PRESENTED BY

SULAIM BT A RAHMAN
NURUL FATIMATULZAHRA BT AZHA
TUTORIAL WEEK 1
TSL3083
TASK
Discuss and present the following topics;

- Grammar for young learners
- The place of grammar in the primary ESL
classroom





Grammar for young learners
The age of our students is a
major factor in our decisions
about how and what to
teach.
People of different ages
have different needs,
competences and cognitive
skills (Harmer, 2005).
Harmer (2005) further
explains that young learners
learn differently from older
children, adolescents and
adults among others in the
following ways;

They respond to meaning even if they do not
understand individual words.
They often learn indirectly rather than directly
taking every information around them rather than
focusing on the precise topic being taught
Their understanding comes from explanation as well
as from what they see and hear and interact with.
They find abstract concepts such as grammar rules
difficult to grasp
They have a limited attention span; unless activities
are extremely engaging, they can get easily bored,
losing interest after ten minutes or so.

In relation to the teaching of grammar for young
learners, explicit grammar teaching is more effective at
the intermediate to advanced levels than beginning
levels (Brown, 2007).
This is because incidental focus on form is valuable as
it treats errors that occur while learners are engaged in
meaningful communication.
This corrective feedback can facilitate acquisition if it
involves a mixture of implicit and explicit feedback.
The place of Grammar in ESL
primary classroom
THE KSSR SYLLABUS

Under the KSSR syllabus, the English language
curriculum emphasises on the pupils
development of basic language skills in building
the proficiency in the language.

Grammar is only introduced from Year 3
onwards.

KSSR ENGLISH
Language Focus Language Arts
Level 2
(Year 4,5,6)
Skills : Listening &
Speaking, Reading,
Writing, Vocabulary
(includes Science and
Math themes as well as
Grammar)
Readers
+
(Literature)
English at Play:
Music, Poetry & Drama.
Level 1
(Year 1,2,3)
Skills : Listening &
Speaking, Reading,
Writing, Vocabulary
Grammar Year 3
(phonics and
penmanship)

Readers
-Big Books
Lady bird series
Music, Poetry & Drama.


STRAND 1 STRAND 2
PRE-SCHOOL
Objectives Of the KSSR
By the end of Year 6, pupils should be able to:
i. communicate with peers and adults confidently
and appropriately in formal and informal situations;
ii. read and comprehend a range of English texts for
information and enjoyment;
iii. write a range of texts using appropriate language,
style and form through a variety of media;
iv. appreciate and demonstrate understanding of
English language literary or creative works for
enjoyment; and
v. use correct and appropriate rules of grammar in
speech and writing