Abstract
Language, though remarkably complex in its syntactic structure, dialectical variations and functional specificities, is the most powerful tool that human beings use to communicate ideas and emotions in their day-to-day life and social situations. For an effective and meaningful transfer of thoughts and feelings, the selection, combination and patterning of words have to meet certain standards of acceptability. English, being widely taught as a second or foreign language across the world, a lot of research has been done regarding the approach and pedagogy of teaching grammar. Since grammar is the system of rules that enables users of a language to relate linguistic form to meaning, a sound knowledge of it plays a detrimental role in ensuring one’s mastery over any language. The present study is an investigation to understand the extent of the grammatical competence and syntactic knowledge of English majoring postgraduate students in Kerala, a southern state of India.
Keywords: Grammatical competence, syntactic knowledge, morphology, phonology, communicative competence, linguistic transaction
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Afsal Jamal, P., & Abdul Latheef, V. (2025). Investigating grammatical competence and syntactic knowledge of the English majoring postgraduate students in Kerala. Journal of Pedagogical Insights & Technological Advancements, 1(2), 8–15. https://jpita.mitc.ac.in/2025/04/29/afsaljamalp_abdullatheefv/
✅ MLA (9th edition)
Afsal Jamal, P., and V. Abdul Latheef. “Investigating Grammatical Competence and Syntactic Knowledge of the English Majoring Postgraduate Students in Kerala.” Journal of Pedagogical Insights & Technological Advancements, vol. 1, no. 2, Jan. 2025, pp. 8–15. https://jpita.mitc.ac.in/2025/04/29/afsaljamalp_abdullatheefv/
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Afsal Jamal, P., and V. Abdul Latheef. “Investigating Grammatical Competence and Syntactic Knowledge of the English Majoring Postgraduate Students in Kerala.” Journal of Pedagogical Insights & Technological Advancements 1, no. 2 (January 2025): 8–15. https://jpita.mitc.ac.in/2025/04/29/afsaljamalp_abdullatheefv/.
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Afsal Jamal, P. and Abdul Latheef, V. (2025) ‘Investigating grammatical competence and syntactic knowledge of the English majoring postgraduate students in Kerala’, Journal of Pedagogical Insights & Technological Advancements, 1(2), pp. 8–15. Available at: https://jpita.mitc.ac.in/2025/04/29/afsaljamalp_abdullatheefv/
✅ IEEE
P. Afsal Jamal and V. Abdul Latheef, “Investigating grammatical competence and syntactic knowledge of the English majoring postgraduate students in Kerala,” Journal of Pedagogical Insights & Technological Advancements, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 8–15, Jan. 2025. [Online]. Available: https://jpita.mitc.ac.in/2025/04/29/afsaljamalp_abdullatheefv/