An Assessment of the Practices of Awareness Raising to Teaching the Course English Grammar in Use I: Kotebe College of Teachers' Education in Focus
| dc.contributor.author | Abera, Selamawit | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-18T06:59:10Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T04:05:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-18T06:59:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T04:05:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study attempts to assess the practice of awareness raising approach to teaching the course English Grammar in Use I. The study assessed whether or not the method and different components of grammar teaching used helped students effectively use the language both in the classroom and in real-life situations in their professional career. In order to achieve the objective, Kotebe College of teacher education was selected as a sample. Two instructors offering the course and also students were selected and taken as sample subjects. To select the subjects, availability sampling was used for the instructor and lottery method of simple random sampling was used for the students. Afterwards, three research instruments were used to gather information: questionnaire, classroom observation and interview. The results of the study indicated that, though the instructors claim the application of awareness raising to grammar teaching, the actual classroom practice with reference to task, techniques, procedures and integration of skills was not up to the expectation. In other words, what the instructors intended to apply and what was exactly going on in each grammar in use session was not harmonious. As the data revealed, different techniques which enhance students' active use of the language were not incorporated in the tasks. That is, students were not provided with series of tasks which enable them intensively practice. This, consequently, left most students passive in the production stage. The findings also indicated the less attempts made to integrate grammar with other basic language skills. To address the problems, the following were recommended for better practice. since teaching is a developing art which requires innovative and creative ideals to enrich its effectiveness, instructors must not hesitate to: (1) use alternative methods, (2) make use of varied techniques in presenting series of tasks which can bring about a balance among language skills, (3) make smooth and precise transition from one stage to the other. Besides, the college, in general, and the department, in particular, need to develop course material like module and avail other relevant teaching materials. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25580 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Awareness Raising | en_US |
| dc.title | An Assessment of the Practices of Awareness Raising to Teaching the Course English Grammar in Use I: Kotebe College of Teachers' Education in Focus | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |