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The purpose of this study is to explore how Korean college students feel the ways of explicit explanation and participatory learning in English grammar course. For the study, 34 students who enrolled in a grammar course for 2012 spring semester were encouraged to explain their own personal history and expectations of learning English grammar. After 16 weeks of the classes based on explicit explanation and participatory pair or group work, the students were asked about their feelings of the ways of learning English grammar. They showed positive attitudes of explicit explanation by the teacher, discussion with their classmates in the class, and group presentation. They were especially challenged by the task of finding some sentences in authentic materials. However, they learned how to negotiate and to collaborate in order to complete the task successfully. As a result, they enhanced their grammar ability at the same time. Pedagogical implications of this study are also addressed.