d. Roles of Grammar in English Language Learning
It has been discussed in the background of the study that learning and mastering English grammar is very important because it will affect the meanings
and the messages we want to convey whether it is effective and unambiguous or not. Some experts argue that having good grammar mastery is important. Ur
2006: 4 states: “There is no doubt that a knowledge – implicit or explicit – of grammatical rules is essential for the mastery of a language: you cannot use words
unless you know how they should be put together.” Further, Widodo 2006: 122 argues that grammar is to furnish the language skills: listening, speaking, reading
and writing. In listening and speaking, grammar plays a crucial part in grasping and expressing spoken language e.g. expressions since learning the grammar of
a language is considered necessary to acquire the capability of producing grammatically acceptable utterances in the language. In reading, grammar enables
learners to comprehend sentence interrelationship in a paragraph, a passage and a text. In the context of writing, grammar allows the learners to put their ideas into
intelligible sentences so that they can successfully communicate in a written form. Lastly, in the case of vocabulary, grammar provides a pathway to learners how
some lexical items should be combined into a good sentence so that meaningful and communicative statements or expressions can be formed.
Greenbaum and Nelson 2002: 5 explain that in the study of language, grammar occupies a central position. They further say that there are several
applications of grammatical study: 1 A recognition of grammatical structures is often essential for punctuation;
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2 A study of one’s native grammar is helpful when one studies the grammar of a foreign language;
3 A knowledge of grammar is a help in the interpretation of literary as well as nonliterary texts, since the interpretation of a passage sometimes depends
crucially on grammatical analysis; 4 A study of the grammatical resources of English is useful in composition: in
particular, it can help you to evaluate the choices available to you when you come to revise an earlier written draft.
From the explanation above, it is no doubt that grammar has an important role in a language to support the four language skills; listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. It eases us to read a well-written piece of literature or listen to an everyday conversation where grammar is well-spoken. Not having good grammar
mastery causes our messages or ideas cannot be understood well by other people.
e. Difficulties in Learning Grammar
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