Academic Activity

tOPIC

Present simple: positive, negative and questions

Objective:

Explain the different forms of the simple present tense mediated by grammatical translation method and the communicative approach for second language learners..

Contex:

This topic will be presented to female and male students between the ages of 14 and 16.

description of the activity

This section presents the different steps that are carried out for the realization of this activity. As a first step, an activity is done to test the previous knowledge of the students; this activity consists of grammatical rules in real contexts with positive sentences, negative sentences, and questions. Example: "Underline the correct words to complete the sentences," and then the teacher asks the students to translate these sentences into their native language to understand each sentence and memorize the new words they identified. As a next step, the teacher reads Hannah's story, which describes the work that Hannah does in a hospital. According to this story, the teacher asks the students to create a story in which they tell in the simple present tense the work they would do. To finish, the teacher asks each student to exchange notebooks and read the story of another classmate.

resources and references

Kaharuddin, A. (2018). The Communicative Grammar Translation Method: A Practical Method to Teach Communication Skills of English, 233 - 243. https://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/Eternal/article/view/6292 Zlatnar, M., Mikolič T. and Žigon T. (2017). I know languages, therefore, I can translate? A comparison between the translation competence of foreign language and Interlingual Mediation students. In Colina, S., American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association, & Angelelli, C. (2017). Translation and Interpreting Pedagogy in Dialogue with Other Disciplines. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 84 - 87. https://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1531898&lang=es&site=eds-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_83 Fazal, S., Majoka, D. M. I., & Ahmad, D. M. (2016). Integration of Grammar Translation Method with Communicative Approach: A Research Synthesis. International Research Journal of Art & Humanities, 44(44), 121–130. http://search.ebscohost.com.bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hus&AN=121267994&lang=es&site=eds-live&scope=site https://unadvirtualedu-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/yldiazra_unadvirtual_edu_co/ERQG0OPrirhBn-2yktvpcBIBlduaft7ZqoQkIz1hifh81Q?e=8Ug13H