7 Reasons To Stop Buying English Grammar Books

In today's English lesson, I'm going to give you seven reasons why you must

stop buying English grammar books.

Are you ready?

Well then I'm teacher Tiffani, let's jump right in.

Reason number one, grammar books keep you focused on the rules.

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Of the message.

I'll say that one more time.

Grammar books keep you focused on the rules instead of the message.

Let me make this clear.

English grammar is important, however, when you become an intermediate English

learner or an advanced English, You must change the way you study English

because now your goal is to put your thoughts together and express

yourself to deliver a specific message.

I've watched it happen over and over again with my intermediate

and advanced English learners.

I know that they had the ideas in their minds, but they were so focused

on using the grammar rules properly.

Their message was never delivered.

It's happened when I was in Korea.

It happened many times there.

It happened many times when I was teaching a student via a Zoom lesson,

and it continues to happen even with you because you're focused on the grammar.

You're focused on making sure your syntax is correct.

Now, these things are important, but if the message is never delivered,

if the person listening to you never gets your message or your

idea, your grammar won't matter.

This is why you have to stop buying only grammar books.

They keep you focused on the rules instead of helping you shape your

ideas, formulate your ideas, and your opinions like a native English speaker.

So again, grammar is important.

But you have to stop only buying grammar books because instead of

focusing on the rules, now you need to focus on the message.

Like, I'm delivering a message to you.

You're not focused on each and every word that I'm saying as far

as, Hey, what does that word mean?

Or, Hey, what does that expression me?

Many times during my lessons, I use words that you might have never

heard before, but the message is, Which is why I'm your teacher.

You have to do the same thing.

Stop focusing only on the rules and remember to focus on the message.

Reason number one.

Reason number two, you actually know more grammar rules than you realize.

I love this one.

You actually know more grammar rules than you realize.

You see, your brain is amazing.

Your brain is able to take in information, process that information,

and store it for a later use.

Here's the thing.

As an English learner, when you feel like you're not able to bring something to

your mind or to use something immediately, you think that you actually don't know

that thing and that's not the case.

Instead, you just need to give your brain the opportunity to put into

use, to put into practice in real life what you've already learned.

For example, You are listening to me right now.

I am using tons and tons of English grammar rules.

I'm applying them as I'm speaking, right?

I speak English fluently.

I'm a native English speaker.

So the very fact that you are understanding what I'm saying, it

means that your brain is taking the information in, processing it, and it

wants to help you use it at a later time.

So when you speak later on, you can again, Your brain will say, Hey, you

need to sound like teacher Tiffani.

This rule that she used, even though you never learned it from a book, you

naturally understood what she was saying.

So now it's time for you to use the same pattern that teacher Tiffani used, You

know, more English grammar rules than you realize when you focus on delivering the

message, like we said, in reason number.

Instead of the rules, your brain gets the opportunity to produce what was put in it.

So again, reason number two, you know more than you realize.

Reason number two, why you have to stop buying grammar books.

Only buying grammar boats.

Reason number three, you will have less time to apply what you have learned.

Listen, I've experienced this first hand.

I told you in our previous lesson that I studied Korean.

I can speak Korean, and there was a period of time during my my Korean

studies where I was only studying grammar.

Grammar rules are important, but I was spending so much time

studying the grammar rules.

I never gave myself an opportunity to use them in the real world.

I was so focused on making sure I understood them properly and not

making any mistakes that when I would go to speak, instead of focusing on

my message, I was only focused on the rule, and that caused me to St.

Or, or, or to have a blank in my mind or get frustrated or, or get

uncomfortable because I couldn't say what I wanted to all because I was so

focused on the rules, I didn't have enough time to put them into practice.

So, again, reason number three, you will have less time to

apply what you have learned.

Grammar is important, but learn a rule and then use it over

and over and over and over.

Instead of learning, learning, learning, learning, memorizing use,

there has to be a balance, Learn a rule, and then use it multiple times.

