A SOCIAL APPROACH TO GRAMMAR TEACHING.

The article presents information on a research paper, titled "A Social Approach to Grammar Teaching," and the upcoming 1980 TESOL Convention. The purpose of the said research paper is to try to develop a curriculum covering basic grammar points based on a social approach to learning. The idea is that a theoretical framework of this sort will provide the basis for a coherent program of study. In recent years, several new methods of grammar teaching are developed in order to: encourage active student participation; engage the students on an emotional level; and make language learning a more dynamic process of interaction. It is suggested that techniques to encourage the acquisition of language through social interaction should be treated as central to ESL teaching programs. The Teaching English Abroad/Special Interest Group (TEA/SIG) of TESOL, reportedly, has to conduct the 1980 TESOL Convention in San Francisco, California. Proposals and submissions are being invited by the TEA/SIG.