Chapter 4

assessing grammar
effectively
 TEACHING INDICATORS

1. ORAL &WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

2. PROFICIENCY & COMPETENCE

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 OBJECTIVES

1. Explain the importance of understanding the

various ways of assessing students’ grammar
competence.
2. Designed a compilation of assessment tasks-
formative and summative which are consistent with
the selected competencies.
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I will give you 20 minutes to check on
with the web sites which are suggested
here and answer the given questions.

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 TASK #1:

I. Tripping down memory lane

- find a partner and take turns in sharing how you
were during your elementary or high school when it
comes to sentence structures?
- what realizations do you have after exchange of
sharing experiences with your partner? (share in
class)
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 TASK #2
Read “ Teaching and Assessing Grammar in the
Writing Classroom by accessing
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/teacher_and_tutor_resour
ces/teaching_resources/teaching_and_assessing_gram
mar.html
. Then answer the following questions.
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 QUESTIONS

1. What are the different ways to address grammar in

writing class?
2. What are the methods of marking grammatical
errors in students’ papers?
3. What proofreading strategies are highlighted?

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What are the different ways to address
grammar in writing class?

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 TASK #3

Knowing your Grammar test Results:

Grammar Test can be accessed from

https://www.stgeorges.co.uk/online-
English/online-english-test.
(then click TEST YOUR ENGLISH)

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 QUESTION

1. What logical conclusion can be drawn from your

grammar test results?

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CHECKING BETWEEN FORM
AND USE

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 Discussion ON THE USE OF LANGUAGE
OVER FORM & STRUCTURE
1. How could a focus on language use be integrated?

2. What does research say about integration of use

and form in assessing grammar competence?

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 1. REDEFINING THE CONSTRUCT And social
dimensions
• Framework of language issues in terms of varying
perspectives of grammar
• GRAMMAR 1: THE SYSTEM OF RULES IN OUR
HEAD
• GRAMMAR 2: THE FORMAL DESCRIPTION OF
RULES
• GRAMMAR 3: THE SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
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KNOWN AS LINGUISTICS ETIQUETTES

 2. ASPECTS OF STANDARDS
“ During
During the
the second
second two-year
two-year stretch
stretch of
of aa president’s
president’s term
term in
in
office,
office, he
he may
may find
find himself
himself on
on the
the defensive,
defensive, even
even with
with his
his own
own
part,
part, and
and when,
when, as
as frequently
frequently happens,
happens, his
his party
party loses
loses aa
number
number of of senate
senate and
and house
house seats
seats in
in the
the midterm
midterm election,
election, that
that
second
second stretch
stretch can
can become
become even
even more
more defensive.”
defensive.”

Source:
Source: Understanding
Understanding English
English Grammar,
Grammar, p.
p. 354
354

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