Our Approach To English Grammar
Like many EFL professionals, we believe that grammar can’t be explained without making it sound more complicated than it already is. This is especially true when learners are asked to absorb abstract grammatical terminology like "gerunds," "past participle," "modals" and "past perfect tense," terms that they know they will have no real use for in normal communicative English.
That's why we prefer an inductive approach to grammar, showing how language is used in context (in a Video Booster, for example); giving guidance – while avoiding using grammatical terminology --- as to why the language was used in this way; and then providing repetition exercises to reinforce the usage point and to start to create a reflex in the learner to use the illustrated structure in similar language situations.
We also very much believe in the chunks theory of language, which is why we include collocations, idiomatic expressions, and cultural references in our vocabulary exercises. It's also why we will soon provide ready-made phrases, ranging from formal language appropriate in written communication to common text-speak expressions, in our online Conversation Guide.