The purpose of this survey is to examine the approach teachers in primary school takes on grammar teaching. This study is based on interviews with nine qualified teachers whom are all working with children in the age span of six to nine years old. The study shows that there are uncertainties around the concept of grammar and which parts of the grammar teaching that should be prioritized when teaching younger students. It also shows that despite the uncertainty regarding the concept of grammar the teachers all agreed that teaching how we use our language to communicate, both verbally and in writing, is important. The interviewed teacher all varied the way they teach grammar depending on how they defined the concept of grammar teaching. Nevertheless, they all agreed that teaching the language structure is beneficial to language development.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-87432 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Andersson, Mari |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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