Download This PaperRole of the Transformational Generative Grammar and other Language Learning Theories in English Language Teaching
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Role of the Transformational Generative Grammar and other Language Learning Theories in English Language Teaching
Role of the Transformational Generative Grammar and other Language Learning Theories in English Language Teaching
Date Written: April 3, 2020
Abstract
In linguistics, Transformational –Generative Grammar (TGG) is the part of the theory of generative grammar, especially of natural native languages. Transformational Generative Grammar is also known as Transformational Grammar, which is a system of language analysis. It shows the relationship among the various elements of a sentence and among the possible sentences of the English language and process or rules which are called transformations of sentences to express semantics with the help of ‘surface structures’ and ‘deep structure’.
While teaching English as second (L2), third (L3) or foreign language (FL), to the university students is an arduous task as they are socio-psychologically and linguistically preoccupied with his or her own native language (L1) competence which has its certain implications in the learning and teaching of any other language. This paper intends to explore some key concepts of Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG) The base Components, Transformational Component, Phonological Component, Semantic Component and their roles in contrastive analysis, one of the major instruments of language teaching in Applied Linguistics, of two languages of the same or different language families.
In this article, our attempt is that TGG is an essential aspect of learning English but only for the students of advanced study of English what I find is that a fine fusion of all the there- traditional grammar, structural grammar and TGG is equally important. To be familiar with and learn the basics of grammar such as the knowledge of single and double parts of speech and such other items, traditional grammar (Newfield, and P. C. Wren & H. Martin) is a must; and for syntactic structures and sentence patterns (A. S. Hornby) structural grammar is needed and then a learner will easily learn the target language with the help of his native language (L1). He would enjoy learning English at the advanced stage through TGG (Chomsky).
Keywords: Base Component, Transformational Component, Phonological Component, Semantic Component and Contrastive Analysis
JEL Classification: 100
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