Ellen's comment above is very good. I wish I could upvote it. If you want to understand English, you need to know how the language is structured (syntax) and how that structure influences meaning (semantics) - that's grammar. But learning grammar is challenging because it is way too complex and very inconsistent in the way it is taught. It's no wonder that students dislike grammar, but if you keep it simple it can really help you learn English. I have developed a simplified grammar system that gives you what you need to learn English, without complicated terms and concepts - its just the basics so your subconscious can take over the learning process. Natural language is subconscious, which is how your first language works. Traditional language learning focuses on reading and writing, memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules and much less time is focused on listening and especially speaking. But traditional methods teach only conscious processing - memorization, translation and recall. And that only uses part of the language brain and not the parts that involve speaking, which is why you can develop good reading and writing skill but still have difficulty speaking in complete meaningful sentences. This is simply because the subconscious aspects of using English have not been developed as much. Reading aloud is excellent practice but needs to be done carefully. The advantage is that when you read aloud all the areas of your language brain are active and working together. When this happens the brain makes new connections between all of these areas and that helps you process and produce English more fluently. It also improves memory. But for this kind of practice to be effective - you need near 100% comprehension of what you read, and that requires some basic understanding of grammar. This is how I teach - you can take atrial lesson with me and I will give you some practice materials and tips on how to get started.

Hi Hazem. If you are a disciplined person you could devote 30 or more minutes to grammar-based textbooks and activities nearly every day OR spend your time reading and listening to better resources. Choosing high 'quality input' just may reduce some of the need for tedious grammar drills. Consistent reading and listening to sources with correct grammar is more effective for most of us at least to form a solid foundation. You may not always know the grammar rules behind what you have read or heard as you reproduce it but is that always necessary? Remember that all children learn to communicate with or without formal study. Their grammar will be as good or poor as the language examples that surround them. Keep the quality of language 'input' in mind as you are learning. Be careful of song lyrics and movie dialogues where colloquial and substandard language is frequently used. I find formal grammatical study most necessary to 'undo' use of poor example 'input' and where one's native language and English are very different structurally. We tend to apply the first language structures in new and unfamiliar situations. Another tip that may sound silly but is a scientifically documented best practice -- read those quality materials aloud to yourself. Not only are you more likely to remember the sound patterns of the correct grammar better but your fluency will improve as well. :) Hope this helps. Best wishes as you improve your English! e.

I would choose your answer as the best answer but you wrote it as a comment.