English Learning
There are many things you can do to improve your English
. Let's have a look at a few things we can do outside the classroom to keep learning.
1. Listen to music
The most popular music in the world is written in English. Whatever your musical taste is, you are sure to find an English speaking band or musician that suits you. Trying to figure out the words instead of reading is good exercise too.
2. Watch films
A good idea is getting together with your classmates and watching a movie in English. Have you ever tried doing this without subtitles or dubbings? You will get to a point where you won't even realize that there are no subtitles. This happens because your brain gets used to incorporating the sounds naturally to make them a part of yourself. This is what you should be aiming at. The main areas that you work by doing this are listening comprehension and vocabulary.
3. Practicing English on Your Own
In my view motivation and needs for learning English are a driving force for dedication, interest and success in learning English.
Of course everyday long-term talking to native English speakers on a multitude of topics is a top priority and a paramount factor for developing good English speaking skills by learners of English. However, in addition to this, self-study and practicing English on one's own are indispensable, and substantially accelerate success in English. Communication with native English speakers can't encompass all aspects of mastering English adequately and thoroughly, especially vocabulary, grammar, potential in-depth content of conversations suitable for real life needs of students for using English. It's possible and effective to practice English (including listening comprehension and speaking) on one's own through self-check using transcripts, books, audio and video aids.
I believe a debate on practicing English by learners ought to focus on how learners can practice the following aspects of using and improving English skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. In my view, to thoroughly explore this issue, it is important to take into particular consideration aids, methods, activities, exercises and tasks for practicing and improving English skills. Certainly, practicing English listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing is based on English phonetics, grammar and vocabulary skills. They must be included in practicing English.
Have you noticed that interpreters have to possess the most thorough knowledge of a foreign
language (especially of conversation, vocabulary and grammar)? Perhaps foreign learners of English can achieve fluency in English also through oral translation from their native language into English with the activities described in my articles on learning English. It is possible to exercise self-control (that is to check yourself) this way when practicing speaking in English every sentence in ready-made materials with both a foreign language and English versions. I also believe that the value of oral translation from a foreign language into English with self-control (self-check) is underestimated by English teaching specialists for self-study and self-practice of English conversation, vocabulary and grammar.
My views in this regard do not apply to classroom teaching and classroom learning of English, because an ESL teacher teaches English to students from various ethnic backgrounds and therefore oral
translation into English is simply impossible. But I firmly believe that oral translation into English is effective in practicing on one's own English speaking, vocabulary and grammar with ready-made materials (using self-check) in a more logical, thorough, in-depth way as to content than casual talking to native English speakers. Practicing English on one's own through oral translation into English with self-check may be a quicker way for developing fluency in speaking English than casual talking with limited content in English to native English speakers. Anyway practicing English on your own accelerates mastering of English.
In my opinion learning English with the help of a teacher is necessary but it's only a small part of the cake. If one really wants to master a language with its various aspects (including idioms, accents etc.) one has to work on one's own. This is, unfortunately, what many people seem to misunderstand. If one just attends the courses and doesn't practice a lot, it will take years to become finally fluent, if that ever happens.
4. Use social networking wisely!
The truth is that nowadays we spend hours on the computer or using a gadget like a smartphone, iPhone or blackberry to stay connected. There are many things you can do here: try switching the default language to English, or whatever language you want to learn. This will force you to learn, since you will want to do certain things, and in order to do them, you'll learn by trial and mistake, until it gets easy.
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