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If a teacher first gives a sentence structure explicitly before introducing learners to a text or dialogue, he or she has chosen a deductive approach. |
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It reinforces the idea that language is rule-driven rather than meaning-driven, and the use of grammatical terminology may be difficult for some. |
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The deductive presentation is favoured in the 'Audio-Lingual Method ' and 'Communicative Laguage Teaching' due to the amount of interaction it fosters. |
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When students have a particular cognitive style that is not suitable for language analysis, it may make more sense to present a grammar construction deductively. |
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In a deductive activity, the students are given the rule, and they apply it to examples, so there is a movement from a generalization to specific instances. |