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PEDAGOGICAL GRAMMAR
A description of how to use the grammar of a language to communicate for
people wanting to learn the target language.
It is the grammatical analysis and instruction designed for second language
students.
For example, a language learner wants to learn Nihongo as his second language
and therefore he has to study its grammar and sentence structure.
It is a modern approach in linguistics intended to aid teaching and additional
language.
Goal: To increase fluency and accuracy of speech, rather than to impart
theoretical knowledge.
Therefore, it is also for the language learner to perform and use the language he
learned in the correct way.
Often teach students about grammatical concepts that are intuitive to a native
speaker, but may be difficult for a non-native speaker.
For example, a native English speaker needs a little instruction in order to invert
words in a sentence to form a question. “You do know me.” ----- “do you know
me?”
It occupies a middle ground between the areas of prescriptive and descriptive,
whereas prescriptive grammar sets forth rules about how language should be used
correctly.
It’s like the way a doctor describes medicine by saying what ought to be done.
There is right and wrong language.
Meanwhile, descriptive grammar set of rules based on HOW language is actually
used.
It describes HOW language is used by its speakers. For instance, native English
speakers tend to say connecting words or shortening it, or even playing with the
words. Instead of saying “Did you have a great sleep last night?” they say “JEV a
great sleep last night?” or they say “hit the mall,” meaning “go to the mall”.
It aids the students towards a more meaningful and communicative learning of
language formal rules and properties.