英語でのコミュニケーション能力の向上には、学問的な英文法の学習はあまり役に立ちません。伝えたい内容を正しく伝達する手段として文法をとらえ、英文法
学習に取り組むことをお勧めします。日本人が何年も英文法を学習するにもかかわらず、なかなか英語を身につけることができないのは、伝えるべき考えや意味
を軽視した文法学習を続けてきたためではないでしょうか？リーディング、ヒアリング、ライティング、スピーキングのどの英語活動を行うにも英文法知識は必
須です。しかし、英文法知識の習得は、これらの英語学習活動、特に多くのリーディングとヒアリング活動を通して、自然に習得していくのが理想だと考えま
す。
Try not to.
Yes, we repeat, try not to.
Grammar is everywhere. When we read, we use grammar. When we speak, we
use grammar. When we write, we use grammar. When we listen, we use
grammar.
Without grammar, you could not understand or communicate.
Grammar does not exist by itself. Grammar is used to understand and
communicate meaning. That is, we use grammar when there is context.
Definition of context: Context is ideas and meaning and thoughts and
feelings and commands and suggestions and orders and greetings. Context
is what happens before and after we say or do something. Context is the
circumstances that create the setting that we are using. Context is
communication. Without context, we lose much of what is happening.
Most Japanese have studied grammar for years and years and years.
However, the many years of grammar study do not help much in using
English. This is because studying grammar does not usually include
context. Grammar study alone is a purely academic study, not especially
helpful to successful English communications.
Think of driving a car. You would not need to understand how a battery
works. You do not need to inspect the belts and hoses because you
probably will not be replacing them yourself. A mechanic would do such
work for you. You just need to have an owner's manual, so you will know
when to take your car to a mechanic. Plus, you would not take a course
in combustion mechanics to understand the engine so that you could
drive. You just need to know how to be a safe, responsible driver.
Let's get back to grammar. Like driving your car, you just need to know
how to use English. You need to know where the dictionary is just like
you need to know where your car manual is. You need to know where to go
for help just like you need to know where to find a mechanic to work on
your car when something is wrong. You need to be able to use your
English just like you need to know how to drive your car.
Nonetheless, we do not recommend that you completely stop studying
grammar. Indeed, we even provide some grammar work here on our site.
However, you will notice that all of our grammar work at the Aaron
Teaches site happens within a context. If you study grammar, you need to
study grammar that takes an approach based on ideas and meaning.
Your grammar will improve through ideas and meaning. If you listen and
read enough, you will internalize correct grammar. Your grammar will get
better. This is the best way to improve your grammar. Read and listen.
