Let's first look at how children learn languages.
First of all, how do we learn Chinese as our mother tongue?
A child is born and grows up. Parents' word-for-word teaching and constant correction naturally internalize the correct language structure and order of children. Therefore, it is not difficult for us to master our mother tongue, but it is natural. No parents will teach their children grammar when they learn to speak when they are young.
Now let's see how we learn English.
Most children in China only study English for a few hours in class. How many words can a teacher say to so many children in a class? How many words can you say in a day? If it is wrong, will parents and teachers even correct it? For this reason, the language structure and thinking of English can't be internalized in the minds of children in China, and the order of Chinese structure is also ruled out.
This is why we must learn English grammar at school.
So what is grammar?
Grammar is the law of language, the essence of language and the high concentration of language law.
Because children in China can't get a lot of English exercises to internalize grammatical norms, we have to learn such blunt grammatical rules to ensure that we can read and write English correctly. This is why children in China must learn grammar.
Many students find grammar difficult, so is grammar really difficult?
Grammar is not difficult at all. The reason why I find it difficult is to give you a simple example and you will understand.
For example, if you stand behind a foggy glass window and watch the scenery, no matter how smart you are and how good your eyesight is, you just can't see clearly. At this time, you may doubt that you are not smart enough and your eyesight is not good enough, but the actual situation is that you can't see clearly because of this fog. Then once this fog is erased, you will instantly feel that the world is clear and the scenery is clear and simple.
Now you should understand that many people find grammar difficult, and you don't understand any clauses, main clauses, simple sentences, complex sentences, tenses, non-predicates, mood and so on. Because of this fog, traditional English education can't erase this fog, but it makes it darker, more confused in teaching and more confused in learning.
The teacher followed the book, but the students didn't really understand it, so they had to memorize it. Even if they memorize it, they can't really master it and can use it flexibly.
Grammar learning in primary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools and even universities can be systematically and thoroughly studied in dozens of classes, but traditional education has tortured students for decades, but the more they learn, the more confused they become. Traditional English teaching arranges English grammar learning in a very long and chaotic way, without rules and systems. Speak a little today and a little tomorrow. There is no internal connection or system. English grammar, originally very interesting, should have been understood as soon as it was said, but it was made very complicated, which directly led many students to be tired of learning.
Therefore, the correct English learning order is to thoroughly understand English grammar and establish a powerful English grammar thinking and grammar processor. At this time, the grammar and thinking obstacles in reading and writing have been solved, and the rest is how to overcome vocabulary efficiently.
English Thinking: Deciphering English Grammar Principles written by East China University of Science and Technology is recommended. It is the first book in China that systematically expounds the principles and thinking connotation of English grammar, and it is also the first book that presents the whole picture and complete framework of English grammar from the perspective of language principles. This book corrects many fallacies in traditional English education, clarifies the context of English learning, and presents a complete and systematic English grammar framework system for readers.
You can also learn the video course of the same name, which is short, flat and fast, and you can really understand English grammar in ten classes. Suitable for those students whose English grammar is chaotic and disorganized, and also suitable for those students whose English is not bad, but they can't break through without a system. After reading it, their understanding of English has changed.
After establishing the overall framework of English grammar and understanding the thinking connotation contained in English grammar, you will no longer feel that grammar is boring.
If you continue to learn English after thoroughly learning grammar, you can learn vocabulary and practice listening, speaking, reading and writing by intensive reading of American dramas.
After using the grammar knowledge system established by an efficient system, you can enjoy American dramas, read news, make friends and have fun, and enjoy the fun brought by English happily.