So, you say learning English is easy? Well, that is not the case for everyone. In fact, learning any language well can be a big challenge. It requires a combination of your commitment and your discipline. Like Jim Rohn said, “discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”.
If you want to know the secret to making learning English easier, check out some essential tips below.
1. MAKE A PLAN:
You have to understand that learning any language will not happen overnight. A proper plan is required to make it fit into your life. It has to be in smaller sections, as small and regular chunks of study tend to work better. Regular lessons with daily revisions help to improve your fluency the fastest.
2. INCREASE YOUR VOCABULARY:
If you wish to improve the level of your English, you will need to increase your vocabulary. The new words you learn during your English lessons will need to be reviewed and remembered regularly in order to retain the information. Commit to yourself to learn at least five new English words a day. It would only take a few moments to open up the dictionary and search five words you've never heard before. There are many different techniques (link: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/vocabulary_tips.htm) you can try to increase your memory of vocabulary.
3. DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES:
Mistakes are an important part of the learning process, especially when learning a language. Linguists suggest that a learner who takes more risks learn the target language faster. The problem knows when you make a mistake! There are a few things to do to help you identify when you make a mistake. You could enlist the help of a teacher, a tutor or even a friend who can help point it out when you make a mistake. Adults rarely make the same mistake twice, so know that when you make a mistake, you’ll probably never make that same on again. Think about it…make more mistakes…learn English faster! If you don’t make mistakes, you will not improve. Just learn to be more comfortable making mistakes. Sometimes language learning feels like a lesson in humility.
4. TAKE NOTES:
Don’t be among those students who just go to class carrying a notebook and return with the same ‘empty’pages. You have to use the notebook during your lesson! Note-taking helps by keeping you alert and focused during class by giving you a physical task to do while listening. It also helps to engage your mind. Making decisions about what the relevant or needed information helps you to sift thorough unnecessary information and retain only what you absolutely need. Note-taking also helps by forcing you to organize the information thus giving more structure to the information and making it easier to recall information in the future. Understanding how new information is connected is the mark of true intelligence. When you have spent the time writing down the highlights of the lecture, using them to study is so much more effective.
5. ENJOY YOURSELF:
Do you want to learn English faster? Then make it more interesting! There are lots of ways to do this. For example, you can pick a hobby or favorite activity. Whether it is music, fashion, travel, sports, or art. Try to read, write and think about it in English. It can be a magazine or read online. This will help developing your interest and improve your English.
While you have a good number of ideas to improve on your learning, just remember you need to make this language a part of your life, i.e. something of what you do each day. All the best!
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