Importance of Structure in Learning the English Language
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Of all the four skills in a language, which helps an individual the most to express his or her ideas and feelings to others? The two most important skills are speaking and writing. Speaking and writing are the Transmission Skills. In order for one to transmit one's ideas and feelings to others effectively, a good command in the said language is essential. Of course, listening and reading play an important part in language too. They are the Reception Skills. But speaking and writing help one to accomplish one's purpose. Clarity in speaking and writing is achieved by dint of effort in language learning. It rewards handsomely if the language is learned in a methodical and logical manner. And it applies even more to a language like English which is the indisputable world language at present. One may possess all the knowledge pertaining to one's vocation but if one lacks the powers of expression, one is very much handicapped to compete locally and globally. Thus, the powers of expression in the transmission skills in a language are very much enhanced when one has learned a language logically.
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Importance of Structure in Learning the English Language
- 1. IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURE IN LEARNING ENGLISH
- 2. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? The Structural Approach is organised along grammatical lines giving primacy to language form.
- 3. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? It specifies structural patterns as the basic units of learning. Its backbone is grammar study which leads to sentence-building.
- 4. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? In the Structural Approach, three principles form the bones of the English Language.
- 5. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? These three principles are : Word Order Structural Words Inflexion
- 6. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? The study of these three principles becomes much easier when one has a good understanding of English Grammar.
- 7. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? A proper understanding and use concerning these three principles enable one to proceed to higher English work.
- 8. WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH? These principles, which are noticeably absent in other approaches/methods in learning English, form the gist of English learning in the Structural Approach.
- 9. THE FIRST PRINCIPLE – WORD ORDER SUBJECT – VERB – OBJECT (S-V-O) • Tom hit Jack. • Jack hit Tom. • Although the two sentences above have the same word order (S-V-O), they convey different meanings. The two words, Tom and Jack, that fill the Subject and Object columns are Nouns. • He beat me. • I beat him. • Again the two sentences above convey different meanings despite having the same word order (S-V-O). The words he and I that fill the Subject columns as well as the words me and him that fill the Object columns are Pronouns.
- 10. THE SECOND PRINCIPLE – STRUCTURAL WORDS • PRONOUNS – I, me, you, he, him, we, us, etc. • PREPOSITIONS – in, at, under, down, from, etc. • AUXILIARY VERBS – be, have, do, shall, will, may, etc. • ADJECTIVES – this, that, a, an, the, all, each, etc. • ADVERBS – again, also, even, ever, ago, etc. • These structural words are the frequently used words in the English language. • They are very important.
- 11. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION • Inflexion refers to words undergoing changes of form by which the meaning of the words is modified. • The first inflexion to be taught in English is the inflexion for NUMBER (Singular & Plural) in the study of nouns. Plural nouns can be formed in several ways. • 1. boy, boys // pen, pens. 2. dress, dresses // match, matches // box, boxes. 3. hero, heroes // piano, pianos. 4. lady, ladies // story, stories. 5. key, keys // journey, journeys. 6. knife, knives // loaf, loaves // thief, thieves. 7. roof, roofs. 8. man, men // woman, women. 9. tooth, teeth // mouse, mice. 10. child, children. 11. sheep, sheep // deer, deer.
- 12. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION The second inflexion is the inflexion for VERBS. The verbs in the 3rd Person Singular (for the Present Tense only) end in –s, -es and –ies. • I walk We walk You walk You walk He walks They walk She walks It walks
- 13. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION I try We try You try You try He tries They try She tries It tries
- 14. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION. I wash We wash You wash You wash He washes They wash She washes It washes
- 15. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION The third inflexion is the inflexion for ADJECTIVES. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE long longer longest quick quicker quickest beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
- 16. THE THIRD PRINCIPLE – INFLEXION Also, the third inflexion is the inflexion for ADVERBS. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE easily more easily most easily well better best early earlier earliest
- 17. Speaking and writing are the transmission skills.
- 18. The speaker is face-to-face with his audience but the writer is not.
- 19. It becomes doubly harder for writers to convey their thoughts and feelings to the intended audience.
- 20. The intended audience can be the readers who read their prose or the clients who read their e-mails, formal letters, reports and memorandums.
- 21. Thus, a good command of written English is vital.
- 22. One doesn’t write English as one speaks English.
- 23. One should follow the rules concerning written English.
- 24. These rules are acquired in the learning of English grammar.
- 25. In the Structural Approach, grammar is given prominence as it empowers a learner in the transmission skills – speaking and writing.
- 26. The powers of expression are enhanced.
- 27. Writing English well determines one’s success in the working world and this is a fact lacking sorely in staff employed in the corporate world.
- 28. Organisations place a premium on staff who can express themselves in written English well.
- 29. A person’s level of education in the English language is very much judged by his or her knowledge in grammar. This shows glaringly in the written form.
- 30. Inability to write English well renders a person incapable of taking on higher tasks at the workplace.
- 31. Practically, everyone can get away with the spoken form BUT not the written form.
- 32. Written English has grammar as its foundation.
- 33. Without this solid foundation of grammar study, the written work will lack “punch”.
- 34. In other words, a TRUE PROFESSIONAL is one who expresses oneself in written English clearly and confidently.
- 35. Grammar in its entirety is just a mechanical exercise.
- 36. Grammar should be an aid to composition.
- 37. The whole purpose of learning English is defeated if it doesn’t teach one to write clear and correct English sentences through grammar study. Without the three principles, English proficiency would be impossible.
- 38. REGISTER FOR THE ONLINE PROGRAMME • Learning English Grammar using the Structural Approach is now available on WizIQ. • To enrol for this 10-hour programme, click on the following link:- http://www.wiziq.com/course/63581- learning-english-grammar-using-the- structural-approach