The role of grammar according to the purpose of studying English
Their perspective was different according to their purpose of studying English. Grammar is not important for general communication but important for academic purpose (compare Yuhui, Maggie, Satoshi). Grammar is not important for speaking but important for writing (Ahram, Hanako, Ivan, Maggie). According to the purpose of learning, their needs of error correction level also different. For example, three Korean students who were in PPD class which is not academic class didn’t want to be corrected. On the other hand, the three Chinese students who were in IC program which is for the students who are planning to study in Canadian university wanted to be corrected by teachers. We could find that students think they want to be more correct when they use English for academic purpose and especially in writing.