ESL Grammar

Heinle & Heinle Webcast
Originally broadcast live on November 7, 2001

Information about "Grammaring" in the ESL Classroom

Take part in this interactive workshop from your classroom, office, lab, or home!

In "Grammaring" in the ESL Classroom," Diane Larsen-Freeman will:

- Discuss why it is important for you to know about "grammaring"
- Show how language/grammar is made up of three interacting dimensions
- Highlight the importance of working on grammar in a meaningful way
- Provide examples of effective grammar teaching practice
- Answer your questions!

Although second language acquisition (SLA) research has given us some important insights into language learning, the effect of output practice on SLA has been ignored. This is presumably because no one wants to risk a return to the meaningless, rote drills. However, practice of a certain kind is indispensable to second language learning. In this live, video Webcast, Diane will discuss the concept of "grammaring" - the design and implementation of meaningful practice that is directed at students' specific learning challenges. Participants will have an opportunity to experience first-hand "grammaring" activities and will be able to ask questions.

Diane Larsen-Freeman is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Interim Co-Dean at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont. A pioneer in the field of ESL/EFL instruction, she has published on the topics of second language acquisition research, English grammar, language teaching methods, and teacher education. Her books include: Discourse Analysis in Second Language Research (Newbury House, 1980), The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher's Course (with Marianne Celce-Murcia, Heinle & Heinle, 1983, 1999), Techniques and Principles in Second Language Teaching (Oxford University Press, 1986), An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research (with Michael Long, Longman, 1991), and Teaching Language: From Grammar to Grammaring (Heinle & Heinle, forthcoming. Dr. Larsen-Freeman is also Series Director for Grammar Dimensions, a four-level English grammar series (Heinle & Heinle 1993, 1997, 2000). An engaging speaker and true lover of language acquisition, Dr. Larsen-Freeman has helped change the way the world learns languages.

Who should attend this Webcast?
- Program, Department, or Staff Development Coordinators
- ESL teachers in colleges, private language institutes, and high schools
- ESL/EFL teachers-in-training
- Professionals looking to expand their knowledge of teaching languages
- Educators who are currently teaching grammar