New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar

Akira Tajino is Professor of Educational Linguistics and Director of the International Academic Research and Resource Center for Language Education (i-ARRC) at Kyoto University, Japan. His research interests include EAP, classroom research, and pedagogical grammar. He is a recipient of the JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Award for excellence in teaching (2011) and the JACET Award for excellence in academic publication (2014). He is the (co) author/editor of more than 20 books, including Researching Language Teaching and Learning: An Integration of Practice and Theory (Peter Lang, 2009) and Team Teaching and Team Learning in the Language Classroom: Collaboration for Innovation in ELT (Routledge, 2016), and has published articles in academic and professional journals. He has served on the editorial panel of several journals, including Oxford’s ELT Journal.

• Foreword (Thomas Bloor and Meriel Bloor)Introduction (Akira Tajino)Part I: A Meaning-order Approach to Pedagogical Grammar (MAP Grammar): Theoretical Background1. MAP Grammar: Towards a systemic approach to ELT (Akira Tajino)2. How should we design pedagogical grammar? (Yosuke Yanase)3. Pedagogical Grammar: A theoretical background from the perspective of applied linguistics (Yoichi Watari)4. MAP Grammar: A cognitive grammar perspective (Kazumi Taniguchi)Part II: MAP Grammar and issues in ELT5. MAP Grammar and ESP: Beyond the classroom (Hajime Terauchi and Sayako Maswana)6. MAP and SLA: Teaching English to young learners in the EFL classroom (Emiko Izumi)7. MAP Grammar and ICT applications (Toshiyuki Kanamaru and Daniel Roy Pearce)8. MAP Grammar and motivation (David Dalsky, Ryan W. Smithers, and Yoshinari Sasaki)9. MAP Grammar and Instructional Design (Sachi Takahashi, Daniel Roy Pearce, and David Dalsky)10. Visualizing MAP Grammar: Utilizing visual aids to integrate the teaching of linguistic structure and content knowledge (Tim Stewart)11. MAP Grammar and vocabulary (Yosuke Sasao)12. MAP Grammar and listening (Kyoko Hosogoshi, Yuka Hidaka, and Daniel Roy Pearce)13. MAP Grammar and relative clauses in EFL learners’ writing (Noriko Kurihara, Kei Kawanishi, and Kiyo Sakamoto)14. Voice from “practitioners”: A collaborative exploration of MAP Grammar in an EFL classroom (Yoshitaka Kato, Hironori Watari, and Francesco Bolstad)Part III: MAP Grammar: Practice reports and lesson plans15. Developing a base of English expressions using MAP Grammar (Tomoko Jojima, Hisae Oyabu, and Yoko Jinnouchi)16. Communication and critical thinking with MAP Grammar (Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yosuke Ishii)17. MAP Grammar and recitation/reproduction activities (Kei Okuzumi)18. A Stepwise application of MAP Grammar for speaking (Taiki Yamaoka)19. Role-play interviews with MAP Grammar (Ryan W. Smithers)20. Presentation projects with MAP Grammar (Hiroshi Yamada)21. MAP on the job: Applying the order of meaning to an English for occupational purposes setting (James W. Gray)Epilogue: A message for teachers (Akira Tajino)

Meaning-Based Pedagogical Grammar provides a fresh new approach to grammar teaching and learning for communication. It is an exciting development, grounded in linguistic theory, that helps both teachers and learners to see the big picture of English grammar. Meaning-Based Pedagogical Grammar is perhaps the easiest way to teach. -- Professor Akihiko Haisa, Department of English Language, Culture, and Communication, Sagami Women's University'Given these minor caveats, the book makes a significant contribution to the literature by laying out a practical approach to teaching communication-oriented grammar. Readers, whether they consider themselves students, teachers, learners, or researchers, will be inspired by the lucid presentation of MAP grammar and its accessibility for practitioners and, most importantly, for learners.' - Larry Walker, Professor, Kyoto Prefectual University, Japan