Is it Grammar so necessary? Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the role grammar plays in the language learning process. First, I'd like to say that I like grammar. In fact I'm the kind of person who reads grammar books just for fun. I started to study Spanish grammar when I was 17 years old. And, I find it very interesting. However, after working at an English academy for one month. I've been asking myself if teaching grammar is really so important. Yesterday, we received the visit of a call center company in our academy. They wanted to interview the advanced students to offer them a job. We had everything prepared. The students were motivated. But, none of the students was able to pass the job interview. None! There were 17 advanced students and each of them failed the interview. It was so disappointing. In this academy, they emphasize the importance of grammar so much. At the begging I didn't teach any grammar rule. Because, I don't think it's important when you already have a good comprehension of the language. I think you can learn the structure of a language by listening to interesting audios and reading your favorite books. I'm working as a teacher assistant and I'm doing my best to help the students. I study every day and try to understand the students’ necessities. But, honestly, I’m worried about them. I'd like the principal to understand that we can learn a language the natural way. Just like we learnt our own native language. By listening to our parents and teachers. I speak Spanish perfectly without knowing the grammar rules. I speak French at a basic level now, and I have no idea of how the grammar works. I just listen to interesting podcasts and read my favorite books in French. So, I feel kind of disappointed today. I have to give 2 classes tomorrow morning following the academy grammar method. On top of that, I’m not getting paid yet, because I’m supposed to be in the training period. But, seeing yesterday bad results, I'm thinking about looking for a different place to work. Actually, I just sent my resume to a bigger academy located in a different city. And I got an interview at Google for a customer service position. So, next week I'll have to take a decision. I need to decide whether or not to continue with this traditional academy.