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WHY TEACHING GRAMMAR? - Coggle Diagram
WHY TEACHING GRAMMAR?
THE LEARNER EXPECTATIONS ARGUMENT
Learner expects grammar
Learner needs gramma
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visual
kinaesthetic
linguistic
inter-personal
intra-personal
naturalistic
existentional
mathematical
THE DISCRETE ITEM ARGUMENT
Categories=discrete items
Language=gigantic, shapeless mass
Catgories make language digestable
THE RULE-OF-LAW ARGUMENT
It can be taught and tested.
Grammar offers the teacher a structured system.
There are methodical steps.
CURRICULUM
It is a must.
SENTENCE MACHINE ARGUMENT
Item learning
Memorisation of individual phrases
Limit number of items a person can retain
Grammar enables us to generate new sentences
It offers the learner the means for limitless linguistic creativity
THE FINE-TUNING ARGUMENT
Grammar allows for subtlety of meaning
Grammar serves as corrective against ambiguities.
THE FOSSILIZATION ARGUMENT
Without grammar learners fossilize earlier.
Grammar helps you to achieve a high level.
THE ADVANCE-ORGANISER ARGUMENT
Noticing a prerequisite for acquisition
Grammar acts as a kind of advance organisor for later acquisition.