversing with native speakers, and I know I had taught my previous students inappropriate ways. I did not understand the connections between the structures and the meaning in a language when I was learning English. My new understanding and awareness came later.
Awareness of Structure/Meaning Connections Explanation: Despite the fact that many English learners have been taught primarily through a grammatical approach, they often seem to lack the understanding that grammar is meaning. Many learners see English grammar as rules rather than as meaning. An example of this is students learning that “ed” is used to make past tense but not grasping the idea of “completed action” that is crucial to a full understanding of the English meaning of “past.” Another example in Indonesian speakers is the frequent use of “ever” to convey the idea that something happened at an unspecified time in the past, such as in the statement “I ever go there.” In English, present perfect tense is the mechanism for conveying this meaning–not a single word. When grammar is taught more as “meaning” and less as “rules”, students more readily understand how grammar and words are used together to convey meaning. As I share “grammar meanings” with students, my goal is to help them see the big picture that is English structure and meaning combined. Contrary to courses and texts in which discrete grammar items are digested individually and sequentially, grammar should be viewed holistically, focusing on areas of logic and meaning which may have been previously unnoticed. Learner Perspective: “ วิธีไวยากรณ์เป็นวิธีเดียวที่ฉัน Iearned อังกฤษ กฎและสูตรต้องเรียนรู้ และจดจำ ครูของฉันไม่เคยสอนให้ผมทำการเชื่อมต่อระหว่างกาลหมาย ฉันไม่ได้เป็นความเข้าใจของความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างโครงสร้างภาษาอังกฤษและความหมาย นี้เป็นหนึ่งในเหตุผลที่ผมล้มเหลวในการสนทนากับเจ้าของภาษา และฉันรู้ว่า ฉันมีสอนวิธีการไม่เหมาะสมนักเรียนของฉันก่อนหน้านี้ ผมไม่เข้าใจการเชื่อมต่อระหว่างแบบโครงสร้างและความหมายในภาษาเมื่อผมเรียนรู้ภาษาอังกฤษ ความเข้าใจใหม่และจิตสำนึกของฉันมาในภายหลัง
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