When teaching grammar, one of the biggest challenges teachers face is how to make their
students achieve conceptual understanding. Some scholars have argued that metaconcepts …

Traditional L1 grammar teaching focuses on students' learning the correct grammar rules
rather than learning how to deal with grammatical issues in real life. This is mainly due to the …

This paper explores the conceptions of grammar of first-year teacher students (N= 235) in
Norway. A conventional content analysis is used to analyse the answers from the first part of …

This mixed-method quasi-experimental study examined whether metaconceptual grammar
teaching impacts on (a) students' L1 grammatical understanding,(b) their 'blind'use of …

This article presents the results of a study conducted in Spain concerning a secondary
school teacher's conceptualizations of grammar teaching and its relation to writing …

“Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain Beauty. When you speak, or read, or write,
you can tell if you've said or read or written a fine sentence. You can recognise a well-turned …

In L1 grammar teaching, teachers often struggle with the students' conceptual understanding
of the subject matter. Frequently, students do not acquire an in-depth understanding of …

Abstract Knowledge about Language (KaL) is an important part of L1 language education
around the world. A controversial part of KaL is grammatical or syntactic knowledge, ie …

Despite protracted concerns about Norwegian students' decline in grammatical knowledge,
the issue is poorly researched empirically. Aiming to describe the level of Norwegian …

To stimulate their linguistic awareness, students should be encouraged to think critically and
creatively. This requires a reflective thinking attitude, which can be fostered by confronting …