Teaching English abroad ‘can help you to understand grammar’

Posted 17 Nov 2009

Although the particulars of grammar may not be as stringently taught to British children as they were in the past, teaching English abroad can give individuals a better idea of the technical workings of languages.

This is according to Ashley Perks from Norwich, who has worked in TEFL jobs in the past and writes in Turkish publication Today’s Zaman that getting into the classroom can help people to look at grammar in a different light.

In order to help students achieve fluency in English, teachers "are going to have to ensure that we are fully up to speed on the rules and conventions of modern English grammar", argues Ms Perks.

Such rules are addressed in TEFL courses and those who go on to teach English abroad will be able to expand their understanding of it and will get the opportunity to decide upon how students best respond to the matter in the classroom, she adds.

This news comes after the announcement this week that the exam board AQA is to introduce a module on text messaging language into its exam curriculum, the Telegraph reported.

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