Use it, Practice using it.

Don't worry about making mistakes.

You'll get better, you'll improve.

There has to be a balance.

Instead of only studying the grammar rules, study a rule, and

then use that rule over and over.

Baby come.

You can do it.

So again, reason number three, if you only study grammar books, you'll have

less time to apply what you have learned.

Reason number four, you need to study native English speakers more.

You see this happened to me as well.

Again, I'm speaking from experience.

I completely understand what you are going through.

I've been there.

When I was studying Korean, I was going through the same thing.

I was a very studious individual.

I loved learning.

I still love learning.

So I was studying, I was studying the grammar books.

I was studying the grammar rules, but I was not studying Native Korean speakers.

So I sounded like a book.

I wasn't able to sound natural.

Like my Korean friends, you, I don't want you to go.

You have to study native English speakers.

Remember earlier I told you that your brain is amazing

as you're listening to me.

You're realizing your brain is realizing that, uh, Tiffani is

using certain grammar rules.

Her patterns are very interesting.

She is speaking English fluently, so if you want to speak English fluently,

these are the patterns you need to use.

You're learning that because you're listening to a native English speaker.

Let me say this.

You might have children, you may have nephews, nieces, you may know a

another individual that has children.

Children learn their native tongue in this way.

Children are not given grammar books when they're two years old.

Again, grammar is important.

What I am saying is when you get to the intermediate and advanced level, you

have to start studying in a different.

You can't just have the book open.

No.

Instead, you must think about how children learn because now you're trying

to learn how to speak English fluently.

Children observe children, listen to native speakers, their mothers, their

father listening over and over again, putting these patterns together,

and you have to start doing the same thing instead of getting your book.

Or maybe you have your books on your iPad and just reading and and

studying English grammar rules.

No.

Pay attention more.

When native English speakers are speaking with each other, Listen

to the patterns they're using.

Try to apply them when you speak.

This will help you achieve your English fluency goals so much faster.

Again, when you get to the intermediate and advanced English level, you

have to change the way that you.

Grammar is important, but you have to understand it's

not all about grammar books.

You have to learn in a different way.

And reason number four, study native English speakers.

Now, reason number five is another one that I need you to understand.

Studying real English conversations will help your grammar improve faster.

I wanna tell you this real quick story.

It's not story time, not just yet, that's at the end.

But I wanna tell you about one of my students.

I'll say her name.

Her name is Jocelyn.

Hey Jocelyn.

And Jocelyn is in my academy in my program.

And if you wanna join us, the link is in the description, English fluency Plan.

Do.

Now, Jocelyn is an amazing individual.

Jocelyn has been my student for a while, and Jocelyn was learning

and she was improving slowly, but something happened to Jocelyn.

You see, Jocelyn started applying this.

She started studying English conversations more.

I don't have any grammar books in my academy, but I still

teach it because I help students understand how to follow a pattern.

So, Jocelyn started paying attention a little bit more

to the conversation videos.

I have videos in my academy where I speak with other native English speakers,

and we have a natural conversation.

We're not focused on teaching English.

We're just focused on speaking with each other about a certain

topic, and so students like Jocelyn are able to observe the convers.

Now I watched this transformation happen to Jocelyn.

She started watching more conversations.

She started summarizing what she was seeing and what she was hearing.

And I kid you not, Within a two month period, I saw Jocelyn's

English go from here to here.

Why?

Because she was watching English conversations and allowing

her brain to not only take it.

But to process it and then use what she was learning.

I remember listening to her videos in our private, we have a private chat

group, and I would watch some of her videos as I noticed how much she was

learning, she started applying what she was hearing, the pattern she was hearing

that native English speakers were using during natural English conversations.

She started.

English grammar.

I didn't have a book.

There was no book that she was reading, telling her, Hey, this

is the grammar rule to follow.

No.

