Teaching of Grammar Categories: An Approach According to Activity Theory | Chapter 06 | Perspectives of Arts and Social Studies Vol. 1
Acquisition of
grammar and methods
for teaching of
grammar is a
topic of discussion
within educational system in many countries. Normally, pupils at primary
and secondary school show strong difficulties
in independent writing production,
which depends, among
other things, on
general knowledge of basics
of grammar. No
original strategies or
innovation methods are
proposed in traditional education.
The chapter represents
an effort to
show a new
pedagogical approach to teaching initial grammar categories. The
aim of the study was to obtain qualitative pedagogical data during the work
with basic grammar categories through prior acquisition of certain skills of
orientation and reflective comprehension of differences between essential
characteristics of each type of word (basic
grammar category). Initial
categories are also
understood as basic
and general grammar categories. The study was carried out
with Mexican regular pupils of second grade of primary school. Specific symbolic
orientation was created
to facilitate identification of
essential features of
basic grammar categories. According to the results of the study, all
pupils have shown positive acquisition of
intellectual actions for comparison
and individual production
of basic grammar
categories. The authors discuss
effectiveness of positive
results, which were
obtained by application
of new pedagogical experience.
Our proposal is
based on strategies
of guided orientation
according to cultural historical
psychology and activity
theory. The results
have shown positive
effects of the program for acquisition of initial
grammar concepts by Mexican pupils. Orientation base of actions and usage of
external means for
orientation (special cards)
were main instrument,
which allowed to achieve
effectiveness in reflective
knowledge of pupils
and in grammar
awareness. The main principles of
guided and joint
activity including teacher
and pupils in
classroom were applied
with success for formation
of general grammar
concepts. Formative experiment
applied to introductive teaching of grammar categories
proved to be useful method in educational psychology. Orientation used in
teaching should take into account types, levels and essential contents feature
of concepts of grammar: general grammar categories.
Author(s) Details
Daniel Rosas Alvarez
Teacheron Psychology,
Residence in Clinical Neuropsychology, Faculty of Higher Studies Zaragoza,
National Autonomous University of Mexico, México.
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