RTD Jan 25: Still Teach Grammar these Days?

Today, the demand to teach English communicatively is understood well and translated into integrated teaching tecniques. However, if look at the reality of the English Language Teaching activities in Indonesia, grammar is still emphasized. It comes up not only at the evaluation stages (say UAS, UAN) but also in the daily teaching activities. The problem is, how should we teach grammar these days?

Gloria Kismadi and Sandra Sembel from Learning Partnerships led the animated discussion. Most of the participants agreed teaching grammar was still necessary, but the challenge was then changed. It was 'how to make the teaching of grammar communicative'. And that was challenge. The teaching of English was then realized as was not merely teaching the system.
Sandra then indirectly demonstrated some techniques. The participants enjoyed playing the role as students and at the same time learned the teaching technique.

Pamela Dragovich, the Regional Director of IRC (am I right?)was present and also enjoyed the role of student. Ade Farida prepared some website addresses that can provide resources for teaching grammar.