In the last blog post, I wrote about the importance of getting lots of input in order to develop your implicit language knowledge. There is also another blog post that shows how a high level of implicit language knowledge is essential for effective communication in English. However, getting the right quality of input is alsoContinue reading “How to get good quality input – Extensive reading”
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How to develop implicit language knowledge – Focusing on input
In the previous blog post, I attempted to explain the difference between implicit and explicit language knowledge. I also tried to show why it is much more important for language learners to focus on developing implicit language knowledge rather than explicit language knowledge. Therefore, in this blog post, I am going to try and showContinue reading “How to develop implicit language knowledge – Focusing on input”
Why doing grammar exercises is (mostly) a waste of time – Explicit vs implicit language knowledge
Many people know that doing lots of grammar exercises from a textbook is not very useful to help you become fluent in English. However, it can sometimes be difficult to explain why doing grammar exercises is not very useful. After all, we need grammar knowledge to help us communicate in English, so why is doingContinue reading “Why doing grammar exercises is (mostly) a waste of time – Explicit vs implicit language knowledge”
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