The term ‘metalinguistic’ is meant to reflect the qualitative differences between the language knowledge/awareness of the educated user of a language.

In order to be an effective communicator in the language, in both the spoken and written media, the former needs to draw on both implicit and explicit language knowledge.

The term ‘awareness’ is used in preference to ‘knowledge’ in order to emphasize the important difference between the possession of knowledge and the use made of such knowledge.

Learning as a result of a subconscious process occurring when learner’s

conscious study attention is focused.(learn the Grammar rules) ( inmmersion in Language)

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Should we teach ONLY Grammar rules ?

Should we immerse our learnersº in Language?

What do you think?