UNIT 1 - GRAMMAR

           Unit 1 is about Grammar. It mainly focuses on how we combine, organize and change parts of words, words and groups of words to make meaning. “The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English defines "grammar as the rules by which words change their forms and are combined into sentences". So I realize that here are two basic elements in this definition: the rules of grammar and the study and practice of the rules. The rules of grammar are about how words change and how they are put together into sentences. The knowledge of grammar also tells the learner what to do if he wants to put the some phrase into the sentence. "Grammar should be called the way in which words change themselves and group together to make sentences.”  (Jeremy Harmer, 1991). As future teachers, we should identify grammatical forms in parts of speech. However, many people say that when speaking or writing, grammar is used unconsciously, it is because the most important thing for speakers is just talk without taking into account the importance of grammar. Therefore, grammatical structures have different grammatical forms for example; Past continuous, Passive voice, Prepositional phrase, etc. However, we find all of them not just in different forms of the parts of speech but also at the level of sentences, phrases and clauses. Another important aspect on this unit is to realize that grammar rules describe the way that language works, but language changes over time, for that reason experts say that grammar rules are not fixed. In addition, teachers should teach grammar rules their learners according their necessities and also investigating the best way to teach each of them. To sum up, grammar is a main point when learning or teaching a language, teachers should consider whether it is helpful to teach grammar to learners simply by making them aware of patterns and practicing them because students should develop accuracy in both form and use.  

You can look for more information on those links:

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammarpage.html

http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/Grammar.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzpCifJ5hu8

References:
- The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
- (Jeremy Harmer, 1991, p. 1). Identifying Grammar.

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