Grammatikundervisning på gymnasiet : En undersökning om, och i så fall hur lärares inställning till och erfarenheter av grammatik påverkar grammatikundervisningen

The purpose of this essay is to examine how grammar teaching is conducted by teachers in upper secondary school and if it is affected by their attitude towards, and experience of grammar. We have chosen in-depth interviews as our method of investigation in which we have interviewed seven upper secondary school teachers. The investigation shows that the teachers find grammar important and interesting, and also that their teaching methods vary. Some chose to integrate the grammar teaching, for example in the writing process while others prefer teaching grammar separately. Furthermore the investigation shows that teachers’ experience of grammar affects their interest in grammar, and therefore also in various extents has an effect on the way they conduct their teaching. An interesting deviation is that one of the teachers who really was excited about the university grammar during the teacher education, and has a great personal interest in it, chooses not to teach grammar at all.