A month now I started studying English in a "formal" class.
Something that I found interesting is while I struggle with grammar [I hate it!] there are people who actually like it. And while I love speaking, some of them find it too hard [hence they don't like it].
That makes me ask:
What is, for you, the most difficult thing at language learning?
Have you tried something to solve it?
In order to solve my grammar problem I started reading a lot of blogs and magazines because I wanted to "get used" to the correct way of using English instead of memorizing tons of grammar rules :)
As either: For the last month I have been taking formal English classes.
Or : I have been taking formal English classes for a month.
Or: I have been enroled in a formal English class for a month now.
Or: I have been studying English formally for a month now.
Hello Andres.
i'm learning english and in my classroom everybody hates grammar. everybody has his own reasons.
for me the reason that i hate grammar because of when my instructor explain something about any role of grammar i find it easy, but when it comes in an exam about. i feel like i'm so confuse especially between present perfect and present perfect continuous and other roles. most of the time i prefer speaking/listening instead of studying grammar
The main two problems I've run into is confidince in speaking the language im studying(in my case im studying Japanese) and motivation. They're both linked to the difficulty of finding people speak with. I don't get to utilize alot of what i study because it is hard to find people locally that know the language. I dont imagine it would be a problem for you since english is a very prolific language.
The only tip that i can personally give is while learning grammar there are alot of oddities with what words are used in a spesific scenario. Even as a native speaker i sometimes struggle with grammar, but it definitely does get easier with time. Its always best if you can break down sentences or diagram them. It can take a sentence that seems very odd and clearly show what each component is and why it was used in the sentence.
The example i like using is "The horse raced past the barn fell." Its intended to mislead with its wording even though it is gramatically correct. When you break down the sentence, it says "The horse that raced past the barn fell." This type of sentence is uncommon but it does happen on occasion.
Dont ever be scared to strike up a conversatiln with a native speaker, its the only way to get past the inital fear of speakng, and it helps validate the work you have put in!
Good luck with your studies, it definitely shows that you have put alot of work into studying already!
