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Grammar teaching doesn’t need to be be boring or 'from the book'. Discover a range of creative activities and techniques for presenting new language structures.

A prescriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how people think language should be used.

A generative grammar is a set of rules that tries to include all examples of correct language and predict how these will be formed.

Watch a recording of this webinar with Hania Kryszewska, where she looks at focusing on lexis and the lexical approach.

Find out more about the Lexical Approach and how you can use its principles to support your learners' language development and improve both fluency and accuracy in the English language classroom.

A descriptive grammar is a set of rules about language based on how it is actually used. In a descriptive grammar there is no right or wrong language.

Discover what a pedagogic grammar is and how you can use it in the classroom.

Many of us may be familiar with aspects of the Silent Way, mainly because in recent years it has been popular to use "Silent Way" techniques for teaching pronunciation, for example in the work of Adrian Underhill in Sound Foundations (Heinemann, 1994). 

Say the word ‘grammar’ to teenagers and you might be met by yawns or icy stares. But don’t be daunted – the experience can be positive, or even fun.

Making grammar more interesting for learners is one of the great challenges any English language teacher faces.