Dear all,
For English beginners, I don't think grammar is what you have to worry much about. Grammar is the rules of the language and rules are always what make things tougher than they have to. Kids who have just found their tongues never seem to
care much about grammar; they just want to let adults or their peer friends understand what they want. If you hate grammar knowledge, (I know many of you do)just let sleeping dogs lie and ignore what you dislike. Whatever kindles your interest in this langage is the most important thing for you such as simple stories
, fun movies, or shooting the breeze with others.
For those advanced learners, though, grammar is what makes your English polished
and refined, and be of well acceptance to those who have English-speaking background. This is what really counts here. The very goal of your long-term endeavor is to communicate with the outside world; not just to chew the fat with your
local folks. In this case, grammar should be regarded as the top priority.
I didn't, as I suggested, get bothered very much by English grammar until one day I found it necessary. Grammar rules are a good summarization of the language. In fact, I have been trying to sum up the whole thing myself since the very
inception, (probably so have you) trying to find out the rules under which words
were properly collocated and formed. "Doing it yourself" isn't enough, though,
and this is where the necessity of a study of English grammar rises from. Remember, my friends, the fact that natives do not bother to study grammar cannot be
taken as an excuse for you and for me. English's their mother tongue, not ours.
If you happen to have been learning this language for years but your grammar still sucks, follow this:
http://club.mypda.com.cn/sp.asp?tid=90328&bcp=1&loc=2
Once terribly poor at English but now one of the most popular English teachers in Taiwang and Mainland China, Peter Lai certainly knows very well where the shoe pinches. With his Intermediate American English and Advanced American English
, his influence on my English study is simply beyond all words. I haven't yet finished the entire course, but I know it's worth the time, and I will. Peter Lai seems to have been endowed with the prowess to make the most complicated English things as clear and simple as can be, and trust me, it'll be a big fun to listen to his programs.
To reiterate, do not get entangled with English grammar if you are a
beginner, or you simply detest it. But if you find yourself to be caught in a flat, boring plateau, after all these years' struggling, these lessons may be worth a try.
I wish you the very happiness and prosperity in the new year.
Pan.