UNIT 1

GRAMMAR

In unit one, the purpose is to define important concepts such as grammar, the grammatical forms, and grammatical uses which are essential for learning a language.

First, grammar is the way of organizing and combining words o group of words in order to give a meaning. According to Haussamen (2003) Grammar is divided into two types of knowledge the one is subconscious knowledge, the way of the children develop the language ability without teaching it and the other one is conscious understanding that refers to be familiarized with sentences and how they work together in order to express a meaning.

Second, the grammatical forms are the way of how words are made and the representation in speech or writing. For instance, in the case of plural nouns that are represented by the base word and the letter s at the end. The grammatical forms could be identified in the parts of the speech (verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and pronouns), conjunctions, words with prefixes and suffixes. Furthermore, we can identify grammatical forms in grammatical structure (Spratt, Pulverness, and, Williams, 2011).

Then we have the grammatical uses that mean how grammatical structure is used to communicate or convey meaning. One example is the meaning of present simple that not only describe the present also it will describe future in a schedule. So, the meaning will depend on the context we want to express.

Finally, this unit was really helpful because I could understand the world of grammar and I need to take in mind that as a future teacher it is necessary to consider that learning particular grammatical distinctions takes much time (Zhang, 2009). For this reason, I will need to consider relevant topics to be taught according to the student knowledge or level.

References:

ü  Sprat, M. Pulverness, A. & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT course. Modules 1,2,3. Second Edition.

ü  Haussamen, B. (2003). Grammar Alive! A Guide for Teachers. National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock no. 18720: $17.95 members; $23.95 nonmembers).

ü  Zhang, J. (2009). Necessity of grammar teaching. International Education Studies, 2(2), 185.

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