Welcome to 'TeachingEnglish: How to teach grammar'
How will the course help you?
Discover how to help your learners notice, make sense of, and become more confident using grammar with engaging, meaning-focused teaching. Learn about deductive and inductive approaches to grammar teaching, how to evaluate the best approach for your learners and identify contexts and tasks which encourage 'noticing'.
What does the course include?
How to teach grammar is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three hour modules. It also includes:
- A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
- Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
- Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
- A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.
What will you learn?
- Module 1: Methods and approaches for grammar
This module provides an introduction to a range of English language teaching approaches. You'll explore and contrast a variety of deductive and inductive approaches before going on to evaluate these in relation to your own learners and context.
- Module 2: Engaging with grammar - noticing and restructuring
The module looks at a range of tasks which encourage ‘noticing’ in addition to ‘restructuring’ activities. You will have the opportunity to modify grammar exercises and design restructuring activities.
- Module 3: Engaging with grammar - different approaches
The aim of this module is to explore deductive and inductive approaches to teaching grammar. You will look at a range of techniques to introduce grammar.
When is the course?
Enrolment for 'How to teach grammar' is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
How much does the course cost?
The course is free.
How can you get a certificate?
You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.
What level of English do you need?
Minimum CEFR B1
What can you do now?
While you're waiting for the online modules to open, if you're interested in learning more about teaching grammar, you can:
- Get teaching ideas from our Courses for teachers Facebook community.
- Access learning content related to our courses on Facebook (Facebook account required).
- Access teaching resources on the TeachingEnglish website
- Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.
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Hello good evening sir i…
Hello good evening sir i want to learn grammar i need help sir
How to teach grammar
Hi umeer,
This page is giving information about a new course we're running for Teachers of English on 'How to teach grammar'. The instructions to join for teachers of English are at the top of this page. If you are a learner and want to learn more English grammar you will find our 'Learn English' site helpful. It has a section on grammar. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/Good luck with your learning!
Anne
TeachingEnglish
Starting the course
Hi Hanoudi,
Your account looks fine to me, can you see the 'My Portfolio' option in the menu above the picture of the young teacher? This is where you will see the course from the 30th August. Hope you enjoy doing the course!
Anne
TeachingEnglish team
How to teach grammar
Hi, can you help me, I can register to this course, I am here for an hour and I can't do it
Course
Hi Alinionoc,
Have you followed the steps in the instructions at the top of the page? if so, can you see the menu 'My Portfolio'? The course will be visibel there from the start date 30th August (not before :)). Hope you enjoy it if you are already at that step. If not tell us which step doen't work for you.
Scroll up for these active links:
How do I sign up for the course?
- STEP 1: Click or tap Create a free account or log in to your existing account. You need to be logged in to visit the course website.
- STEP 2: After you have logged in, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
Anne
How to teach the grammar
I would like to explore the teaching techniques.
Starting the course
Hi,
Followed the steps in the instructions at the top of the page. Can you see the menu 'My Portfolio'? The course will be visible there. Hope you enjoy it if you are already at that step. If not tell us which step doesn't work for you.
Scroll up for these active links:
How do I sign up for the course?
- STEP 1: Click or tap Create a free account or log in to your existing account. You need to be logged in to visit the course website.
- STEP 2: After you have logged in, click or tap to visit our course website to see all available courses.
- STEP 3: Enrol on your free course
- STEP 4: Start learning when the course begins.
Anne
Greetings,
I am interested in how to teach grammar