The case for and against teaching grammar.

I think grammar plays an important role in communicative competence, because it

allows students to communicate appropriate using the language in different
contexts and situations. Therefore, to develop communicative competence is
necessary to integrate communicative activities related to grammar points and it
become more remarkable if students learn it in context. I believe that language
teaching should include grammar rules accompanied with an explanation before
ask students to do an activity, this develops accuracy and students are able to
communicate using a wide range of expressions based in the learned rules. It
implies the importance of grammar in order to get a higher level of communication.

Grammar is a main component of any language in the world. Without grammar,

you cannot understand, for example, the time of action whether it happens in the
past or in the present. Therefore, it has a fundament role in the language. Unless
an English learner is exposed to the language many hours a day during a long
time, the only way to really success is through learning grammar. I always tell my
students to compare language with a game; they both have rules and an objective.
If you learn the rules you understand it and become a player, once you are player,
you enjoy it and this is achieved by learning the rules, in this case: grammar. When
students grab the grammar, they are on their way to become autodidactic; thus,
they are in a far more advantageous position compared to someone who always
has to rely on someone to learn. I like give grammar the whole time, when I give a
grammar point I ask students to produce the language writing or speaking
something related to the new structure in their real life. I know it is important
concentrate on the four skills of the language. The English course I have in the
school has many units, and each lesson contains listening, speaking, reading and
writing. Grammar is involved in each lesson I give. So, as I said before grammar is
important to get accuracy in communication.
In my experience, the teaching of grammar is a factor that has given me positive
results in the learning process of my students. Students need grammar to
communicate and it is essential to find methods so that teaching does not become
boring. I work in two different institutions, one is at a primary school where the
program is focused in communicative activities with little grammar and the other
one is in high school where I have the option of teaching grammar. Comparing the
two forms of teaching, I have noticed, that the students of high school acquire a
higher level of communicative competences with the grammar rules meanwhile
elementary students easily forget the learned expressions. In my experience as a
learner, I learnt the English language in a traditional way with a great percentage of
grammar, the practice of listening and speaking was very little. In subsequent
courses, I developed these skills with new teaching methods, which is why I have
acquired an advanced level in all four skills. I believe that new teaching methods
should integrate grammar teaching to engage students in real life communication.

References

Thornbury, S. How to teach grammar. Taken from:

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The common European framework in its political and educational context. Taken
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