Abstract: New English Curriculum (2011) advocates students’ discovery of grammatical rules under teachers’ guidance. The study investigated the application of the inductive method in English grammar teaching in a junior high school, mainly using questionnaires and interviews. The participants are teachers and students from a junior high school in Nanjing. It is found out that the inductive method is widely used in grammar teaching in the school and the majority of teachers and students hold positive attitudes towards it. However, there are several problems with the use of the method, such limited time in class, levels of difficulty involving the grammar points and uneven participation.

Key words: English grammar teaching; junior high school students; inductive approach

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要：

1. Introduction.1

2. Literature Review on the Inductive Method in English Grammar Teaching1

2.1 Definition

  2.2 Studies Abroad

  2.3 Studies in China

3. Research Design3

3.1 Research Questions

  3.2 Research Participants

  3.3 Instruments

  3.4 Data Collection

  3.5 Data Analysis

 3.5.1 Data Analysis of the Interviews

 3.5.2 Data Analysis of the Questionnaires

 3.5.3 Data Analysis of the Classroom Observation

4. Results and Discussions6

  4.1 Frequency of the Current Use of the Inductive Method in Teaching English

Grammar 

  4.2 Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Towards the Inductive Method in English Grammar Teaching

  4.3 The Problems with Inductive Method in English Grammar Teaching and their Countermeasures

5. Conclusion9

Bibliography11

AppendixⅠ

Questionnaire for Teachers

Appendix II

  Questionnaire for Students

Acknowledgements1