On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint

This research paper presents the author's personal viewpoint about the place of grammar, questioning its teaching when dealing with language acquisition. By means of questions and answers, the author reviews controversial issues, such as the utility of grammar in the classroom and what we under...

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Autor principal: Díaz H.,René
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Publicado: Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez 2003
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spelling oai:scielo:S0716-581120030014000112003-09-02On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a ViewpointDíaz H.,René second language acquisition english grammar language teaching This research paper presents the author's personal viewpoint about the place of grammar, questioning its teaching when dealing with language acquisition. By means of questions and answers, the author reviews controversial issues, such as the utility of grammar in the classroom and what we understand by `a high level of proficiency in English Grammar. Finally, by looking back into earlier language education and the origins of many misunderstandings and misconceptions, the author sketches a definition of grammar, pointing out its utility and current state in modern English teachinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Católica Silva HenríquezLiteratura y lingüística n.14 20032003-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-58112003001400011en10.4067/S0716-58112003001400011
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topic second language acquisition
english grammar
language teaching
spellingShingle second language acquisition
english grammar
language teaching
Díaz H.,René
On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
description This research paper presents the author's personal viewpoint about the place of grammar, questioning its teaching when dealing with language acquisition. By means of questions and answers, the author reviews controversial issues, such as the utility of grammar in the classroom and what we understand by `a high level of proficiency in English Grammar. Finally, by looking back into earlier language education and the origins of many misunderstandings and misconceptions, the author sketches a definition of grammar, pointing out its utility and current state in modern English teaching
author Díaz H.,René
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title On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
title_short On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
title_full On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
title_fullStr On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
title_full_unstemmed On the Questionable Utility of Grammar: a Viewpoint
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publisher Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez
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