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ATTITUDES TO GRAMMAR, opinion - Coggle Diagram
ATTITUDES TO GRAMMAR
The case against grammar
The acquisition argument
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Learning according to Krashen results from formal instruction, typically in grammar
Acquisition is a natural process, the process by which the first language is picked up
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The case for grammar
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The rule-of-law argument
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Transmission view portray the role of education as a transfer of body knowledge (on facts and rules) - from those who have the knowledge to the ones who don't.
Rules, order and disciplined are seriously high valued.
Grammar study offers teacher a structured system where can be taught and tested in particular steps.
The fine-tuning argument
The case for written language,
which generally needs to be more explicit than spoken language
The purpose of grammar seems to be to allow for
greater subtlety of meaning than a merely lexical system can cater for
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