explicit grammar
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplicitandgrammar
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explicit
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
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grammar
noun
uk/ˈɡræm.ər/us/ˈɡræm.ɚ/
(the study or use of) the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to ...
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(Definition ofexplicitandgrammarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One might imagine that an insecure bilingual speaker will choose a grammar in terms of context: if the hearer shares context, then a lessexplicitgrammarwill work.
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The answer seems, therefore, to be that under the right circumstancesexplicitgrammarteaching can be effective (in terms of writing skills).
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For instance, we could write anexplicitgrammarwhich states where every sentence can occur.
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Reviewing the case forexplicitgrammarinstruction in the university foreign language learning context.
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First, it ensures that participants cannot have contact with the target language nor receive anyexplicitgrammarexplanation except during the experimental sessions.
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The comparison group worked within a conventional mode ofexplicitgrammarand vocabulary instruction.
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In all, though, the authors conclude thatexplicitgrammarteaching 'did not make all the difference' (ibid. 319).
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Despite such empirical support for grammar instruction, however, there is still controversy over the relative importance ofexplicitgrammarteaching.
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Topics addressed includeexplicitgrammarinstruction, computer use, task type, strategy training, process instruction, and feedback.
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He characterizedexplicitgrammarinstruction as "the use of instructional strategies to draw the students' attention to, or focus on, form and/or structure" (p. 53).
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One might imagine that an insecure bilingual speaker will choose a grammar in terms of context: if the hearer shares context, then a lessexplicitgrammarwill work.
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Does intensiveexplicitgrammarinstruction make all the difference?
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In audio-lingualism, there is noexplicitgrammarinstructioneverything is simply memorized in form.
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