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How can I improve my English grammar?

September 7, 2021 , by Dr Julian Northbrook
Improving your English grammar is probably not something that you should ONLY focus on. But you also have to ask yourself these questions: What do you struggle with? Why are you having problems with grammar? If you’re like most of my coaching clients (high-level English as a second language speakers)… the reason you’re struggling with grammar is probably – ironically enough – is that you’re TOO focused on grammar. See, there’s this misconception that when you learn English grammar, you’re automatically going to be fluent in English. But that’s not the case at all. The reality is, most native speakers don’t bother too much with grammar rules at all. Instead, we store blocks of English called “chunks” in our long-term memory. We then pull these chunks out when we need to use them (this video talks more about this in detail), which is how we sound natural when speaking English. https://youtu.be/Ox4Oe0496yo But again, I’m not saying grammar rules are totally useless. They’re not. But there is a correct time and place to use and study them (and that’s usually when you’re already fluent and natural-sounding in English) as a way to deepen your knowledge of what you can already do. If you want to take this further and learn English without focusing too much on grammar, have a look at the free training I created. It’ll teach you the top 5 things you need to know about improving your English (that’s more than just grammar). Hope that helps. Best, Dr Julian Northbrook

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