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Enhance Your Writing with These Grammar Checker Tools via Educators' tech 

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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

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An Introduction to Verb Tenses

An Introduction to Verb Tenses | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
Verb tenses tell us how an action relates to time. There are 12 major verb tenses that English learners should know. To learn them, you may need to think about time in a different way.
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Grammar mind maps | Learn English grammar using Mind Maps

Grammar mind maps | Learn English grammar using Mind Maps | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
We were given lists and handouts and were expected to learn everything… So, was it boring? The answer is: YES!

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Sound Grammar Listening Lessons

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ESL students can learn English with free grammar listening lessons. Perfect learning activities for both teachers and students. Most activities come with a audio, script, quiz, and grammar notes.

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Online Grammar Tools

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I hope you enjoy these sites and find them useful. If you want more grammar related sites just click the link to see more Grammar links


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Nik Peachey's curator insight, July 25, 2016 4:30 AM

A collection of tools to help teachers and students with English grammar.

DocBiodiv's curator insight, July 25, 2016 10:13 AM
Allez, on révise son anglais et en particulier la grammaire !
Educity Pedagogy's curator insight, July 27, 2016 12:24 AM
I hope one another website to provide study material for banking sector, see it  http://www.oureducity.com/
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Grammarly | Instant Grammar Check - Plagiarism Checker - Online Proofreader

Grammarly makes you a better writer
by finding and correcting up to 10 times more
mistakes than your word processor.

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Grammar Lessons: Video & Writing Exercises from GrammarFlip - Class Tech Tips

Grammar Lessons: Video & Writing Exercises from GrammarFlip - Class Tech Tips | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
GrammarFlip is a self-paced, instructional program that offers an extensive set of engaging grammar lessons. GrammarFlip contains over 50 instructional videos.

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Félix Santamaria's curator insight, January 27, 2016 4:31 AM

En principio considero que el estudio descontextualizado de la gramática no aporta gran cosa al aprendizaje de lenguas. Dicho esto, la aplicación parece que hace lo que promete, y gratuitamente (al menos para el perfil alumno, que acabo de probar) y eso se agradece.

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GrammarFlip is a unique opportunity that students are able to engage in different grammar lessons and activities at their own speed. They earn badges as they complete lessons and are successful in their writing. They do not simply learn different aspects of grammar in isolation but then they are able to learn how the techniques work together in order to create a well written piece of writing. This program can help to create a "flipped" student driven classroom to engage and enhance their writing.

 

 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. 

 

Grammar Lessons: Video & Writing Exercises from GrammarFlip. (2016, January 22). Retrieved April 27, 2017, from http://classtechtips.com/2016/01/23/grammar-lessons-video-writing-exercises-from-grammarflip/

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Parts of speech | ESL PRINTABLE

Parts of speech | ESL PRINTABLE | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

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Things that matter in grammar teaching: Michael Swan

Things that matter in grammar teaching: Michael Swan | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

 

Do you feel like you teach enough grammar in the classroom - too much or too little? Can we ever expect our English language learners to produce perfect grammar?

Michael Swan, is a well-known ELT author, famous for his books on teaching grammar. Learn Michael Swan’s three ‘Ex’s for teaching grammar and how to include grammar in other language practice.

Michael Swan looks at the theory and practice of grammar, and its role in the classroom.

- See more at: http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/seminars/some-things-matter-grammar-teaching-and-some-things-dont#sthash.kUohUItw.dpufVideo


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Vanessa Nucera's curator insight, January 11, 2015 12:51 PM

That's exactly the kind of worries I have so I'm sure it's yours too!

Kris Arango Roman's curator insight, February 17, 2020 2:58 PM
This is an interesting topic since it provides enough arguments about what could we expect from our students in terms teaching a language, how can we overcome mistakes and apply strategies to improve their skills during learning.
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ESL and EFL Vocabulary Lessons

ESL and EFL Vocabulary Lessons | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

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30 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Bad

30 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Bad | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
Easy to get wrong. And easy to get right.

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British Council - LearnEnglish Apps

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The British Council offers different kinds of applications that you can use to learn English anywhere simply using your mobile phone.


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May I Take Your Order: Delicious Grammar Tips for Restaurant Language

May I Take Your Order: Delicious Grammar Tips for Restaurant Language | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
There are a lot more ways to practice restaurant language than just doing fill-in-the-blanks or rote role plays. Try these delicious grammar tips to get your students eating up restaurant-re

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Patty Ball's curator insight, April 13, 2013 10:31 PM

restaurant language

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3 Powerful Grammar Checker Tools to Enhance Students Writing Style via Educators' technology

