THE POSITION OF GRAMMAR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to discuss the position of Grammar in English Language Teaching. English Grammar as one of the subjects in schools, always plays a good role in helping students of English language in order to have better understanding of the language. Today, the role of English grammar in teaching children at their schools should not be neglected because, grammar represents the students’ linguistic competence. The pupils who speak and learn English language should know English grammar in order to know the English rules to get better meaning of words and sentences in their language. Language is used as one of the important features of human life in order to help human beings to communicate with other people in their society. Grammar is a key to their understanding of verbal communication, and helps people understand themselves and how to communicate. This paper examines the methods of English Language teaching grammar in detail: deductively and inductively, with focus on form, and meaning. The paper also examines briefly Descriptive and Prescriptive grammars.