Joscelyn started paying attention to and studying real English conversations,

and her English started to improve.

This is what I'm trying to help you understand.

Jocelyn, you know how proud I am of you.

I know you're watching this video.

I'm very proud.

This is what I'm trying to help you all understand you specifically, right?

The person watching this.

English grammar is important, but if you want to sound like a native

English speaker and you're at the intermediate or advanced English level,

again, if you're a basic level, please continue getting English grammar books.

It's important to get a strong foundation, but when you get to that intermediate

and advanced English level, you have to start studying the individuals that

are doing what you are trying to do.

It seems simple, right?

I wanna sound like a native English speaker.

Oh, I guess I should listen to native English speakers, my friend.

It literally is that simple.

Again, when you have a teacher or a guide to help you along the way.

You watch the conversations, you understand the patterns

they're using, again in the program that Jocelyn's a part of.

Again, lemme put the link on the screen, hold on one second to help

you out so that you can join us.

If you'd like to join us in our family, go to english fluency plan.com.

But.

Again, I'm helping Joce and other students, they watch the conversations,

I break down the conversations, teaching them the patterns that are

being used so they can think and speak like a native English speaker.

So again, you can join us if you'd like, or the link is in the

description, english fluency plan.com.

So again, she's studying the English conversations and her English woo has

improved so much so that Jocelyn is now the leader of one of our English study.

Listen to what I just said.

Jocelyn is now the leader of one of our English study groups.

She's leading other students to achieve their goals.

I didn't give her a grammar book.

I just taught her how to study English conversations in order

to improve her English, and she followed and she's achieving her.

I'm so proud of her.

So again, reason number five, study real English conversations.

Now.

Reason number six, if you only study grammar books, You will sound like a book.

This is a fact, , again, I go back to when I was studying Korean.

It's a fact.

I was studying grammar books.

I was studying books alone, and when I spoke I sounded like a book in Korean,

and my Korean friends let me know that I sounded like a book They said.

Listen, we like hanging out with you, but you sound like a book.

They said it in Korean, of course, but I sounded like a book

because I was only studying books.

Listen to me, when you get to the intermediate and advanced English level,

you have to change the way that you study.

If you only study grammar books, you my friend, I care about you.

But listen, it's a fact.

You will sound like.

Stop only studying grammar books.

You have to change the way you study.

If you want to sound like a native English speaker, you have to study

native English speakers, not just books.

Now, reason number seven, I don't want you to forget this one.

Focusing only on your grammar will take the joy out of speaking English fluent.

I'll say it again.

Studying and focusing only on your grammar will take the joy

out of speaking English fluently.

Now this to Shay take the joy out of, I'm gonna leave this in here.

Actually, I'm gonna correct this in real time just to show you the

importance of being okay with making mistakes and rolling with the punch.

That should have said, We'll take the joy out of speaking English fluently.

Right?

But I had to change it.

But I'm leaving that in there just to show you.

I just rolled with it.

Usually in video editing, you stop, you go back, Hey, let's make a

change because there was a mistake.

No, I want you to understand something.

When you focus only on the grammar rules, when you make

a mistake, ugh, you'll freeze.

Everything will get uncomfortable.

You'll start being nervous.

Hey, it's okay.

Relax.

Just like I said, Hey listen, I gotta add a word.

There was a typo.

Roll with it.

When you only focus on grammar, you won't have this joy, this freedom.

Hey, I made a mistake.

I was speaking in English.

I made a mistake.

It's so crazy.

It's okay.

Let's keep it moving.

This happened to my student.

I watched it happen to them when they first came to me.

They had this nervousness.

They didn't wanna make a mistake even in front of me,

and I think I'm a nice teacher.

I'm fun, right?

But I told them, Listen, English is fun, English.

The English language is literally all about you expressing

your ideas and opinions.

Literally, it's all about you organizing your thoughts and

being able to express yourself.

