TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP ......................................................................... i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................... ii
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... iv
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................... ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATION ....................................................................................... x
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1
1.1. Rationale .......................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Aim and Objectives ......................................................................................... 5
1.2.1. Aim of the Study .................................................................................... 5
1.2.2. Objectives of the Study .......................................................................... 5
1.3. Research Questions .......................................................................................... 5
1.4. Scope of the Study ........................................................................................... 5
1.5. Significance of the Study ................................................................................. 6
1.6. Structure of the Thesis ..................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND LITERATURE REVIEW . 8
2.1. Importance of Grammar in Teaching Foreign Languages ............................... 8
2.1.1. Definition of Grammar........................................................................... 8
2.1.2. Types of Grammar ............................................................................... 11
2.2. Theories of Language Learning ..................................................................... 15
2.2.1. Krashen’s viewpoint regarding the role of grammar ........................... 18
2.2.2. Monitor Hypothesis.............................................................................. 19
2.2.3. Role of grammar in EFL contexts ........................................................ 20
2.3. Approaches to Grammar Teaching ................................................................ 21
2.3.1. Learning Grammar ............................................................................... 21
2.3.2. Two main approaches to Grammar Teaching ...................................... 21
2.3.3. Previous studies on Deductive versus Inductive Grammar Learning .. 28
2.3.4. Researches into effectiveness of Inductive and Deductive teaching ... 33