M a education paper-v methods of teaching english

4.4.4.1. ii. Inductive method: 
This method insists on lots of examples first, formulation of the rule later 
and more examples. 
E.g. the phrase ‘used to ‘ – This is used in relation to a past habit. 
First the teacher gives a number of examples. 
I used to play football at school. (Now I no longer play. ) 
Mr. Nayak used to take a cold water bath at 4 o’ clock in the morning (now the doesn’t do it.)
My uncle used to hunt when he was in service. (Now he is retired, he doesn’t do it.) 
Then teacher warns the students that many people use this expression for present habit or 
practice which is wrong.
e.g. –I use to take coffee every day. 
Then the teacher helps the students to frame the rule, from all these examples, that 
‘used to’ expresses a past habit. 

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Then he elicits some more examples from them. 
The Inductive method makes the pupils think for themselves and take parts in language learning. 
Teaching and learning are made interesting through contextualized discussion. Children learn 
grammar incidentally. This is called functional grammar. They have plenty of practice in 
sentence patterns.
Of course, it requires competent teachers to teach by the Inductive Method. Their own usage 
must be correct. This Method produces very good results with beginners. 
The teaching of grammar may also be closely linked with remedial teaching. 
Difficult and abstract concepts may be explained using the mother – tongue of the students. 
4.4.4.1.iii. Inducto-deductive Method: 
Selection suitable examples, arriving at generalizations and then again leaving 
initiative to the students to apply and illustrate the guidelines is known as Inducto- deductive 
method of teaching grammar. This method will make grammar teaching useful and effective as 
compared to the other two methods. Hence it is aptly said that “Teacher grammar inductively and 
apply it deductively.