STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR

The objective of this study is to investigate what the students think on the teaching of grammar. In other words, this study investigates the students’ perceptions of the teaching of grammar. There are several points highlighted in this study. For instance, there have been numerous debates about whether or not to teach grammar. Some researchers have argued that it is necessary to teach grammar. Meanwhile, other researchers have claimed that it is not necessary to teach grammar. In order to know whose argument is the right one, we need to compare it with the result of the present study. The method that is used by the writer in collecting the data is by using questionnaires containing 30 items about students’ perceptions of the teaching of grammar. The subjects of this study are universities students from two universities (Atma Jaya Catholic University and Bunda Mulia University) who are majoring in English and who are taking Grammar classes. The writer distributes the questionnaires to 127 students randomly. They were asked to fill in the questionnaires within 15 to 20 minutes. The collection of the whole data lasts for about a month. After the data is collected, the writer analyzes and interprets the data by using SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Science). The results of this study have shown that there are several findings that support the theories proposed by some researchers. However, there are also some findings that do not support the theories. It is hoped that this study will be able to give some valuable insights for English teachers about what their students need in learning the grammar