Classroom Observation on Inductive and Deductive Approaches in English Grammar 

Qian Shao 

Jingde Zhen Ceramic Institution, Jingde Zhen, 333403, China 

Abstract: When and how to present grammatical rules in English class seems always a hot topic. Whether rules should be taught explicitly before a practice activity (the deductive approach) ｏｒ whether a contextua-lized practice activity should precede a focus on the rule (the inductive approach)? The purpose of this project was to find out whether non-English major students in Jingde Zhen Ceramic Institute prefer to the deductive approach ｏｒ the inductive approach when learning grammar.

Keywords: Inductive approach; Deductive approach; English grammar; Classroom observation