Thanks a lot Penny for sharing an inspiring video.


Thanks a lot Penny for sharing an inspiring video. You have reminded me about the importance of some principles when teaching the students. The principle no 3, making it interesting, is worth noting.

As far as my teaching experience with grammar class is concerned, I have managed to create it in some ways. I have used a combination of teaching approaches: discussion, presentation, collaboration, and lectures. In most cases, however, I always encourage my students to do self-discovery: they have to seek the answers themselves. I just facilitate their learning. My students find this way quite challenging yet interesting since they have a lot of freedom to express their ideas.

Last week I taught them about the future meanings: be + Ving and be going to V. Prior to the meeting, I gave them a question in their Google Classroom. Of course, they could access and referred their scanned textbook anytime they had difficulties.

Here are my questions.
Please respond to the following questions and later give your comments on your friends' posts (two times at least).
1. What is the difference between "What are you doing on Sunday?" with "What are you going to do on Sunday?"
2. What is the difference between "subject + going to verb" with "subject + will + verb"?
You can post your ideas soon without having to wait for the due date.
(This assignment is due on October 6, 2017)

With this way, I could learn how much they understood the grammar points I taught. More importantly, this way allowed me to create engagements with my students prior to the face to face meetings in the classroom. I could also help the underachiever personally.

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  1. Marwa TalbiNovember 7, 2017 at 6:00 AM

    I'm impressed by your way of teaching grammar! there are shy students who don't dare saying to me that they don't understand this or that grammar point. I guess this is one of the best ways ever to ckeck students' understanding.

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  2. Daniel GintingNovember 7, 2017 at 6:13 AM

    Thanks Marwa for your feedback

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  3. Hannah McCullochNovember 7, 2017 at 7:55 AM

    I agree with Marwa, this is a great way to teach but also make use of technology! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Daniel GintingNovember 7, 2017 at 8:01 AM

    Hannah, thanks a lot for your encouragement.

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  5. Penny UrNovember 7, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    I also enjoyed reading this! Thanks for sharing, Daniel!

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  6. Daniel GintingNovember 7, 2017 at 9:50 AM

    Penny Ur my pleasure, Penny.

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  7. Ruslan FilimonovNovember 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM

    Sorry I don't understand when you ask these questions (before or after the input). Are they used as h/w or as the initial test in the TTT framework?

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  8. Daniel GintingNovember 7, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    Ruslan Filimonov​​​ I had given these questions before we had a face to face meeting in the classroom. I'd like to call this assessment: it was not judgmental although the students' posts were graded. In my opinion, this activity was relevant at least based on several considerations:
    1. The students became autonomous. They were responsible for their own learning. They studied the grammar points at their pace.
    2. It stimulated self inquiry. I often saw the students did not like lecturing. They enjoyed finding the answers themselves.
    3. This activity somehow also served as diagnostic information: their understanding about particular grammar points. The posts or comments showed me which area needed improvement.
    4. Especially for the underachievers (shy students), I could help them with the individualized learning. I reached them one by one when necessary, guiding them to learn the grammar points better.

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  9. Penny UrNovember 7, 2017 at 9:41 PM

    Daniel - can you post a shortened version of your suggestion in the 'tips to share' discussion?

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  10. Daniel GintingNovember 8, 2017 at 1:19 AM

    Penny Ur Sure Penny. I will do it. Thanks a lot

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  11. Nina SeptinaNovember 10, 2017 at 11:08 PM

    Daniel, I love the idea of integrating technology into our teaching. Never thought of using Google+ to discuss grammar. How lively and fruitful discussions you have there! Thanks for sharing this!

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  12. Daniel GintingNovember 11, 2017 at 1:34 AM

    Hi Nina..thank you. :-)

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