Grammarly for Education
Institutional licenses granting all students, faculty, and administrators access to AI-powered writing assistance integrated across browsers, Office, Google Docs, and email. New Authorship feature shows instructors which portions came from AI tools, promoting transparency rather than accusation.
About Grammarly for Education
Grammarly for Education is an AI-powered writing assistant specifically designed for academic institutions, offering the same powerful grammar and style checking as standard Grammarly but with additional features for classroom management and student collaboration. For ESL teachers, this institutional version provides centralized administration, allowing you to create student accounts, monitor usage patterns, and integrate with learning management systems like Canvas, Blackboard, and Google Classroom. The education platform goes beyond basic grammar correction by providing detailed explanations for each suggestion, helping ESL students understand the 'why' behind corrections rather than just accepting changes blindly. This pedagogical approach supports language acquisition by turning every writing assignment into a learning opportunity. Teachers can assign writing tasks directly through the platform, review student progress, and identify common error patterns across their classes. One key differentiator for ESL contexts is the ability to track student improvement over time through analytics dashboards. You can see which grammar concepts students struggle with most, allowing you to adjust your instruction accordingly. The institutional version also includes priority support and training resources to help teachers maximize the tool's effectiveness in multilingual classrooms.
Key Features
Use Cases for ESL Teachers
• Assignment Pre-Submission: Students run essays and reports through Grammarly before submitting to you, reducing the basic grammar errors you need to mark and letting you focus feedback on higher-order concerns like argumentation and organization. • Class-Wide Error Analysis: Use the analytics dashboard to identify patterns (e.g., if 80% of your B1 students struggle with articles), then create targeted mini-lessons addressing those specific gaps. • LMS Integration: Connect Grammarly to Canvas or Google Classroom so students can access writing feedback without leaving your course platform, reducing technical friction. • Peer Review Preparation: Have students clean up mechanical errors with Grammarly before peer review sessions, allowing peers to focus on content and ideas rather than getting distracted by surface errors. • Progress Monitoring: Track individual student improvement across the semester, using data to demonstrate growth during parent-teacher conferences or program assessments.
Pros
• Institutional management provides centralized control over student accounts, eliminating the need for students to sign up individually or manage subscriptions. • LMS integration streamlines workflow by keeping writing assistance within existing course platforms. • Analytics dashboards offer data-driven insights into class-wide and individual student writing patterns, informing instruction. • Educational pricing makes premium features affordable for schools, often significantly cheaper than individual subscriptions.
Cons
• Requires institutional purchase, so individual teachers cannot access education features without school buy-in and budget approval. • Some students may become over-reliant on automated suggestions, accepting changes without understanding the underlying grammar rules. • Advanced ESL learners (C1-C2) may find the feedback too basic for their level, as the tool does not adjust difficulty based on proficiency.
Best For
ESL teachers in institutional settings (universities, language schools, secondary schools) who want centralized management and analytics. CEFR levels A2-B2 where automated grammar feedback provides the most value without oversimplifying. Teachers who want to spend less time marking mechanical errors and more time on content feedback. Programs that need to demonstrate student progress through quantitative writing improvement data.
Tips for ESL Teachers
• Start with a pilot group of 20-30 students before rolling out to all classes, allowing you to troubleshoot technical issues and develop best practices. • Combine Grammarly feedback with your own written comments on drafts so students learn to integrate automated and human feedback sources. • Use the analytics feature monthly to create targeted grammar mini-lessons based on real error patterns in your students' writing, making instruction more responsive and relevant.
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