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Dec．2007，Volume 4，No．12(Serial No．48) Sino-US English Teaching，ISSN1539-8072，USA College English：Issues and concerns regarding grammar LiU Feng—hui (Foreign Languages Department,Qinhuangdao Branch ofDaqing Petroleum Institute,Qinhuangdao 066004,China) Abstract：The new syllabus sets the standards for college English comprehension particularly emphasizing ， the students’need for listening and speaking．Additionally,the traditional“grammar--translation’approach has been criticized and become overlooked，while its counterpart，the“communicative approach” ， has become increasingly popular．The result is that‘‘language comm unication”is being emphasized rather than“basic language core theories”incorporating grammar rules and this might not be totally advisable ． The author analyses the present educational situation pertaining to college English education and recommends responsive strategies and an improved response towards the need for grammar education． Key words：grammar teaching；gramm ar translation；communicative approach China’s former college English teaching syllabus placed much emphasis on language theories and students’ reading ability but this method didn’t meet the requirements for college students’abilities for communicating (speaking and listening)in English．Students were essentially unable to communicate in English，particularly oral English，because they were l