The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

others, so knowledge of grammar enhances communication which is theultimate goal of teaching any languag e .The researcher sees that learning grammar is the most difficult skillrather than any other skill of English language, this is why teachers havedifferent perceptions of the term grammar which will later affect thelearners′ attitudes in learning . Some of the teachers look at the grammar asthe rules that govern the language ( Brinto : 2000 ; 8 ) . Others see it iseither an instrument of judgment on the validity ofthe learners’ speechand writing or to what we can find in the students ′ books written down orlearnt by heart ( Palmer :1995 ; 2 ) .Leou and Liu ( 2004 ) suggest ed that learning can be enhanced if thelearning involves interaction , student -centred and engaging activities whenlearners construct their understanding rather than more traditional methodsof teacher-centred direct instruction in order to make learning organise dand meaningful . Based on the constructive learning theory whose mainprinciple is that new knowledge should be integrated into existingstructures in order to be remembered and receive meaning , concept mapsstimulates this process by making it explicit and requiring the learner topay attention to the relationship between concepts (Fitzgeraled:1999 ;153 ).So concept maps became more prevalent in educa tional programme ,3