The Changing View of Grammar Instruction

Grammar is fundamental to language. Without grammar, language does not exist. However, nothing in the field of language pedagogy has been as controversial as the role of grammar teaching. The controversy has always been whether grammar should be taught explicitly through a formal presentation of gram...

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Published in:Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms pp. 11 - 26
Main Authors: Nassaji, Hossein, Fotos, Sandra S.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2011
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Bilingualism & multilingualism
Child & developmental psychology
Teaching of a specific subject
Language Teaching
Grammar Translation Method
L2 Learning
French Immersion Programs
L2 Teacher Education
Language Learning
Comprehensible Input
Grammar Teaching
Instructional Option
Communicative Language Teaching
AudioLingual Method
Practice Stage
Grammar Translation
EFL Student
Audio Lingual Method
Grammatical Forms
Real Life Communication
Teacher Training Textbooks
Grammar Forms
TOEFL
Communicative Approach
Grammatical Rules
CTL
Learner Errors
Formfunction Mappings
ISBN:9780415802055, 0415802040, 0415802059, 9780415802048
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Summary:Grammar is fundamental to language. Without grammar, language does not exist. However, nothing in the field of language pedagogy has been as controversial as the role of grammar teaching. The controversy has always been whether grammar should be taught explicitly through a formal presentation of grammatical rules or implicitly through natural exposure to meaningful language use. According to Kelly (1969), this controversy has existed since the beginning of language teaching. However, whatever position we take regarding grammar instruction, “it is bound to be influenced by the recent history of grammar teaching” (Stern, 1992, p. 140). Therefore, to provide a background to the book, we begin by providing a brief overview of the changes in the teaching of grammar over the years.
ISBN:9780415802055
0415802040
0415802059
9780415802048
DOI:10.4324/9780203850961-5