Approaches in Teaching Grammar to Young Learners: A Scoping Review

Abstract

This review elucidates the approaches in teaching grammar. Specifically, it aims to identify the one most suitable for young learners of grammar. For that purpose, this paper collected and analyzed papers and literature relevant to the aim, considering their recency and nature. The approaches include deductive or traditional, inductive or conversational, and eclectic. The advantage of the inductive approach is that students can focus on the language because they set the rules for themselves even before practicing. Nonetheless, the deductive approach is time-saving due to its straight-to-the-point methodology. Finally, the eclectic approach allows the teacher to use combined activities from a range of language methodologies and approaches, but the freedom of using different activities discourages the teachers from using their teaching approach. It is clear that since children are in their prime, they still need constant guidance from their teachers. Thus, this paper shows that the deductive approach in teaching, not only grammar, is still the best for them.