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Title: Pair Counting to Improve Grammar and Spoken Fluency
Language: English
Authors: Hanson, Stephanie
Source: English Teaching Forum. 2017 55(4):24-27.
Availability: US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2017
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Grammar, Sentences, Language Proficiency, Verbs, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Structural Grammar
ISSN: 1559-663X
Abstract: English language learners are often more grammatically accurate in writing than in speaking. As students focus on meaning while speaking, their spoken fluency comes at a cost: their grammatical accuracy decreases. The author wanted to find a way to help her students improve their oral grammar; that is, she wanted them to focus on grammar while still exercising their spoken fluency. This article provides instructions for how to use simple past verbs as the target grammatical structure for monitoring fluency. Students are grouped in pairs with one student being the "talker," and the other student being the "counter." Pair counting is a quick, easy, interactive, and motivating way to help students work on spoken fluency while also focusing on producing a specific grammatical form. Suggestions for using this technique with other grammar topics are also provided.
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Entry Date: 2018
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