preparing for my TEFL course

[sharron]

I am very new to all this,so please bare with me!

I am preparing for my TEFL course and reading the pre course pack.It asks an interesting question
"what does a student need to know about grammar"
not wishing to sound rude by answering "everything" I would appreciate some advice
Sharron

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by sharron

I am very new to all this,so please bare with me!

I am preparing for my TEFL course and reading the pre course pack.It asks an interesting question
"what does a student need to know about grammar"
not wishing to sound rude by answering "everything" I would appreciate some advice
Sharron

Some SLA (second language acquisition) theorists would say that a student needs to know nothing about grammar. These theorists (and practitioners too) subscribe to the L1 = L2 concept, in which they believe that learning L2 can be done the same way as a baby learns its L1. And primary school children can speak fluently without knowing an adverb from their elbow.
I don't agree with this way of teaching, and obviously neither do you, but it's important to know that there is a wide range of opinions about the necessity of grammar in L2 teaching/learning.

[Tdol]

You don't necessarily need to know the rules of grammar as they are taught to be able to speak a language, but it rarely does second language learners any harm.

[ardesheermk]

in my opinion your students will express their needs through the procedures you fulfill in classroom. So upon their needs, you may design your grammar presentations.