There is a big emphasis on this, which is a total contrast compared to the English system. In France, native French speakers have weekly grammar lessons where they study the structure and spelling of the French language. Let's compare this to the educational system in France, which I am also familiar with. When we write at school, the teachers correct our mistakes, but there are no real grammar explanations as to why we made such or such mistakes. We have English lessons, but these are more related to literature and writing. As I started saying before, most native English speakers do not study grammar at school because the system (in the United Kingdom) does not teach grammar at all. However, it is essential to understand all of that. Ok, all of that is great to know, but how does that answer my question? Indeed, I got a bit distracted there on how a language is learned. We basically, we imitate what we hear and see around us. To be exact, we start listening to sounds when we are still in our mother's womb.Īs we grow up, our vocabulary develops, the more we read, speak to people, watch TV, play video games, travel. We all learn to speak our mother tongue by listening to our parents, family, friends from a very young age. This is, of course, the same for everyone in the world. Even before babies and toddlers learn to pronounce words, they are learning to understand the speech spoken by others in their environment. Learning to speak occurs naturally, beginning with the sounds a baby makes and progressing to words. It is acquired through reading and listening. As we move through the educational system, most people studying in the United Kingdom do not learn grammar. Why is it that native English speakers can't identify a simple noun or adjective but can write or speak without any mistakes? Well, it all comes down to how we are taught at school. I have asked many of my friends what a phrasal verb is, and they honestly have no idea. If you ask most native English speakers what a noun or adjective is, they most probably won't know. So how do native English speakers learn grammar? I must say that native English speakers seem to acquire grammar differently. I have also had the opportunity to ask students from many different nationalities how they learn grammar in their country. As someone who went to school in England and France, I have experienced both systems and can say they are totally different. Over my teaching career, I have often been asked by students how do native English speakers learn grammar.
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