You know English. You write good English. But you can't speak it well...come here

**sarhan010** · 13-09-2009, 02:05

You know English. You write good English. But you can't speak it well...come here

everybody

/our lesson today is about
how to transform yourself... from a hesitant speaker of English... into a fluent debater in English

You know English. You write good English. But do you speak it — with true fluency? Easily, continuously and without unnecessary
h-e-s-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s

"WHY is it that most of those who even have a master's degree in English find it difficult to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings in fluent spoken English, though they do it without much difficult in written English?

Have you just decided to learn the English language? Do you feel like you’re too old? Too young? Not smart enough? Are you enrolled in a class and going nowhere? Is grammar killing you? Do strange words and weird letters make you break out into a cold sweat of confusion?

Fear not

Learning a foreign language is a daunting task for anyone. Here’s ten tips (plus one extra) that will help anyone learning a foreign language to reach their goal faster while having fun and making friends along the way

1. FALL IN LOVE…

…with something about your target language. Whether it’s movies, music, animation, craftwork, martial arts, dance, authentic painting, architecture, food, it doesn’t matter. Make sure to find something about the language and culture that you unequivocally love.

Think about it. We’re constantly fascinated with what we love. Love holds a certain shimmer. It takes something that would ordinarily seem like hard work, and turns it into a joy

The fact is, learning a foreign language is hard work. It’s rewarding, worthy, and if done correctly a ton of fun, but none of that comes without the labor. So make sure you have a good reason to want to get involved. All you need is love

2. UNDERSTAND THE MUSIC OF YOUR TARGET LANGUAGE

Every language has it’s own sound.It is best to get your ear attuned to the sound of the language. A wonderful way to do this is through listening to songs( without music) and watching movies in English

3. GET INTIMATE
Don’t just go to class and read your textbook. Classroom time is good (if you can afford it), but nothing beats real time interaction with your target language. This includes finding a conversation partner or group, reading magazines, watching TV, and listening to the music of this language. Make friends with a native speaker. Even if you are in a country very far away from where your target language hails from, there’s still the possibility of finding a native or near native speaker near you. Also, in this modern age, the internet offers tons of chances at real language interaction, from internet news, to music video downloads and the like. The more real connection you form to the language you are trying to learn, the better you understand that language

4. GET FRUSTRATED AND GET EVEN

As soon as you stray from the whitewashed world of your textbook, class, or audio-series, you’ll find plenty of frustration as you try to understand and communicate. This is good. Once you find something you don’t understand, make it your mission to find out why you don’t understand it. Nothing reinforces a point like trying to figure it out yourself. Instead of just memorizing (and soon forgetting) endless grammar rules, you will find yourself the detective solving a grand mystery

5. CONNECT THE DOTS

The best way to learn new vocabulary is to relate it to something you already know. If a word you’re learning sounds like a word you know, USE IT.Further, if you learn the word in an interesting way, remember the story associated to the word

It’s because of how the brain works. The more links your brain has to a certain piece of information, the faster that piece of information will be recalled

6. ATTACK FROM ALL ANGLES

No one person knows everything. Sometimes, simply a different explanation of the same point will open your eyes to something you really didn’t understand before. The fact is, the more angles from which you attack a problem, the faster it will become dust beneath your feet

7. LEARN TO READ AND WRITE

Learning a new alphabet is fun and exciting once you get the hang of it. Also, the more difficult the writing system, the more you can impress your friends at parties ... etc

8. FLASHCARDS ARE YOUR FRIENDS

Think about how much time you waste in a day. You stand in line for lunch, chill in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, waiting for the buss or plane, and even waste your brainpower listening to commercials on TV. Why not make that time work for you. For the price of 100 index cards, you can turn those idle moments into power learning sessions. Take a stack of 25-50 flashcards with key vocabulary or grammar with you wherever you go. On one side, write the meaning in English. On the other, the word or phrase you are trying to memorize. Soon you’ll find yourself more quickly retaining vocabulary, simply through these self quizzes

9. TALK TO YOURSELF AND TO YOUR PETS

The more you train yourself to think and speak in English , the more natural and relaxed your speech will become

10. LABEL EVERYTHING IN YOUR HOUSE

Your home is a treasure trove of useful, everyday words. Why not learn how to say them in English
If you take the time to label the items and landscape of your house, you will quickly get used to seeing and hearing those words

That’s the long and the short of it. No matter how hard you work to speak perfectly, you will always make mistakes. Even native speakers make mistakes. Accept this and strive for communication. The faster you work through your inability to speak, the faster you will gain an ability to speak. So let no speaking opportunity go without taking it

Have a nice time

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