抄録
The purpose of this study was to compare grammar instruction using movies with grammar instruction utilizing only textual information for first- and third-year students at a private university, and to examine the degree of retention of grammar items by each teaching method. In this study, I focus on the relative and the subjunctive, which are generally regarded as difficult grammar items to comprehend for Japanese students studying English. The results of the survey show that students’ understanding of grammar was enhanced after using this method of instruction compared to previous instruction strategies. There was no significant difference between the first-grade subjunctive (movie), relatives (text only), the third-grade subjunctive (text only), and relatives (movie) before and after instruction. However, there was a significant increase in the scores of the first-grade students when they were taught the subjunctive grammar forms using movies. This was probably due to the fact that the students voluntarily led the rules of the subjunctive. These results indicate that the use of the movies can influence the retention of grammatical items, in particular, the subjunctive grammar form.
https://ror.org/040gghh09 
