Grammatik, - en nyckel till språket eller ett mekaniskt tragglande? : En studie av lärares attityd till grammatik och dess påverkan på lektionsplaneringen

Sammanfattning: In this study, the aim is to investigate what kind of attitude teachers in pre-school up to third grade has towards grammar and how this subject affects their lesson plans. To answer this purpose, 44 teachers have taken part in the survey by answering anonymously on a questionnaire regarding their attitude to grammar. The questions in the questionnaire concerned both the teachers' previous experience in grammar and what they know and think of today when they hear the term grammar. Teachers were asked to send a lesson plan for grammar in the form of documents, also anonymously. There were few of the teachers who submitted a lesson plan and it will be problematized in this study, along with the documents that have been received. A comparison between the teachers' attitude, previous research and both the existing and nonexistent lesson plans are made. The result of this study shows that there are more teachers who have a positive attitude towards grammar than a negative attitude. It is not possible to generalize and claim that the results of this study are the truth for all teachers' attitudes. This study provides an insight into teachers' attitudes to grammar and how it can affect lesson planning and also the choice of having no lesson plan at all.