Can one improve english just by reading book on english speaking course?
By alienstar
@alienstar (5142)
India
July 13, 2008 2:49am CST
As everybody here know's teher are many books available in the market on english speaking course isn't it? but, can one really study or speak perfect english just by refering books? as far as i am concerned, just by reading books one cannot be perfect in taliking in english as reading is different and talking with soemone is different isn't it?
6 responses
@RhythmWalker1 (825)
• United States
13 Jul 08
The English Language is complex in it's use. Reading anything in English will
help you see the way words are used. Listening to anyone that speaks English
will too! There is a book called "Write, Right" that may help with learning speak and use the English language the way we do.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
13 Jul 08
English is complex and for beginers it will be evry tough and under these conditions one can never be able to speak in english just by reading and writing isn't it? he has to go for practicals in this and means he should talk in english with peoepl around alongw ith readinga dn writinga nd thsiw ill help him a lot for sure
@xXSnowFoxXx (458)
• Philippines
13 Jul 08
No one can be perfect in speaking in English just by reading books concerning it but it does help a person improve his vocabulary. It helps him learn many uncommon words which are very rare for a person to use. It also enhances the person's understanding a word using context clues. It is when a person doesn't know the meaning of a particular word and only relies on the words around it to know the meaning of the word itself. It is a great time-saver because one can learn the definition of that particular word without looking up its meaning on the dictionary. You can improve your English speaking skills exponentially by speaking with everyone around you in English. That way, you can get used to speaking it that you don't even notice you're now good at it. Or so, that's my cousin's experience. Hope you learned even a tiny bit of information from me! Have a good day!
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
13 Jul 08
You ahve given a brief explanation nicely and i do agree with that and thank you for all the information you have shared here and for me, i think one shoudl talk more and more with people along with readinga nd writing which will help and if he doesn't know english and dreams of talking in english just by reading books, i think it then talking or learning english also might be a dream for him then.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
13 Jul 08
One can improve their english by reading, writing and all.But when it comes to starting from scratch, i think one needs to talkja nd just by reading or writing he cannot learn english language and it's like learnings wimming just by reading books..isn't it? can you learn swimming just by reading books?
@excellence7 (3655)
• Mauritius
13 Jul 08
Not only by reading books but communicating also is of utmost importance. Always assess your reading by communicating to others. And when you read, read aloud so that you understand and hear what you are talking. This will really help you to improve :D
@LavenderLee (38)
• Vietnam
13 Jul 08
I don't think that could be possible if you do that. The most important way to speak English well is practicing. I tried to speak English whenever I can n hopefully that's enough. Of course there are some books that help you a bout the stress or pronunciation but you can't do it if you don't speak it out.
@snowbitz (487)
• Philippines
13 Jul 08
I think it can help in other ways because reading a book about english will teach you how to say the word perfectly and the rules about verb,nouns,pronouns and everything.But speaking to somebody best help you become more familiar with the language.To become fluent in English one should practice talking in English.Reading can only help you know the rules and write well in English it's different if you want to be fluent you need to practice speaking in English everyday.Think in English all the time for you to be fluent and can interact faster if you think in english all the time.