Grammar and CI“CI looks fun, but how do they learn grammar?”

“CI teaching is great for speaking and listening, but not for grammar.”

“I like grammar. I like teaching grammar.”

“Grammar is the most important part of a language.”

Grammar as vocabulary• Vocabulary is not limited to one word.• A phrase can be a “vocabulary structure”.

il lui donne he gives to him/to herpersonne n’aide nobody helpsil veut que j’aille he wants me to go

je suis I am il devrait he should

Circling and PQA

• Simply write what you are saying on the board• Point out grammar concepts/rules• Do this over and over again! • I try to focus on one grammar concept– Example: Level 1- adjective agreement

- subject pronouns - verb endings

Verb Walls

Word Walls

Pop-up grammarIl y a une belle fille qui s’appelle

Jacqueline. Elle aime les chiens. Les chiens l’aiment…

Jacqueline est contente, mais le garçon n’est pas content.

Levels of pop-ups:1. What does it mean?2. What if I said _______?3. What is the difference between4. How would you say _______?

POV or tense changes• Il y a une belle fille • qui s’appelle

Jacqueline. • Elle aime les chiens. • Les chiens l’aiment…

• Jacqueline est contente,

• mais le garçon n’est pas content.

• Je suis une belle fille• Je m’appelle

Jacqueline• J’aime les chiens• Les chiens m’aiment

• Je suis contente

Club de 100• Teaching verb conjugations through meaning.• For the 4%ers• Classwork grade (best grade out of 3)• 5 minutes once a week• Grade in class

Grammar SongsAuld Lang SynePast is habléVarias veces hablabaI will talk is hablaréI would talk hablaríaI have talked he habladoTo show doubt is hable o hablara

ClementineIl chanteIl a chantéIl chantait plusieurs foisIl chanterait s’il pouvaitEt demain il chantera)