Grammar

Do I think that teaching grammar is important in an ESL classroom? YES! How can you teach English as a Second Language, if the students do no first have a strong foundation in the language first. Do I think that grammar is the only subject that should be focused on in an ESL classroom? NO, however I believe in the early years that yes, that is what the students need to focus on in order to grow their language skills. For one of my courses about teaching Spanish as a FL, we had to read an article that discussed some of the similar topics about grammar-focused lessons and teaching. The students admitted that they dreaded learning grammar because it was "boring" or blah blah blah. But at the end of the day the students admitted that they thought that learning grammar was important, and even more so that they were eager to learn it because they wanted to make sure that they could communicate properly in the language. and isnt that one of the goals of ESL? To prepare the students to use the language properly so that they can do well in their school? How can they do that without learning grammar first?