Is lack of grammatical knowledge a problem?
The kind of grammar that is relevant to a language learner is not the kind of “grammar” you may have been taught at school and may feel you’ve now forgotten. This will have been mostly information about formal written style, in fact, which is a different thing entirely. As a native speaker, you already have a perfect knowledge of the grammar of your own language. However, what you are not able to do is to explain it and you probably don’t know the terms to describe it either. Most people are in this situation when they apply for a CELTA course and before accepting you, we need to see at least that your mind works in such a way that you notice grammatical differences, you can make a reasonable attempt at explaining them and you will improve quickly with some help. Before the course begins, working your way through the pre-course task which you will receive on acceptance and having a look at one of the recommended grammar books will be enough to give you the grounding you need. If you ar
