Is Grammar Still Important Learning the English Language on Tertiary Level? The Analysis of Students’ Attitude

  • Ramunė Vitalija Ilgūnaitienė Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Foreign Languages, Lithuania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30560/ilr.v4n2p1
Keywords: grammar acquisition, level C1, grammar competence, implicit/ explicit teaching, integrated course

Abstract

Lecturers of Vytautas Magnus University Institute of Foreign Languages have noticed that students’ English grammar comprehension as well as their interest and motivation for learning it have dropped significantly. It was decided to carry out the research and find the answers to the topical questions. Do students thoroughly understand the importance of grammar in language acquisition context? What are the factors predisposing the diminishing value of grammar? What is the students’ insight into the grammar teaching/ learning process in level C1? The questionnaire was compiled and on the basis of a comparative – quantitative method the conclusions were drawn that students do not think that grammar plays an important role in learning the English language, they suppose that their grammar competence is sufficient to be fluent in English, thus, there is no need to continue learning grammar in level C1. If we do not make an attempt to solve this problem, it might lead to a dangerous outcome- the level of the English language proficiency may fall down drastically.

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Indicate the competence that is the most important for communication (you can choose more than one competence)
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2021-04-19
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