LOTE Grammar and Syntax Flashcards

What does 'grammar in context' mean in communicative LOTE instruction?

Answer: Teaching grammar structures through meaningful language use rather than isolated drills

Grammar in context presents and practices grammatical structures within meaningful communication tasks so learners see how grammar serves communication.

What is a 'morpheme' in the context of LOTE grammar instruction?

Answer: The smallest meaningful unit of language, such as a root word, prefix, or suffix

A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit that carries meaning, such as 'un-' (not), '-ed' (past tense), or 'walk' (a free morpheme).

What is 'syntax' in the study of a LOTE?

Answer: The rules governing the order and structure of words in sentences

Syntax refers to the set of rules that determine how words are combined and ordered to form grammatically correct sentences in a language.

What type of grammar instruction presents a rule, then provides examples and practice?

Answer: Deductive instruction

Deductive instruction explicitly presents a grammar rule first, followed by examples illustrating the rule and then practice activities.

What is 'inductive grammar instruction' in LOTE teaching?

Answer: Students discover grammar rules by analyzing examples and patterns in the target language

Inductive instruction has learners examine examples of language use and figure out the underlying grammar rule themselves before it is explicitly stated.

What does 'agreement' mean in LOTE grammar, particularly in languages like Spanish or French?

Answer: The matching of gender and number between nouns and their modifiers such as adjectives and articles

Grammatical agreement requires that words in a sentence match in features like gender and number — for example, a feminine noun must have a feminine adjective.