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  • When I was in college, I was learning another language. And during the winter break one

  • year, I decided that I wanted to improve my grammar in that language. All I had was a

  • book and some worksheets. I did make some progress, but it was boring, boring, boring!

  • Since then, I have learned to love grammar. But what I needed at that time was a motivating

  • method to learn grammar well.

  • So here's my advice to anyone else who considers grammar to be boring.

  • First, have a teacher--a real person that you not only read but also hear and see.

  • Second, get into a community of learners--a group of people who are learning the same

  • language that you are learning. Find a friendly community of motivated learners. This community

  • can encourage you and help you learn.

  • Third, tell yourself every day why you are learning, why you want to become a better

  • person. When we know why we are doing something, our motivation increases.

  • Maybe you need to remember a commitment that you made to improve.

  • Maybe you need to imagine what you will be able to do when you are fluent.

  • If grammar is boring or frustrating for you, I believe that following these tips can lead

  • to successful results.

  • During that winter break while I was in college, I thought grammar was boring. Over the years

  • since then, I have learned to enjoy grammar. The grammar of a language is beautiful; it

  • really is. For me, that's the strongest motivation to learn the grammar of a language.

  • But many language learners consider grammar to be boring. I understand; I also used to

  • think that grammar is boring. Until you actually learn to enjoy grammar, try following the

  • three tips that I just gave.

When I was in college, I was learning another language. And during the winter break one

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