1. Y. Petrova Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Communicative and grammar-translation approaches in teaching an online course of English grammar
Y. Petrova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations

2. Methodology
quasi-experimental
reflective approaches

3. Communicative Techniques used:
Past Tenses – to create an account in social media
the modal verb “should” - skype or audio and video-conferencing
articles with proper names - an electronic mailing list about interesting places of the city
countable and uncountable nouns - to create a web forum or a thread
prepositional phrases - e-newspapers
Future tenses - a weather forecast

4. Placement test results
>90
75-89
60-74
Group 1
24%
62%
14%
Group 2
23%
68% 9%

5. Final grades
>90
75-89
60-74
Group 1
43%
46% 9%
Group 2
23%
48%
32%

6. Conclusion:
Advantages: Communicative approach students’ motivation, Anonymity online, Exchange/interaction between students
Disadvantages: limited usage, technical constraints, additional work for teachers