Study Skills - Make English Learning a Habit
Friday July 3, 2009
Learning any language takes practice - lots of practice! Often, it's difficult to know what you should practice.
- Should you watch a video?
- Perhaps, it would be a good idea to do a few quizzes.
- Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends.
Comments
Listen and watch the NPR (National Public) radio and TV stations, they usually have better enunciation and speak slower
I think it’s an interesting idea to make learning English a habit but the crucial thing is how?maybe we have to make more efforts and we should practice any activity that has a relation with English and that can improve our English.I find that listening to English songs is a good way to stay in touch with it especially for the E S L learners as my case.
You don’t know how hard is it to improve my english. I can write but I don’t understand nothing watching videos or listening american radios in my computer. I have no one to talk. And moreover I need to expand my neurons because I am 60’s already…lol…
Listen english Musics, watch movies, chatting… I do this and I feel that I am learning English each day more. It’s difficult but not impossible, then it’s important have to build a routine. x x x
i think the best way to learning Enlish is to take the useful course, and gain all the knowlege from it. You should keep practise and learning new English very day, and always take change to practise English, utilize any means, watching TV, and reading newspaper, comunicate with your friends, The most important thing, to me, i the guide answer whenever your have question. that the reason why you should save time to take part in English Class which is sitable for your level
I tutor Japanese students, and I always tell my students to watch the Weather Channel when they have a little extra time. Sometimes the vocabulary is a little limited,but the pronunciation is great, and the biggest benefit comes from seeing where all the states are, and locating the different regions, rivers, etc. It’s a great way to SEE the US map, and seeing is often better than just reading about something.
There is something I’d like to tell you all, not only by practising you will be fluent, you should use your four main skills; listening leads to speaking and reading leads to writing so practising is by listening and reading as a first step
YES I AGREE MY FRIENDS, OF COURSE ONE OF THE BEST WAY TO LEARN ENGLISH IS BY LISTENING MUSIC, EN ALSO BY READING, BUT ITS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE GOT CERTAIN LEVELS OF THE IDIOM.
I have already a hbit to learn english starting after work up to sleeping time. I read, chat, & watch TV everyday and I would like to add one more point which is ” Record your self to improve your pronounciation”
wish you guys all the best to improve your english language.
Regards
Ken—YOU ROCK!! I teach beginners and these sites and links you’re suggesting are THE BEST. Simple English News and Easy English Times are excellent. In fact, I’m sending a copy of the article to my students. Thanks a lot for your help. Keep up the good work!
I love this site! I’m currently teaching English in Secondary school in Malaysia. I love English but most of my students are struggling to use the language. Anyone has ideas/tips on how to help them ASAP because they’ll be sitting for an important exam soon . . next month! Thanks!
* Should you watch a video?
* Perhaps, it would be a good idea to do a few quizzes.
* Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends.
All these steps are necessary for foreign language learners.
Chatting on line can help you improve your English if you are willing to take the time to correct your spelling and grammar! It can even be fun!
I am glad that I sometimes make my students watch a film on dvd.
I am glad that I sometimes I let my students watch films on video in the classroom activities