A DISCUSSION OF THE BASIC TENETS OF TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR TO NONNATIVE SPEAKERS, AS FOLLOWED IN THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, IS PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER. THE INTRODUCTION OF GRAMMAR POINTS TO BE PRACTICED AND THE GENERALIZATION PROCESS WHICH FOLLOWS ARE DESCRIBED IN NONTECHNICAL LANGUAGE. VARIOUS TYPES OF DRILLS ILLUSTRATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRAMMAR LESSON. PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE IS GIVEN TO THE AGE LEVELS OF THE STUDENTS AS AFFECTING THE TYPE OF GRAMMAR PRESENTATION. (AMM)