What is grammar? - A way to describe how language works to make meaning. FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE Language is dynamic and reflects culture. It makes the students able to 'read between the lines', communicate your ideas in a coherent and meaningful way. Furthermore, it prepares and introduces younger students for different types of texts, with escalating degrees of difficulty. It makes a cognitive connection between subject and context, and enables the students to navigate through different modes and be constructively critical about what they read.