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As children we learn our native language without actually learning many rules. We acquire the language by "immersion" and by copying the way that other people around us use words; the result is that we "understand" the rules of grammar even if we have not actually learned them. But that is a very slow process. Children take several years to become proficient in their own language... even though they are using that language all the time!
Learning a foreign language is very different, specially if we are doing so at school or in a language class. ELL's (English language learners) do not have the time to just "acquire" the rules and principles of grammar, simply by listening to all the other people around them. To learn English as a foreign language or second language, the learner just has to learn the basic rules of grammar – but not just learn them. Learning is one thing; understanding the rules of grammar is far more valuable.
Understanding grammar means knowing how to use it in new situations, knowing how to express our ideas without having to think "Am I saying / writing this correctly?" , and above all it means being able to understand what other people are saying or writing. It also means being able to write Engish with confidence, which in turn means writing English fluently and without having to use a grammar-checker to make sure that everything you have written is well written. Grammar-checkers are very useful in some places, but they sometimes get things wrong, correct grammar that was not wrong in the first place, and also make the writing process much slower. Besides, you can't use a grammar-checker when you're talking, nor if you're writing something on paper.... which is not as unusual as some people would imagine it to be!