The Thorny Issue of Grammar In Language Learning

Yes, I heard that groan

Claire Handscombe

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I heard that. That groan.

“It’s just,” you say. “It’s just, well, do I have to?”

You can try learning a language without grammar if you like. There are plenty of language learning programs that claim you can. You can also try building a tent without any pegs. I just wouldn’t recommend it.

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Claire Handscombe

Editor of WALK WITH US: How the West Wing Changed Our Lives; author of the novel UNSCRIPTED and of CONQUERING BABEL: a Practical Guide to Learning a Language.