Should I Learn English Grammar? Is Grammar Important?

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[pampapaul]

When I make some mistakes in learning anything new, I remind myself that I am making mistakes because I am learning something new, which means I am trying to learn something .so whenever you are making a mistake, remind yourself that if you will not trying to learn something then you will never make mistakes.

[dailynewsmaroc]

i think learning grammar is so important and it is a big step for every learner to master the language, but the idea of getting to learn grammar does not necessarily mean doing it by hard . the learning process should be smooth and automatic just as babies do when they first learn a particular language, they listen carefully, they speak and repeat what is being said and then the last step which is writing stays the third essential pillar of learning methodology . just take it simple and don't feel disappointed or frustrated because learning something cannot happen or be achieved over night .In fact, it takes a while and it needs more efforts as well as hard working.

[carolsilva]

I like grammar and I think it's very important. I know that I'll never write completely correctly, but I would like to know the rules.

[insighttoeverything]

i think learning grammer has to be the first thing in learning any kind of language. cause evry language based on grammer, so if we comprehend the grammer, they're possibilities to learn very quick the language.we also have to do our vocabulary simultaneously.

[buzzbee]

Yes, it's important to learn grammar because of academic writing.

[ericoteixeira]

I think grammar is very important in a conversation, but I'm focusing on the conversation.

[barbarossenses]

My opinion is that the help of knowing grammar rules is too big. As you said, we all learned our mother tongues without spending energy on language. I think it might be enough for adults to learn the basic rules of linguistic knowledge. We should try to increase our vocabulary in the meantime. Instead of studying the rules of linguistics, we should constantly follow the native speaker's spoken language. Thus, we can learn from dialogues how English is used in daily life in a flexible way.
Thanks from Turkey Vaneesa !

[khalidomar]

For me
I was interested in grammar at the beginning of my English language learning. But now, after social networks like YouTube and etc..
I am focusing on conversation listening and teachers lessons on YouTube channels like yours and it's really useful so I agree with you Vanessa
Thank u so much

[holissarbeni]

I think grammar is a very important aspect of linguistic knowledge. This is what I've been trying to do recently. I've been thinking about a way of putting my conciously learned grammatical knowledge into level of unconceous state of mind so when I'm speaking I only focus on the message I'm delivering instead of grammatical rules.

[annaalm]

I think it’s important to know the basis, and get practical experience of how you use those rules on daily conversations. No matter how much grammar you know - if you can’t use it while talking .

[gamessongs]

I like grammar. If you want to study grammar, remember to contextualize it or you'll get bored. That's my tip. Nice video, Vanessa! Thanks a lot. XOXO

[proferon]

I think studying grammar helps me to understand how the language works itself. By the way, I love your videos, dear Vanessa!

[ChrisDMReloaded]

Some people underestimate grammar but it is important . If I were to say "went" without grammar, I would never know in what moment should I use it. I may as well believe "went" is meant to be used in the present simple or progressive and so on which is wrong and it would be pretty messed up. The moment you say "went" is in past tense or just past, that is grammar so it is necessary.

[josepedroso]

I believe as Vanessa the teacher said, we need to practice our conversation with native and in our communication we practice the real grammar. Thank you Vanesssa my english teacher.All the best and God bless you.

[Mark銘哲]

I don't like to study grammar, I prefer to memorize sentences.i think it can help me to memorize more vocabulary and understand grammar .in addition, the most important is it can let me have more confidence to converse .

[ThuyNguyen-nmlb]

I didnt study english until i was 12. And the first things they taught me were grammar and reading. I studied like that for 6 years and when I got to Uni they taught me about pronunciation. So for 6 years I studied english without really speaking the language. Even after studying pronounciation I still couldn't understand native speakers or speak english fluently, my speaking was better than listening though, thanks for the pronounciation course. And after that I met and worked with a lot of native speakers, for the first 2 months it was very hard for me to catch up with the conversations. However, 3 months after that I could speak really well, i meant really fluently, not as good as a native speaker but better than all of my Vietnamese collegdes who didnt consider grammar important and studied it seriouly like i did.
In my oppinion, i depends when you start studying english that will decide if you need to study grammar or not (especially for a non native speaker like me). If you didnt start to study until you were 12 like me, it's definitely very important. Grammar will shorten your time of getting to the goal of speaking fluently with sentences that make sense.

[zammismartines]

That's exactly the way I think and teach! Perfect, totally agreed

when you practice speaking skills, you also can improve your grammar .Just study a little about basic grammar .When you can speak well, you should learn higher grammar

[aboodalalem]

I am from Jordan. I thank you for your simple explanation

[abdullahwaleed]

I think i learned grammar without studied it, from native-speaker conversations in movies, tv-series and youtube videos.
btw: your videos is gorgeous.