CONTRIBUTION OF TEACHING GRAMMAR COMMUNICATIVELY IN BASIC LEVEL

Abstract

Grammar is one of the most components in learning foreign language. Especially in learning English, grammar helps the learners to develop the language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing. Therefore, teaching grammar contributes to the success of learners in mastering English and the teachers is better to know the best approaches and methods for teaching grammar effectively. Teaching grammar is not only about teaching the rules and construct the sentences. More than it, teaching grammar must be emphasizes on how to use grammar for communication. Dealing with this fact, the writer agrees with the approach of teaching grammar proposed by Harmer that the idea of teaching grammar is started from introducing, discovering, and practicing grammar as well as involving students in grammar games. The models of activities he presents in this book support the effective teaching approach since in practices, they involve other language skills too so that learning grammar is no more learning a set of language rules, instead, it encourages students to use the language meaningfully, appropriately as well as fluently,  in either productive and receptive skills.