Summaries of other related usage studies are included. The presenter reports on a study designed to see if there is a preposition acquisition order for ESL learners. The methodology used in the study and the results of the study are discussed as well as implications for the teaching of prepositions to ESL learners. The presenters discuss grammar points that are hard to explain to students. These activities encourage learners to evaluate their own and each others' responses.
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Detailed handouts enable participants to recreate these activities. This demonstration focuses on helping beginning ESL students select and form three verb tenses correctly. Participants use manipulatives, receive handouts, discuss applications, and experience a kaleidoscope of activities. This presenter demonstrates several activities designed to help empower ESL students to actively identify and analyze grammatical errors in their own writing so that they can choose forms appropriate to their intended meaning. The presenter examines how and why and provides numerous examples of semantic, syntactic, pragmatic, and discourse patterns of use.