My Epic Video Review Of Grammar Hero: Pros And Cons

Grammar Hero

Pricing: $197

Positives

• Unique concept
• Focuses on grammar concepts that people tend to struggle with
• Good resource for literary skills

Negatives

• Too grammar heavy in my opinion
• Expensive

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Summary

Grammar Hero is basically a condensed version of the popular Short Stories books by Olly Richards, with simplified grammar explanations of the most problematic grammatical issues. It does a good job at explaining them but is still quite grammar heavy, despite claiming otherwise.

It would be a perfect resource for literary language learners.

DepthThis is 'content' richness. How comprehensive is Grammar Hero and does it take you far in terms of levels, or is it more suited to low level/tourist learners?

UniquenessIs Grammar Hero innovative or is it just an imitation? Does it have a unique selling proposition (USP) that makes it stand out among competitors?

QualityOverall product quality indicator that covers everything from video/dialogue clarity, authenticity, explanations, and effectiveness.

CostIs Grammar Hero acceptably priced and how does its pricing compare to market competition?

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No blog post today!

Today I have a video screencast instead where I review a series called Grammar Hero by Olly Richards (StoryLearning/I Will Teach You A Language).

I was particularly interested in looking at this series because I’ve often talked about grammar on this blog and the way most language education gets it so wrong. I have a mixed response to Olly’s approach as I outline in the video.

If you want to find out more about my approach to grammar, see here, here and here.

A few bullet points to summarize:

• Great concept overall
• Offers a condensed version of the Short Stories books with stories that focus on key target grammar
• Still too much explicit grammar instruction despite insisting otherwise
• Covers the topics that most learners struggle with
• Stories and audio are excellent as learning material
• Would potentially be a perfect course style for literary and classical languages that aren’t spoken (e.g. Koine Greek)

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