USING NEWSPAPER TEXT IN THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR

Abstract

In this article the author presents a case for the use of newspaper text as suitable material for the teaching, exploration and learning of grammar in the English language classroom in Malaysia. As well as considering the rationale for the employment of such material, the writer also outlines several possible constraints that might arise and ways to overcome them. Several examples of how such material could be exploited are presented as practical illustrations of how useful newspaper text can be in the teaching and learning of English, grammar.