This study investigated the students’ perception concerning grammar teaching in English Literature Department at Musamus University which was obtained through a survey. | Students perceptions towards the grammar teaching at English literature department of Musamus university International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology IJMET Volume 10 Issue 03 March 2019 pp. 1826-1836. Article ID IJMET_10_03_185 Available online at http ijmet JType IJMET amp VType 10 amp IType 3 ISSN Print 0976-6340 and ISSN Online 0976-6359 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS THE GRAMMAR TEACHING AT ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT OF MUSAMUS UNIVERSITY Casimirus Andy Fenanlampir and Natalia Manuhutu English Education Department Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Science Musamus University Merauke Indonesia ABSTRACT This study investigated the students perception concerning grammar teaching in English Literature Department at Musamus University which was obtained through a survey. A total of 75 undergraduate students studying English participated in this study. The participants responded to a questionnaire concerning the two focal points 1 the importance of teaching and learning grammar 2 pedagogy of grammar teaching grammar implicitly and explicitly . The results of the study revealed that a majority of the participants perceived grammar is important in their study of English. In addition they seemed to prefer both explicit and implicit grammar teaching in structure classes. The concluding discussion addresses suggestion about the need to consider students wants and needs by gauging their perceptions as the student evaluation of teaching in order to keep up the better improvement to the teaching of grammar in English Literature Department at Musamus University. Keywords English grammar students perceptions implicit explicit Cite this Article Casimirus Andy Fenanlampir and Natalia Manuhutu Students Perceptions towards the Grammar Teaching at English Literature Department of Musamus University International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology 10 3 2019 pp. 1826-1836. http .
