Mind the gap: grammar activity sequences in EFL coursebooks

LÓPEZ BARRIOS, MARIO LUIS

Congreso; ARTESOL 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION; 2021

Grammar teaching is one of several, equally important, components of an EFL lesson. In teaching materials, however, its integration with other components of a teaching sequence is not always guaranteed, so that the form-focused stage may be self-contained and disconnected from the rest. This exploratory study will look into the role, nature and sequencing of grammar activities in a sample from three pre-intermediate level EFL coursebooks and will seek to establish the strength of the relationship between a grammar-focused stage and the preceding and following lesson stages. Results may raise teacher?s awareness of the relevance of sequencing in lesson planning.