THE INTRODUCTION OF GRAMMIME: A NOVEL APPROACH IN TEACHING THE ENGLISH SENTENCE PATTERNS

Authors

  • Ace N. Bombaes University of Perpetual Help System, Pueblo de Panay, Roxas, Philippines
  • Jeric S. Fuasan University of Perpetual Help System, Pueblo de Panay, Roxas, Philippines
  • Giri Sharma PhD, Policy of Research Institute, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejfl.v5i4.3798

Abstract

The awareness of communicative way of teaching English comes in different forms. This paper discusses the grammime, a new form of TPR which is mainly designed for eight parts of speech. It is used in some English training schools in China and is seen effective because it helps young learners to be acquainted with grammatical structure of sentences thus helping them to construct well-structured sentences with the help of different hand gestures which represent a structural rule. Incorporating oral drill with hand movements can augment the opportunity of memorizing the words, their meanings, and structural rule which makes learning much easier, interactive, and fun. The results which were obtained through experimental approach and self-made assessment instrument for pretest and posttest were used to assess grammime’s influence and impact on young learner’s learning process and outcomes. It is explored that the intervention using grammime really has an impact on young learners’ learning outcomes. Most specifically, the results suggest that when young learners are exposed to grammime and they practice it, the acquisition of knowledge and the learning process and outcomes increase.

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  • Ace N. Bombaes, University of Perpetual Help System, Pueblo de Panay, Roxas, Philippines
    Ace N. Bombaes, LPT., MPA is the very first Filipino student who got admitted to the University of Science and Technology of China on a scholarship given by the Chinese Scholarship Council as a research scholar. He is a licensed teacher, majored in English and with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Master’s in Public Administration and an Ed.D candidate. His research areas are curriculum development, teaching strategy, leadership, language, e-learning, m-learning, and innovation. He has already published several research papers in different international journals. At the moment, he works for the University of Perpetual Help System Pueblo de Panay Campus, Philippines as Assistant Professor III and Principal of Junior High School and Senior High School Programs.
  • Jeric S. Fuasan, University of Perpetual Help System, Pueblo de Panay, Roxas, Philippines
    Jeric Fuasan is a graduate of the University of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. He is a full-time faculty of the Senior High School Program of the University of Perpetual Help System Pueblo de Panay teaching all Math related courses. His research areas are e-learning, curriculum, math-related areas, and language.
  • Giri Sharma, PhD, Policy of Research Institute, Nepal
    Dr. Giri Raj Sharma is graduated from University of Science and Technology of China, School of Public Affairs. His major research areas are educational policies, curriculum and instruction, policy analysis and innovation. He has about two decades of teaching and research experiences in school and universities. At present, he is a research fellow in Policy Research Institute in Nepal.

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2021-06-17

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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021)

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