Grammatikatanítás a magyar szakos tanárjelöltek szemszögéből

Abstract

The attitude of Hungarian teachers towards the teaching of classical descriptive grammar is still ambivalent. Taking this into consideration, the aim of this study is to give an account of the attitude of Hungarian teacher trainees towards grammar teaching, the classical descriptive grammar topics they prefer to teach and the methods and forms of work they prefer in their native Hungarian grammar lessons. The research relies on two methods of data collection: a focus group interview with 80 Hungarian teacher trainees and an anonymous online questionnaire completed by them. The results show that graduate teacher trainees are less motivated to teach grammar than the participants in previous research. They also encounter difficulties in learning and subsequently passing on descriptive grammar knowledge during their studies. This paper summarises the experience of teaching classical descriptive grammar and highlights the need for a paradigm shift in their teacher training programme.