The system rules governing the conventional arrangement & relationship of words in a sentence.

Advisability of embedding grammatical technique into general language courses rather than singling grammar out as a discrete skill & treating it in a separate course.

Age Young children can profit from a focus on form. Adults can use grammatical pointers to advance their communicative abilities. Educational Background.

Grammar is one of 3D of language that are inter-connected. It gives us the form or the structure of the language Larsen-Freeman (1991)

Grammar
In CLT classes, the use of grammatical explanation& terminology must be approach with care.

To teach or not to teach Grammar

Non-formal educational background found it difficult to grasp complexity of grammar term & explanation

Proficiency Level Beginning level: helpful as an occasional zoom lens with which we zero in on some aspect of language. Advance level: not important Style (Register) Young children can profit from a focus on form. Adults can use grammatical pointers to advance their communicative abilities.

Inductive or deductive? In some approach, INDUCTIVE is more appropriate because;

More in keeping natural language acquisition Conforms more easily to the concept interlanguage development. Allow Ss to get a communicative feel for some aspect of language. Builds more intrinsic motivation by allowing Ss to discover rules rather than being told them.

Needs & Goals If learners are headed towards professional goals, they need to stress formal accuracy than learners at survival level.

Language skills For written English, grammar is more effective in improving written English than speaking, reading & writing.