{"id":5918,"date":"2017-01-07T03:11:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T03:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5918"},"modified":"2017-01-07T03:11:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T03:11:29","slug":"webinar-replay-grammar-activities-for-listening-speaking-reading-and-writing-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5918","title":{"rendered":"Webinar Replay: Grammar Activities for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>About the webinar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On November 15, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/cambridgeenglish\/catalog\/grammar-vocabulary-and-pronunciation\/grammar-and-beyond?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=fblink&amp;utm_campaign=grammarandbeyond\" target=\"_blank\">Grammar and Beyond<\/a> author Dr. Randi Reppen hosted a webinar on integrating classroom grammar activities across all skill levels. The webinar focused on activities that can be used in the classroom for each major language skill: listening, speaking, reading and writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Reppen opened the webinar with a discussion on the importance of integrating grammar across all four skills. It\u2019s easy to fall into the trap of focusing on grammar in isolation, especially when teaching a dedicated grammar course, but it is absolutely essential to combine as many of the skills as possible when designing a classroom activity.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first activity discussed was a twist on the old favorite tic-tac-toe. Dr. Reppen described several ways to turn this simple concept into a highly adaptable classroom activity across all skill levels.<\/p>\n<p>After walking the audience through three more adaptable activities, Dr. Reppen closed the webinar by emphasizing the importance of integrating grammar into skills in order to accomplish a specific task. 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