Functional Grammar in the ESL Classroom Noticing, Exploring and Practicing

A set of easy to use techniques helps students discover for themselves how grammar works in real world contexts and how grammatical choices are not just about form but about meaning. Sample teaching ideas, covering a wide range of grammatical topics including verb tense, voice, reference and the organization of texts, accompanies each procedure.

Rodney H. Jones is Associate Professor of English at City University of Hong Kong, prior to which he taught English for many years in China and Taiwan. His main research interest is discourse analysis, and he is co-editor of Discourse in Action: Introducing Mediated Discourse Analysis and Advances in Discourse Studies. Graham Lock has taught English language and courses in English language teacher education in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. He was an associate professor at the City University of Hong Kong until 2007, and he is the author of Functional English Grammar: An Introduction for Second Language Teachers (1996). He currently lives on an island, writes and teaches part time.

Introduction: Basic Principles
Comparing
Sequencing
Gap Filling
Reconstructing
Combining Activities
Transforming
Elaborating
Appendix 1 – List of General Procedures
Appendix 2 – Glossary
References
Index