Application of group work in teaching grammar

Abstract

Teaching grammar in Bangladesh has always been one of the most controversial field of English teaching as so many different ideas on the way of teaching has been imposed through years to years. However, although it is common to use group work in teaching four English skills, the question of applying group work to teach English grammar lessons is still not popular. This research aims to identify the application of teaching English grammar with the help of textbook and by using group work activities. This experimental study has been conducted to only 2nd grade male and female students of a private school in Dhaka. The researcher have selected four sections consist of 25 students in each. Then of the four selected sections at each level, two sections have been assigned as the experimental and the other two as the control group. The experimental group at each stage has been taught English grammar through group work activities whereas the control group has been taught English grammar in the traditional way. Both the groups at each stage have been exposed to essentially the same experience, except for the method of instruction. The data that has been obtained in each class has been tabulated and analyzed both in the quantitative and qualitative manner that has been revealed the research finding.