The Importance of Grammar

As a former high school English teacher, I have a strong opinion on the importance of teaching general grammar. I am not alone. They are shared by university professors who have to read and evaluate student papers ("Welcome Back, My Ungrammatical Student", Wall Street Journal, 3rd September).

The problem is that most schools place emphasis on grammar and are now considered to be the content of most K-12 teachers. They think it hinders the way students express themselves. I understand their concerns, but I think that creativity and grammar are compatible. In fact, if you can not use the correct grammar (including usage, grammar, punctuation), the purpose of writing may be compromised.

When I was a high school student, my English teacher spent a lot of time teaching grammar. Textbooks are English grammar and composition of Warriner. Today, we practiced writing and writing sentences to determine parts of speech and other basic knowledge that most students have not learned. I saw an association with the expression immediately written. However, the critics insist that the whole subject shut the students. It certainly has this possibility, but with a little imagination, an English teacher can really make this process funny.

I mention punctuation "eat, shoot, eat leaves" and its dissatisfaction (Gotham Books, 2004). Lynne Truss uses humor to make learning mechanisms suitable for all students except most stubborn students. (Since this book was at the top of Britain's best-seller list, it is attractive outside the classroom.) Whichever book you use, the goal is to understand why the correct grammar is why and why it is necessary It is to help.

Yes, of course, grammar is very important, grammar is very important. I am from China, so my mother tongue is not English. After I came to the American high school, I found an important thing. Grammar is very important. In my opinion, I can feel the importance of grammar. In most cases my grammar is so bad that when I talk and write with other people they have a hard time understanding what I am talking about. It is very important. In English, grammar is what we talk about, it is the most common and most useful in writing. Many things are always related to grammar, but if you use wrong grammar or wrong grammar, most people think that grammar is very important as you can not understand what you want to say.

Whenever I learn grammar on soapbox, people are told that I am overstating the importance of grammar - after all, they say that the reasons people use grammar are important. Please write to each other. I know this is very popular for some people, but let's take a closer look at the problem of using correct grammar. Grammar is the basis of communication regardless of country or language. The better grammar, the clearer the information becomes, the more likely it is to understand the purpose and meaning of the message. This is the complete meaning of communication. Recent domestic and international events clearly show that today's America is lacking in communication quality and leads to understanding people and peoples in other countries - and now it is in Japan and abroad It is time to deepen your understanding. Very necessary

It is not uncommon for grammar education to play an important role in language education. Various opinions have been given about the current state and importance of grammar education. Bastogne (1994) pointed out, "Languages ​​without grammar will be confusing, there are no basic guidelines on how to classify and change them in myriad of words" (page 4) did. More vividly, Wang (2010) produced two similarities. She compares grammar with the framework of the house. It is a decisive factor to ensure the robustness of the house. In addition, she believes that grammar is a staff that helps students learn English and to support them. Therefore, by integrating grammar into other aspects of learning such as listening, speaking, reading, writing etc., the essence of grammar education reflects the meaning of itself because students can improve the overall language ability doing.