Friday 6 April 2012

Method 2: No More Grammar Rules

As the title goes, we shouldn't be studying all the grammar rules in order for us to be able to speak English fluently and automatically. Yes, we all have learned in this way for our whole lives. As we speak according to the grammar rules, we tend to focus on analyzing too much on what we are talking about. We think about it too much, like focusing on the tenses, present tense or past tense or future tense or simple perfect tense or past perfect tense, etc. It's totally useful if you're writing. You can take your time and think about it. You can even erase your mistakes. That's not a problem. But when we speak, it's totally different. We don't have time to think like that. We need to be fast when someone is asking you about something.

Let's think about how we learned to speak our mother language.  We did not even know all the grammar rules until 5th grade. But it doesn't mean we didn't talk till that time. We mostly learned by listening to what others were speaking. It's the same way. We should learn mostly from listening to real English conversations. Maybe reading a simple novel will help. But do not study textbook. It will not help you to learn how to speak easily.

So, no more grammar books in your life. But don't worry. there will still be alternative ways to learn grammar rules. You will not even realize that you learned it. Stay tune and I will tell you more about it.

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