[3] Grammar Study Really Isn't Necessary

Most language education is completely <span style={{textDecoration: underline}}>backward.

In this episode, I talk about the why a grammar-first approach is totally unnatural and ineffective. You don’t need to study grammar in order to speak a foreign language.

Liberate yourself from outdated methods and start enjoying language learning.

Summary:

• Children don’t study grammar or literacy until long after they’re already fluent speakers.
• The idea that we can’t adopt strategies from kids is nonsense.
• I cover exactly how you can learn a language without getting bogged by grammar books.
• I go into what ‘language chunking’ is.

Related blog posts:

I wrote an article explaining why you don’t need to study grammar in order to speak a foreign language. There’s also this post.

Resources:

If you’re interested in the methodology and research behind ‘chunking’, read The Lexical Approach by Michael Lewis.