Factors determining the
value the study of
grammar may have
for your learner
less important —— more important
| Age |
Children |
Adolescents |
Adults |
| Level |
Beginning |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
| Education |
Preliterate: no formal education |
Semiliterate: some formal education |
Literate: Well educated |
| Need / Use |
Survival |
Vocational |
Professional |
Marianne Celce- Murcia, 1991 as cited in H. Douglas Brown,
Teaching by Principles: An interactive
Approach to Language Pedagogy. (White Plains, NY: Pearson Education,
1994), p. 349. Reprinted by
permission of Pearson Education. |