The first part of this manuscript analyses a text by describing the following features: its social purpose and context; its audience; its register; its grammatical features at the level of the whole text i.e. its cohesion and coherence; its sentence or clause level grammatical features. Then it designs a series of grammar-focussed learning tasks which fit together in a cohesive learning program based on the text and the grammatical analysis of it, and which enhance the learners’ understanding of the meaning of the whole text. The second part of this paper briefly reviews current issues in the teaching of grammar in the field of TESOL.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Text Linguistics
- Genre
- Register
- Coherence
- Cohesion
- Reference
- Ellipsis
- Substitution
- Conjunctions
- Lexical cohesion
- Text connectives
- Morphology
- Word classes
- The tenses
- Auxiliary verbs
- Phrases and Words
- Sentences and Clauses
- Types of sentences
- Speech acts types
- Learning tasks
- Chapter Two: Current issues in grammar teaching
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to analyze a text by examining its social purpose, register, grammatical features, and coherence, then design a learning program based on this analysis. It also provides a brief overview of contemporary issues in grammar teaching within the field of TESOL.
- Text analysis and grammatical features
- Design of grammar-focused learning tasks
- Coherence and cohesion in text
- Current trends in grammar teaching
- Applications of grammar teaching in TESOL
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter One analyzes a text titled "THE CARNIVAL" by focusing on its genre, register, coherence, and cohesion. The analysis explores the text's grammatical features, including reference, ellipsis, substitution, and conjunctions. It then designs a series of grammar-focused learning tasks that aim to enhance learners' understanding of the text.
Chapter Two provides a brief overview of current issues in grammar teaching within the field of TESOL, examining emerging trends and challenges in the teaching of grammar.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The main keywords and focus topics of this paper are: text linguistics, grammar analysis, learning tasks, coherence, cohesion, reference, ellipsis, substitution, conjunctions, TESOL, grammar teaching, current issues.
- Quote paper
- Ahmad Altasan (Author), 2009, Text Linguistics. Report on Grammar and Language Teaching, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/345370
