How YOU Learn English?

If you can understand means you can speak also..just try to speak...don't shy...you can do it..practice make perfect..

3vilngineer wrote:i can understand but i cannot speak

same here i can read, understand, write. but cant speak. i do believe there's more than 70% in malaysia can speak in english. it's just the problem of their grammar. and of coz, i'm 1 of them. not to forget, past and present tense.

how do i learn english? i used to read every single article that i saw. i didnt understand 100% from all i've read. but i tried to. my mom is my best dictionary. she always force me to refer to my own dictionary, but i just dont feel to do so. i prefer to ask her the meaning of every word that i never heard or know the meaning rather than doing it by myself.

p/s: start using Microsoft Office 2007 as it have grammar checking feature

I learn from the place i'm working right know(Service Industries)...Starting by observing my senior and customers conversation...the rest i brave myself by approaching to guest and starting with greeting to customer, and the result is i've manage doing the speaking and diskussing with customer from many country....

IF...you guys have pretty amount of money...and you don't mind spending it for good... enroll in British Council or such. take courses.. trust me, it helps. I'm in the British Council, so i know how good their goodies are. but, this is just an alternative ya. im not saying this is the best way. huhu

how much for the course btw...

3vilngineer wrote:i can understand but i cannot speak

me too...

myee wrote:how much for the course btw...

em, it depends. u can have core or basic course. intermediate, advance... i'd rather not talking bout the cost here, and i suggest you to check on their web, or just give them a call. they will surely be generously helpful ^^

yup, by joining this forum itself could help you, not to mention by enrolling to such courses will help but its rather a subjective point of view, anything can do, just my 2 cents

we should always try...
even a bit everyday...
no matter what kind of way we choose...
we must comfortable with that in order to suceed...

nk learn english? hu2..

take advantage of informal learning...

*read article in the internet( any issue that interests you , e.g-football,games,technology)

*blogging(read peoples blog or make your own)
-if you want to make your own blog,you don't have to use extraordinary words,start from simple

*play video games (english) ( of course it does help, at least a bit)

*watching movies ( try not to depend much on the subtitles )

*call service centre ( any product , e.g streamyx, maxis) using english as preferred language

*try to practice english with non-malays ( e.g-chinese, indian, foreigners)

*participate in online forum that use english as the main language
-most forum use informal english but don't worry just use the formal one..

*chat online with peoples throughout the world using english ( there are many online free chat sites )

*i'm not really good in english though..just giving opinions..hu2

hye guys!

im very interest to learn English but my speech n grammar still in weak...so weak...
anybody who can help me how to learn English easily???


nak belajarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

i learn from mistake...i did a lots of mistake...people laugh...i learn..furthermore u'r desire is kindda very important...like me, my friends used to talk in english and sometime i couldn't catch-up the language since my mother tongue is bahasa...but i guess there is no other way...if u want to master on certain languages, u need to talk that languages...

erm...as 4 mine, gigantic applause 4 my mother....(luv u ma)

during my childhood, we used to sit together during prime time, doing nothg but watching tv...national geographic on tv-3 2 b exact..

she'll spot a word/sentence and directly goes dis way "what is d meaning of -d sentence/words-?"

i couldnt let myself failed 2 answer dat, coz i do not enjoy disapointment..

dats how it goes...

i joined spelling-bee contest since primary school, n won in several years..

at d age of 12, i joined english theatre (at school), wif lead characters at hand..

i enjoy close relationship with all my english teachers, n non-malay frens..

practice make perfect..keep practice and dont care what others say..
it ur life and ur future..not them..

hey, try to write everyday's reflection.

before you go to bed, write a reflection about anythg that you like. write about your favourite things or events that you remember or questions that are spinning in your head. that's drilling, people. ^^

I learn English with English course and I think its easy way for me because their way of teaching is very well. I also read newspaper, magazines for improve English. We learn good English with a course. I think online English education is also good. high school exchange program

im learning English from playing games..
but not always playing..
sometimes read newspaper thestar..
so it depends on people how want to improve their English..
but sometimes my English "berterabur"..

hehehe.. nowadays, learning english made simple tru too many sources.. i myself couldnt agree more dat my english oftenly chaos.. hahah.. i dnt care.. as long as i knw where my words would lead me to.. learning is a process, mistakes r all over d place.. who cares

antara21 wrote:hey, try to write everyday's reflection.

before you go to bed, write a reflection about anythg that you like. write about your favourite things or events that you remember or questions that are spinning in your head. that's drilling, people. ^^

reflection? or is it a blog? or diary?
an english diary... huh, cool...
i'll make one and hopefully it would turn into a film like bridget's jones diary...

how i learn my english?
i would say... by watch and learn...
right now i'm intimating simon's cowell accent...
unfortunately it turns to a horrible sound... and not sexy at all...

