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Importance Of Grammar Teaching

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Why grammar teaching should not be treated as a third wheel in South Africa: A critical analysis.

It is generally accepted that there are four language skills: “speaking”, “listening”, “reading” and “writing”, and together with these language skills there are two language components that need to be taken into account, namely “grammar” and “vocabulary”. However, in order for one to master any language skill, one must promote grammar teaching in the South African classroom in order to not neglect the correct and efficient use of grammar and vocabulary. The following report will critically analyse possible reasons why “grammar teaching” should not be treated as a third wheel in English as a First Additional Language (Further Education and Training phase). Firstly, the term, “grammar”, will be elaborated upon. Secondly, the importance of “grammar teaching” will be explained. Lastly, the “form-focused” approach will be examined.

The term, “grammar”, has different meanings to different people. Debata (2013:482) states that for the ordinary citizen, “grammar” represents the accurate or inaccurate usage of the language he or she speaks, whereas for a school learner, it represents a logical and terminological study of sentences. Grammar can be defined as the study of words and the ways words work mutually – an invisible force that guides people as they construct sentences by placing words together (Debata, 2013:482). Any person who communicates (consciously or

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