The ministry of higher and secondary specialised education of uzbekistan

How are the two types of grammar different?
1. Formal grammar is the ability to describe the language.
2. Functional grammar is the ability to use the language.
3. The Functional grammar is better because it helps the learners in the achievement of real aims of language learning.
4. Functional grammar is learnt while speaking their mother tongue.
5. Formal grammar is taught and used in schools.
6. People learn mother tongue without learning formal grammar.
7. A learner can learn a new language without formal grammar.
Deductive method consists on grammar-based language learning.
The motto is: grammar first, language next. Examples flow down from universal rules. The approach is: general to particular. The teacher states the rules with examples. Children who already learnt some language.
Inductive method Examples are given to the students. Out of the examples the rules are framed. This method is called inductive method. It is the method of formulating generalization from concrete examples or facts.
Choice of method:
1. A good teacher of grammar should be eclectic.
2. He should have his own approach.
3. He should select what is best suitable.
4. He should explain and describe grammatical aspects.
5. He should have a definite plan for classroom transaction
Steps in grammar or the organization of grammar teaching:
A grammar class must be learner-friendly. There are four steps involved in grammar.
1. Presentation
2. Isolation and explanation
3. Practice
4. Evaluation
Presentation:
• The grammatical item or structure is presented in the form of a text.
• The aim is to help the learners understand its form and meaning.
• It is provided in the form of a story or dialogue. The teacher reads it aloud.
• The students read aloud, repeat or reproduce from memory the use of grammar item.
Isolation and exploration:
• Focus is on the grammatical items - its rules and its functions.
• The learners understand the various aspects of the grammatical item.
• Comparison, generalization and explanation is done in the mother tongue if necessary.