To learn spoken English grammar, we must use different methods than were used in our English classes in the past.
For just as it’s impossible to remember and use memorized vocabulary in a real conversation, it’s also impossible to quickly remember and use grammar rules that were consciously memorized.
Recently, on our Member Forums, we got a good example of this. A member complained that there were so many rules and exceptions regarding the use of articles (“a”, “an”, “the”). He couldn’t remember all of them and couldn’t understand when to use which article, and when not to use an article.
The problem is, in spoken English, native speakers use articles in almost every sentence. If you look at an English grammar book, you’ll often find 3-5 pages or more on articles– full of rules and exceptions.
So, is it possible in a real, fast conversation to think about 5 pages of grammar rules before speaking EVERY sentence? Absolutely not. Of course not. There simply is not time. The conscious mind cannot think about and use so much information in such a fast time.
But our unconscious minds can. They can process multiple streams of information instantly.
However, the unconscious mind works much differently than the conscious mind, and it learns much differently. It doesn’t learn by memorizing lists and “rules”. It learns by understanding patterns intuitively.
Which means that listening to easy, understandable, repetitive English is the best way to teach the unconscious mind. If you just do this and relax, your unconscious mind will figure out even the most difficult grammar. The problem is, when you start trying to analyze and consciously understand, you block the unconscious mind and return again to slow and ineffective memorization.
So, learning spoken grammar requires some confidence and some relaxation. You must trust the process enough to just relax and let it happen automatically, without analyzing or worrying.
Learn spoken English grammar by listening to very easy English– repeating it as much as possible, with as much emotion and movement as possible.
Over time, you’ll understand more and more and it will feel effortless.
Eventually, you’ll totally master spoken English grammar- without any attempt to memorize “rules”.
This is the path to truly mastering spoken English grammar.
February 1st, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Hi, teacher,
Thank you for your article
concerning subconscious English
learning. You are right.All of
us have to trust our brains.
Another words, for better under-
standing and fast English learning each of us have to be like a curious child. Just listen. Right?
Thank you for helping people.
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 am
Hello MrAj Hoge!
thank you. your method is very good.
Mansour.From Afghanistan(Bamyan Provice)
February 6th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
A.J. I”m down for that! You are fully right!
Kairat from Atyrau, Kazakhstan
February 8th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Hi,
will you ever come to our land, I mean to Israel?
February 8th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Also I love to listen to your English, the point is that not all native people have such a clear pronunciation like you have.
I wish that one day you’ll come to Israel.
February 13th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
hi A.J I’m Eva. your program is fantastic, I wold like to recibe more. thanks for all.
February 16th, 2009 at 12:41 am
Hi,
I just joint into this web and try to download and study by you suggestion, by the way i though this is right method and commend sense to speed up our learnig method to become a speaker like native speaker.
Thank’s
February 19th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Dear Mr AJ Hoge!
I’m come from Vietnam. Your methods make me feel speaking English isn’t difficult as I think. You help me to become more confident when I speak with my forein teachers. Thanks for all.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
hi,A.J Hoge!!!
Effortless English System is the best method to learn English ,I have ever heard!!
I hope that one day you’ll come to Georgia:)
February 21st, 2009 at 11:26 am
hello.A.J
You are great teacher A.J.
I am from I raq .I am a teacher of English language .Acually I don’t know how to thank you for these great and useful rules . really i interesting ..
thank you so much.
best regards
February 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
dear A.J Hoge
thanks alot for your help
i really improved my english with the help of you
so iam greatly gratitude
thanks again
bye
JAMAL
March 8th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Hi, teacher,
Thank you for your article
concerning subconscious English
learning. You are right.All of
us have to trust our brains.
Another words, for better under-
standing and fast English learning each of us have to be like a curious child. Just listen. Right?
Thank you for helping people
March 8th, 2009 at 7:03 am
hi,A.J Hoge!!!
Effortless English System is the best method to learn English ,I have ever heard!!
I hope that one day you’ll come to Georgia:)
March 8th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Thank you very much, because I´m learning very much.
March 9th, 2009 at 5:56 am
A.j. thank you very much i like to learn english with you. Since i study english with you my english is get better and i love to learn english.
March 22nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Hello,
A.J today is my first day in efforless English Club , really Effortless English Club Method is best system to learn English , today i joined . so i hope that my soeaking enlish power will be better
uzmi from PAKISTAN
March 26th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Hi AJ,
I am really happy with your english method. Six months ago I can’t understand a native speaker, and now after a lot of listening effortless english method I can understand.
You are a great teacher!! Congratulations!
Anderson Gomes, from São Paulo, Brazil
May 1st, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Hi AJ, thanks for helping me to speak english.
The words now come out my mouth easily, I can speak so fast. And I’m really enjoying understanding natives speakers.
I liked your method by movies (That’s the best way).
Thanks for teaching me.
November 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
this is new method for learning grammar in the net. i am so poor in english language, i will develop my english vocabulary through u r website
June 28th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
well,the best way to learn it to those people that dont have time but they still want is on the web
good luck everyone