English should be.

But when you get to the intermediate level and the advanced level, and

you're only focused on grammar rules, you're holding yourself back, You're

holding yourself back from experiencing the joy and the freedom of using the

English language to express yourself.

I've watched it happen, so I want it to happen for you as well.

So listen, grammar is important, don't get me wrong.

Grammar is extremely, I.

But what I'm trying to help you understand today is when you become an

intermediate English learner, when you become an advanced English learner,

you need to have fun studying English.

You need to enjoy it, and the only way you'll enjoy it is if you change

the way you are currently studying.

No more focused only on grammar books.

Instead, learn from real English speakers.

Change the way you're studying and you'll find joy again.

Now, I hope you enjoyed this lesson.

I hope that you continue studying English.

You continue trying to achieve your goals.

I want you to achieve your goals.

Remember, if you wanna be like Jocelyn, join us.

All you have to do is go to www dot english fluency plan dot.

Or hit the link in the description.

I wanna be your teacher.

I wanna help you achieve your goals and have fun doing it.

All right?

I'll talk to you in the next lesson, but as always, remember to speak English.

Do, do, do.

Do.

You still there?

? You know what time it is.

Here we go.

It's story time a I said it's story time.

All right.

It is story time, and this story time is actually about one of my friends.

This individual also learned.

Now throughout today's lesson, I was telling you about my experience and how

I was focused on just studying books and just trying to memorize Korean grammar

rules and Korean words, and how it was holding me back right from speaking

Korean, like a Native Korean speaker.

Well, that was my journey to learning how to speak Korean, and then

eventually I figured out towards the end the importance of paying

attention to Native Korean speakers.

I changed my way of.

, but I had a friend and this friend, he was a great teacher.

We taught together in South Korea.

He was an amazing teacher, but at some point I realized that he also had the

gift of learning languages quickly.

You see, I studied Korean for about three, two to three years before I got to the

point where I sounded natural, right?

Three, four years.

This individual, he also wanted to speak Korean.

Now I went the traditional route.

I went to university.

They had a language institute, but this individual actually decided

to, yes, he had to get some books.

Again, at the basic level, you have to make sure you're

learning the fundamentals.

He got some books, but he let Native Korean speakers teach him.

He applied what he was learning immediately.

Whatever he learned, he would go around his Korean friends.

He didn't focus on his mistakes.

He just tried to implement what he was learning in natural situations

over and over and over and over again.

So while I was in the books, in the books, in the books, he was in the book.

In real life.

In Real Life.

In real life.

In real life.

We studied differe.

, but while it took me three or four years to sound natural, I

kid you not, it took him a little under a year to sound natural.

You heard me right?

This individual he was studying, but applying what he learned immediately in

real life situations, and I was in shock as I watched him improve so quickly.

His Korean sounded great.

His pronunciation was good.

When he spoke to other Koreans, they understood what he was saying and

he was so natural, and I saw how fast they responded to him, and it

was so interesting to me because he was applying what he was learning

immediately, not waiting until he was perfect, willing to make mistakes

and not feel bad about his mistakes.

Instead, he knew the importance of putting things into practice.

now.

He inspired me.

I started learning Korean before him, but the way he was studying and

the way he was learning and putting things into practice inspired me, and

he eventually spoke Korean fluently.

Absolutely amazing.

Now, you might have someone in your life and that individual might be

inspiring you, the way they work, the way they study, the way they

speak to other people, whatever it.

Many times we have people around us that inspire us.

Inspiration is important, but we have to apply what we are seeing them do.

Inspiration is good, but application is even better.

So that's a short story for you today, just letting you know that.

Again, I understand where you are, I know your situation.

But what I taught you in today's lesson, I saw it play out completely in my friend.

He put things into action immediately instead of simply

focusing on every individual rule.

I really hope this lesson inspired you to apply what you learned.

I'll talk to you in the next lesson.