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Are you interested in learning English?

Sunday 3 May 2009 @ 3:06 am

you who are interested in learning English.1.10 Use the Internet

The internet is a fantastic invention, which has changed the way we live our lives. While it is fantastic to be able to read the People’s daily or chat with friends online, it is a waste if we don’t use the medium to learn English. Many English schools offer a full suite of blended online learning applications – but, in addition to that, there’s plenty you can do on your own.

1.11 Read English Newspapers

There are numerous newspapers which provide a rich source of interesting and varied reading materials. This is a really good way to improve your reading.

1.12 Listen to Radio

Virtually every radio station in the world is up for grabs with the Internet. Don’t just be content with the VOA or BBC world service. There are many other interesting alternatives. Try listening to radio from around the English speaking world.

1.13 Chat

You can use MSN, Yahoo! and other chat programs to chat in English. Try finding some of your English speaking friends. If you have Skype, encourage your friends to get it too and call them for free using your computer.

1.14 Don’t be Self-conscious

There are a few old-fashioned methods which might sound quirky but can work:

Improve your pronunciation: Use a mirror to practice making difficult English sounds; record yourself speaking English and listen afterward, paying attention to stress, intonation and problem phonemes.

Think in English: Have an imaginary conversation in English. Think through what you’re going to say.

Speak to your friends in English: Encourage yourself to practice by speaking with each other. This doesn’t have to be confined to the classroom. Try speaking to your classmates or friends in English. Don’t worry about picking up bad pronunciation habits-speaking more regularly will give you a much greater level of confidence and you will definitely improve faster.

1.15 For Parents

Kid’s whose parents take an active interest in their child’s education will probably be much more likely to become successful language learners. Let them know you care by communicating with them regularly about what they are learning:

• Check their homework and help them with it as much as you can.

• If they join an English course, make sure they are actually using those tapes that you paid for at the start of the course. Too many kids never even take off the cellophane wrapping on their cassettes. Your child can learn a lot from reviewing material from each unit on the tapes.

• If you can speak even a little English, don’t be afraid to use it with your child. Don’t be afraid that your child will learn bad pronunciation – that’s one of the reasons you want your child to learn English! But the more exposure they have to the language, the better they will become at English.

• Encourage your child to read as much as possible in English. It’s important to choose material appropriate to your child. However, there is a wide range of material available at local bookstores which will be suitable for your child.

• Let them watch cartoons and movies in English. Children love cartoons, and seeing them in English will only increase their desire to learn.

One of the best ways you can help with your child’s education is to take part yourself. Why not sign up for an English course yourself. Come to any English school with your child and learn English together.




Tips for learning English

Monday 13 April 2009 @ 4:44 am

Dear friend,

Below is a very

helpful tip to help you gain confidence to speak English more.

Hot English Tip #7

Gaining Confidence To Speak English

If you are like most

people, you often feel down, lack confidence, feel frustrated or

feel that you are not progressing very much with your English.

It’s actually quite easy to overcome these problems. All you need to

do is build your confidence.

How do you do this quickly and easily?

There are a few things you should not do:

Try not to:

* Compare yourself to other people’s level of English.

* Tell yourself or say to other people,

“My English is poor”,

or

“My English is broken” or anything like this.

Learning English is not a competition with other people, it’s like a

game of golf.

The goal with learning English is to keep improving your level. It

does not matter what your level is, it’s all about constantly

improving.

The purpose of practicing golf is to keep improving your game

(lowering your score).

Asian people usually compare themselves with others. Their focus is

on the other people, thinking things like, “What will they say?”,

or “What will they think if I make

a mistake”.

This kills your confidence.

The focus should be on yourself, “How can I improve?”, or

“I am improving, therefore my English is going well”.

You will always feel confident if your focus is here.

Another reason why people do not have much confidence is because

they worry about making mistakes, thinking others will laugh or say

negative things about their mistakes.

This however, does not happen.

Let’s prove this…

Have you ever made a mistake in your native language?

Of course you have right?

Now, when you make mistakes in your native language (the language

which you are the “expert” in) do people laugh at you?

Do people say bad things about you for making a mistake?

No way, right?

Well, why or how can people laugh or say bad things about you when

you make mistakes in English (your second language which you are

learning)?

They cannot. So, do not think or worry that people will do this, it

will never happen.

In fact other people will be scared to laugh or comment about your

English mistakes because either:

  1. Your English is better

    than theirs, so they cannot comment (they will feel embarrassed if

    they do)

    or

  2. They are also learning

    English and understand that learning English is difficult. They

    understand making mistakes are a part of learning, so they will

    not comment,

    In fact they may help you.

Best of luck, study with

confidence from now on.

Rohan Cox

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