Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The
answer is yes, when you are learning a new language because grammar
can help you to learn more quickly and more efficiently. But talking about
first language the answer is no. Chomsky
“believes that every child has a ‘language acquisition device’ or LAD which
encodes the major principles of a language and its grammatical structures into
the child’s brain.” (Chomsky)
This is why children start to speak before they even know the word
grammar. However it is important
because Grammar is present everywhere at any time when
we speak or write something. For this reason we have to know what grammar is.
Grammar is how we organize words, parts of words, and group of words to have
meaning. We use grammar unconsciously when we speak, listen, read, and write
something with different purposes. We can identify grammatical forms in parts of speech. In
English we can find nine parts of speech. E.g. noun, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners,
prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, and exclamations. These words describe how words behave
in sentences. We can combine these words grammatically to convey
meaning, but the meaning comes from the context. I as future teacher I should use grammar to explain the parts of speech and how
students can use them. Nowadays, language teaching focuses on functions,
language skills, fluency and communication. In Scott Thornbury´s book “How to
teach grammar?” (Thornbury) Teaches us about the way grammar could be taught and how it should be used according teacher and students´ needs.
Bibliography:
Chomsky, N. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://aggslanguage.wordpress.com/chomsky/
Thornbury, S. (n.d.). amazon. Retrieved from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Thornbury/e/B001ITVU2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-bib16PF20
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Yes, I consider that grammar is very imporrtant in the learning proccess, and i agree with you about ther terms it is crucial for students to get good communication
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