communication. These grammars provide information about how language is organized and offer relatively accessible ways of describing complex, linguistic
phenomena for pedagogical purposes. In conclusion, grammar refers to the rules for speaking and writing related
to the sentence structure, parts of speech, the formation of words, the changes in words, etc. Meanwhile, pedagogical grammar is seen as linguistic phenomena for
pedagogical purposes.
2. The Significance of Grammar Learning for 8
th
Grade Students
Learning English in SMP MTs is targeted to prepare the students in achieving the functional level to communicate orally and in writing in order to
solve everyday problems, while for SMA MA students, learning English is expected to reach the level of informational because they are prepared to continue
their education to the college. Epistemic literacy levels are considered too high to be achieved by SMA MA students because English in Indonesia serves as a
foreign language. “English class in SMP MTs intended that students have the following
capabilities. The first one is the ability to develop competence to communicate in oral and written form to achieve the level of functional literacy. Then the
students are expected to have an awareness of the nature and importance of English to improve the nations competitiveness in a global society. Lastly,
English is anticipated to develop students understanding of the links between language and
culture.” Permendiknas No 22, 2006 In addition, the scope of English subject in SMP MTs includes the ability
of using discourse. It is the ability to understand and or produce oral texts and
or write which is accomplished in the four language skills, listening, speaking,
reading and writing in an integrated manner to achieve the level of functional literacy. The next one is, the ability to understand and create a variety of short
functional text, monologue, and essays in the form of procedure, descriptive, recount, narrative, and reports text which in this case, the 8
th
grade students need to master descriptive, recount, and narrative text. The degree of the tasks appears
in the use of vocabulary, grammar, and rhetoric steps. Thus, there will be a need for having one of the supporting competences, linguistic competence which
allows students to understand and use grammar, vocabulary, and sound system. Related to teaching grammar, Azar 2007: 2 reveals an idea about the
significance of teaching grammar that is it may help students discover the nature of language for example the fact that language consists of conventional patterns
that make what we say, read, hear, and write understandable. Without grammar, there will be only individual words or sound, pictures, and body expressions to
communicate meaning. Further, she states that grammar is the weaving that creates the fabric.
By knowing the structure of a sentence and types of words, it will enable students to communicate effectively both in oral and written communication. In
this case, grammar skills will help students to construct sentences then combine the sentences into a paragraph and create a text containing some paragraphs. In
the end, the purpose of those activities is to make students comprehend texts.
a. KTSP and Curriculum of 2013
In KTSP and Curriculum of 2013 there are only few differences in term of materials that should be learned by 8
th
grade students of Junior High School. The
