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Bird Of Paradise Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is grammar essential for learning a language?

1b00 "Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak it effortlessly."02b02br
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00This is taken from the preface a textbook of English.02br
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0Of course you learned the grammar of your mother-tongue. You just didn't sit down for formal grammar lessons. But you didn't sit down for formal lessons on any other aspect of language learning either.

— Nona the brit

  • 0Of course you learned the grammar of your mother-tongue.
  • You just didn't sit down for formal grammar lessons.
  • But you didn't sit down for formal lessons on any other aspect of language learning either.
  • You just acquired it in the same way that you just acquired the vocabulary.
  • 02br 02br 00If you are learning a language you need lessons on all aspects.
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0Of course you learned the grammar of your mother-tongue. You just didn't sit down for formal grammar lessons. But you didn't sit down for formal lessons on any other aspect of language learning either. You just acquired it in the same way that you just acquired the vocabulary. 02br
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00If you are learning a language you need lessons on all aspects. Simply learning a load
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0I agree with Nona.02br
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00all the Italians speak their language without doing any effort, but this doesn't mean that they speak a correct Italian, because you must know the grammar rules in order to speak in a very correct way. 02br
00Anyway I guess it depends on what 01i00'you have to do with t
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0Thanks nona the brit & Francesca. 02br
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00 I think both of you are right, and this is what i believe. Also I think that there is a difference between 01b00learning a language02b00 and 01b00acquiring a language. 02b00We acquire our mother tongue, which is an unconscious process and does not require serious/formal grammar s
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0 Hi BoP02br
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00The author of your sentence did 01b00not02b00 say that grammar and exercises are necessary for learning a language. He/she said that although the syllabus requires learning grammar and doing exercises, these sorts of activities are not requirements for learning a language.02br
00I don't have a problem with the use of th
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Is grammar essential for learning a language?02font02br
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00A short and facetious answer would be02br
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00Clive02br
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00 I read some articles about this, not long ago.02br
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10Is grammar essential for learning a language?12font12blockquote
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00 The answer is 01b00NO, NO, NO.02b02br
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0Even if you can't describe the rules you are still using them. You subconciously know the grammar rules. Whether you know that a verb is called a verb is not the point. You still understand all the rules and principles that apply to verbs.02br
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00Perhaps the question should be 'Should learners learn grammar in a formal way?'. 02br
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00Everyone usin
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00I happened to be on the learning side of the fence and from that perspective, yes, I had to learn the grammar before I could fluently use and speak this language.00 00Some may disagree that many foreigners do speak English relatively understandably well without actually going to school to learn grammar.00 00To me, there are two facets in learning. The c
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0Chomsky, come here there is a good topic here!:D 02br
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00We don't learn our native language with the help of grammar but it is not valid for non-natives or else I would talk English according to Turkish grammar rules.What if a Japanese, Spanish or Arabic talk English according to the grammar order of theri languages?I can't even guess!0-
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01b10"Grammar and exercises are only requirements of the syllabus, not of learning a language. Did you learn the grammar of your mother-tongue when you were acquiring it? Most of you may still not know the grammar of your mother-tongue but you speak it effortlessly."12b12blockquote
10 If grammar means identifying the names
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