Chief stages of formation of grammatical habits.

I stage – (Presentation): the aim is - presentation of the grammatical phenomenon and creation of an orientation basis for further formation of a habit.

Different ways of introducing a grammatical phenomenon to pupils:

- Inductive (practical) - from the partial to the general. From a speech pattern: pupils come to understand it independently, perform grammatical acts by analogy, by means of imitation.

- Deductive (theoretical-practical) –time-line. It implies some theoretical explanation. Explanation can be either very detailed or short. Detailed explanation is given only in some specific cases (if a certain Gr. phenomenon is completely strange to the mother-tongue and, thus, it is impossible to learn how to use it correctly without full understanding

There are exist different kinds of short-formulated rules:

Step 1.State the subject (in its functional aspect;

Step 2.Introduce a grammar structure in connected speech/ a situation/ a text;

Step 3.Check up understanding of a Gr. structure (by means of translation into the mother-tongue or of laconic answers to the teacher’s questions);

Step 4.Explain the meaning and some peculiarities of formation (preferably with the help of instructions;

Step 5.Phonetic drill of a new gram. Structure which is organized in imitation exercises with a speech task (not a formal one);

Step 6. Summing up: the teacher’s conclusion, remarks about the pupils’ activities.

II stage (focused practice) – formation of speech grammatical habits by means of their automatization in oral speech. It is at this very stage – dynamic stereotype is formed. The basic type of ex. is drill ex-se of communicative character, e.g. combination ex-ses:

- Transform the statement into a question;

- Make up a sentence using key words;

- Enlarge the idea, develop the idea;

- Answer the question to the picture;

- Complete the sentences/story;

- Fill in the crosswords…..

III stage (communicative practice) – adaptation of speech grammatical habits to various language activities. At this stage speech (communicative) ex-ses in R., Wr., Sp. and Aud. are to be used.

Speech ex-ses may be conducted by the teacher or may be not:

- Telling a story about….using the language material under study;

- Make up a dialogue after the model (text-centered);

- A talk/discussion on the basis of the text;

- Work with a film-strip;

- A topic-centered monologue/dialogue on the topic;

- Translation.

Evaluation of pupils’ achievements in grammar can be done through tests.

Tests in grammar may involve:

- Filling in the blanks;