I want to know what is the best way to learn english
By yaowenting
@yaowenting (1)
Japan
14 responses
@Waterfang (96)
• China
16 Jul 10
I love China too!As a chinese,i will try my best to learn english,finally let foreigner to learn culture and study chinese!Welcome to china!
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
17 Jul 10
Haha,her signature shows that she is also a Chinese too.Maybe you can be a Chinese teacher to teach foreigners Chinese and all things about China.
@airakumar (1553)
• India
14 Jul 10
Hi,
There are many ways to improve your level of English, but only you can find the right way for you. Here are a few tips that might help like motivate yourself first. If you are not motivated to learn English you will become frustrated and give up. You know how much time you can dedicate to learning English, but a short time each day will produce better, longer-term results than a full day on the weekend and then nothing for two weeks. Spend your time on things that interest you. If you like cooking then buy an English-language cookbook or find recipes on the net and practise following the recipes. You'll soon know if you have made a mistake!
Thanks.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
14 Jul 10
You are right! The best sometimes is not the most suitable for somebody.We should find a best way to match our own size.Meanwhile,enjoyment is also a vital factor to focus on.You will make greater progress in condition that you get fun from learning.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
15 Jul 10
Hi yaowenting, here is my own way to improve my speaking english. I don't whether it works for others or not. Anyway I try to read as much news, articles and posts I could, which are related to my profession daily. Besides listen to news and program relevant to our job often. Other than that I like typing as many posts as I could here frequently to polish my language here. I never let go any opportunity to chat with people in english if I come across any english speaking person I feel happy if we could keep on chatting happily. This means that they understand what I speak and we could communicate with each other without any language barrier
More practices in daily life would push your learning pace faster.
Good luck and wish you all the best
@clouds0327 (1389)
• Philippines
16 Jul 10
My job also requires that I must speak English very well. But since it is not my first language I speak in what they call "broken english". I feel so bad when I talk and the other person Im talking to is kinda confused on what Im talking about. I can speak, understand, write english well than conversing in English. What I do to improve my English vocabulary and to familiarize myself with the common expression, accent and words they use is I watch a lot of YOU TUBE VLOGS. I study how they speak, react and pronounce and so far I am improving somehow. Also, I watch a lot of talk show especially "Ellen Degeneres show" I like how she speaks English and I am learning the language at the same time laughing to all her jokes. You should try it.. Its addictive. ",
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
17 Jul 10
The best way to learn a language let alone English is to hear it and use it. Seems like you are at the right place in your work where you'll get to use English to communicate with foreign guests. The rest is up to you. The more English you use the more improvement you would make.
@koolakhil123 (1)
• India
15 Jul 10
Hi,
The best way to learn english is to first of all read an english newspaper everyday and mark out , at least 10 words which you dont understand and , then find out meanings of those 10 words from the dictionary and then try to frame sentences with those 10 words. Secondly you should , also find out some phrases from the newspaper and try to find out meanings of those phrases and then use them. You should do this regularly for at least 3-6 months. Also try to read english magazines, articles. etc.
@Transformed (1259)
• United States
15 Jul 10
The best way for a person to get acquainted with a language is to learn approximately 50-100 vocabulary words per day and to read in the language and to talk to people who speak the language. Language skills and acquisition take time and no one should get discouraged.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
14 Jul 10
Try to creat a atmosphere full of English in your daily life.You can take up some habits like reading English newspaper,listening to English songs or more English speaking as possible as you can.Things like that are all available and helpful to improve your English ability.Just more English practising in either domain of speaking and listening. There is nothing more useful than that.Wish you success in English learning in the near future.
@o0jopak0o (6394)
• Philippines
14 Jul 10
one that you can practice with. i think this is the best. a private tutor of some sort.
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
14 Jul 10
Hello yaowenting,
Before you can efficiently learn a language you need to get used to the sound. In order to get used to the sound it's necessary to watch a lot of English TV. In the beginning it's recommended to enable subtitles. ( That's the text that translated what is being said)
Also try reading news papers and simple texts, this way you get really familiar with English grammar and words.
In conclusion, one great tip, consider buying or (illegally) download Pimsleur English, choose the one that is designed for your mother tongue ( mother tongue is the first language you learned...) Pimsleur was a man who studied how to learn languages in 10 days, his methods are very suitable, I use it to learn German.
Here's how the program looks like and where you can order it, this is the link to level 3 but first start at level 1 . http://www.amazon.com/English-III-Japanese-Speakers/dp/074350044X
CIA, FBI and other important services and companies around the world use the pimsleur program to learn a language very fast! :)
Once again you can also download it on the internet but it's illegal in a lot of countries.
@Baluyadav (3643)
• India
14 Jul 10
firstly make a habit of reading news paper.make an english conversation with ur frds.try to watch news channels for fluncey
@meeksilent (514)
• Philippines
14 Jul 10
Hi yaowenting! In order for you to learn english fast you must practice it frequently through both reading and writing. It wont be too soon for you to master the language. Good Luck!
@LingXX0103 (151)
• China
15 Jul 10
I share your feeling.
Because my English is poor as well,and I have this question for a long time.
In order to improve English skill,I join mylot.
After that,I find that there are so many members help me and encourage me.
Now I am used to access mylot in my daily,hope we can make a progress together in the future.