3 Powerful Grammar Checker Tools to Enhance Students Writing Style via Educators' technology | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
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Ana Maria Montañez's curator insight, April 24, 2018 7:42 PM
I found this article really interesting and meaningful to my professional development in view of the fact that grammar is one of the most difficult language features that students have to deal with. Grammar checkers provide student with a good opportunity to realize their grammatical mistakes during the writing process while at the same time they enhance self-monitoring skills and language proficiency. Three grammar checkers are presented throughout this article: Grammarly, Grammar and Spelling Checker and Language Tool. Among the advantages of these online platforms have we can say that they help, both, students and teachers to check grammar and spelling in different social networks and platforms, they provide suggestions to improve students’ own writing style, and finally they find many errors that a simple spell checker cannot detect. From my personal point of view, these online tools that enhance the quality of grammar should not be overused neither by teachers nor by students since this practice can diminish the ability to be self-aware of grammatical structures, syntax and patterns of the target language.
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RoadtoGrammar.com - Free quizzes, notes and games to improve your grammar

RoadtoGrammar.com - Free quizzes, notes and games to improve your grammar | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

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Yet/Already + Present Perfect – A Grammar Lesson

Yet/Already + Present Perfect – A Grammar Lesson | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
Hi, everyone! How's it going? After a long hiatus, I'm finally back. I won't dwell on why I haven't posted much here - let bygones be bygones! Fact is, I'm here, and with some (great, if I do say so myself) content to share with you! The lesson I'm sharing today is one I'm very…
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Interactive English Exercises

Interactive English Exercises for students of English as a foreign language. English grammar quizzes.

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Irregular Verbs Grammar Rap | Learn English ESL

Get all of the lyrics to my songs for FREE here: http://fluencymc.com/free-songbook/ In this video, Fluency MC (Jason R. Levine) "raps the white board" t

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Scoopingaddress's curator insight, June 18, 2016 9:27 AM
Rap rythm fits the 3-word irregular verbs series pretty well... a bit long to learn though ;-)
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Grammar rules aren’t nearly as clear-cut as we thought

Grammar rules aren’t nearly as clear-cut as we thought | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
Old school linguists should embrace grammar’s "gray zone," new study says
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9 Websites That Solve Dumb English Grammar Mistakes Instantly

9 Websites That Solve Dumb English Grammar Mistakes Instantly | eflclassroom | Scoop.it
We all make grammar mistakes every now and then. The Internet comes to the rescue. Here are some websites that can help you avoid the grammar police.

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Quick and dirty vocabulary gapfill: Olya Sergeeva

Quick and dirty vocabulary gapfill: Olya Sergeeva | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

"Apparently, just 12 lexical verbs (say, get, go, know, think, see, make, come, take, want, give, and mean) account for 45% of lexical verbs used in conversation. Biber and Reppern suggest that, since they are so frequently used in speech, these verbs require more attention in class than they currently do, judging by the coursebooks that they reviewed, and that they should be used more to exemplify various grammar structures.

 

I’m thinking of giving the students an occasional gap-fill exercise based on the reading and listening texts that we are working on, with these verbs gapped out. Finding and replacing the various forms of these verbs could be time-consuming, but there’s a free nifty little text editor called Notepad++ in which one can make such a gap-fill exercise in one click.

 

 


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Quill - Writing Worksheets Made Interactive

Quill - Writing Worksheets Made Interactive | eflclassroom | Scoop.it

"Quill is a service that provides an updated take on the old writing worksheets that most of us used in elementary school and middle school. The service offers more than just the writing practice activities, but that is its core feature."


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Beth Dichter's curator insight, May 18, 2014 8:39 PM

Do your students need to practice with grammar and punctuation? Quill provides worksheets for students in Grades 1 - 8 that have spelling and grammar errors. Students have to correct the errors. Quill corrects the papers, showing students what they did correctly, or what needs to be corrected.

Create your own classroom, provide students a code to sign-in, and pick your assignments. Students work at their pace and you can view their work through the dashboard.

As Richard Byrne states in this post "Having the pre-made activities at your disposal and having the opportunity to quickly see how your students did on each activity will free up some of your time."

There is a video that explains the site in more detail, or you may go directly the the website: http://www.quill.org/

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Song Quizzes

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MusicEnglish is a free and non-for-profit website featuring music videos with subtitles (captions) in English which has been created by an English teacher. It includes worksheets with their answer key and a lot of ideas to use songs in the classroom with our students.


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Anica Petkoska's curator insight, December 5, 2013 7:21 AM

I'm sure my EFL students would love to learn English with a song. Thanks for sharing.

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Grammar movies

LearnEnglish Grammar movies from the British Council.


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Aulde de Barbuat's curator insight, April 14, 2013 6:22 PM

 

Brilliant  brainfriendly grammar resource. Motivating, short grammar movies in context with a pause for the students to repeat.. Students could do role playing drills, and them act the dialogue in pairs, record or film themselves with a phone.

 

Storytelling with pictures and explanations. Besides grammar, enables the students  to practice comprehension, pronunciation,  vocabulary .

 

Good for flipped classroom , blended learning, but great to use in class to..

 

Example: a love story:Past simple or present perfect simple or continuous? |

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XqP8RL2Nlc&feature=share&list=PLA6AEFFFF35FE8B79

 

In my opinion, all grammars should be based on these principles. Very few are.