I’ve just thought up of some simple ways for anyone who is interested in improving their English. I myself am trying to improve in this language each day. There’s always so much to learn and it can be really fun! You just need to have the passion and enthusiasm to better yourself.

1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read story books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, comics, English textbooks, instructions and ingredients on food packages, advertisements, etc. For story books, don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too.

2. Watch English movies with subtitles. This would be my favourite way of learning English. Not only do I get to have a fun time watching the movie, I’d be learning new words at the same time and knowing how to pronounce them! Usually, you can get movies with English subtitles on DVDs.

3. Listen to English songs. Read the lyrics as you listen to the songs. Listen to your favourite songs and sing along to them.

4. Start a blog in English. This is one way for you to practice your writing. Blog on something that you love. If you are a fan of movies, start a blog and write about your favourite movies, your favourite characters, what you think could be improved in the movie, what new movies to expect next year, etc. Besides blogging, try joining online forums, engage in online chatting and more.

5. If you don’t want to maintain a blog, why not write to a pen pal? It’d be even more fun to have a pen pal from a different country! I used to write to other people from the US, Germany, Mexico, and even Yugoslavia. I remember feeling excited when I see letters with foreign stamps on it in my mailbox. If you don’t want to spend too much money on stamps, then get a local pen pal.

6. Write in your diary/journal in English. This is where you can write anything in it. But if you do write something you wouldn’t want others to read, make sure you hide it somewhere safe! Or try not to write anything offensive at all in case someone does find it. You can also write about neutral stuff like the places you went that day, what you ate, who you met, what you did, etc.

7. Be best friends with a good English dictionary. You can use Oxford, Collins, Cambridge, etc. Buy a dictionary that you’re comfortable with and USE it at all times. Keep it next to you when you’re reading. I always put my favourite Oxford dictionary by my side when I’m reading. So when I stumble upon a word I don’t know, I don’t have to get up and look around for it. It’s right there by my side. Thus, I have no excuse for not looking the word up!

8. Speak the language whenever you can. Speak it with friends and family. You can also sing along to English songs! Try karaoke! Don’t be shy to try speaking the language. Don’t be afraid that others will tease you. In fact, they’ll admire you for your courage and confidence.

9. Learn a new word a day. Keep your own vocabulary notebook and write a new word and its meaning in it every day. Refer to it as often as possible so that the new words will stick in your head.

10. You can also learn new phrases, idioms or proverbs a day. A kick in the teeth, sit on the fence, make a clean sweep, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, a man’s home is his castle, etc. When you come across a saying that you like, write it down and its meaning in your notebook!

Actually, there are many more ways for you to improve your English. If you have extra money to spend, you can even sign up for English courses, English camps and so on. But why throw away your money when you can learn the language in cheaper ways?

Learn at your own pace. There’s no need to hurry when learning something especially a language. Make learning English fun. Don’t give up too soon or get discouraged. Don’t get stressed out when it becomes a little difficult.

crazy_labelle wrote:

antara21 wrote:hey, try to write everyday's reflection.

before you go to bed, write a reflection about anythg that you like. write about your favourite things or events that you remember or questions that are spinning in your head. that's drilling, people. ^^

reflection? or is it a blog? or diary?
an english diary... huh, cool...
i'll make one and hopefully it would turn into a film like bridget's jones diary...

how i learn my english?
i would say... by watch and learn...
right now i'm intimating simon's cowell accent...
unfortunately it turns to a horrible sound... and not sexy at all...

Yeah!! something like that. you know, any issue or topic can be carved on paper. believe me, it works!

simon cowell? wow...you sure got a tough tongue. hehe... really. the English has their own accent called Received Pronunciation; the Queen's language. RP is nowadays a trend among linguists, and even has influenced commonners like the like of me and you. hehe... keep it up, perhaps u can teach me how to speak smoothly using that accent someday. ^^

let's see...my language is so-so also...hehe.. but...edward cullen?...hm~ nice pick. ^^

i enjoys watching some TV show, such as drama with subtitles
if that drama is Malay, usually i will turn of volume and just reads English subtitles

if i watch English movies, i take "saletype" and patch at tv screen

ps:/ please correct if my sentence above incorrect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnNYywACgH4&feature=related