The Place of Grammar in Revin

Kanagaprabhu

Primary ESL Clasroom Rhubini

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 Grammar expresses ideas
Grammar is considered to be an important constituent
since grammar structures bear meaning and express
ideas . Second language or foreign language is not
taught in a natural environment, thus there is no
systematic language learning without learning grammar
through good and efficient grammar exercises.
 Grammar enhances cognitive level
Grammar gives learners a possibility to develop their
cognitive capacity and stimulates the cognitive
process, but it certainly cannot include all the aspects
of a given language. It is just a means to achieve the
goal - complete competence and knowledge of the
target language.
 Grammar competence
Grammar competence includes the ability to
understand and produce meaningful and correct
sentences, recognizing and applying the rules
while producing language. It has nothing to do
with mechanistic memorization and production
of sets of formulas.
 Application of grammar in
teaching
Teaching grammar communicatively means that the
teacher should present the language in situations in
which it is used, and he/she must control the activities
that follow, allowing learners to practise it in a
controlled situation, then in more communicative
activities, and finally in fluency activities.