How To Learn English Effectively

To achieve the best results in English learning, students should concentrate first on English conversation. Therefore, students must first learn to speak English well before they focus on writing skills.

Too many learners attempt to do the opposite. They learn English with their eyes, using textbooks, grammar books, and classroom lectures as their primary means of study.

The key to fluency, to speak like a native speaker and to develop a clear accent is listening to easy and understandable English conversation. In order to master the spoken English students must spend more than 80% of their study time on listening activities.

What kind of listening is best? Firstly, it must be “easy” English. Most students listen to English that is much too difficult. They should listen to easier English, this means that they should understand 95% of the material they use. If they learn this way their speaking will improve faster!

Understanding is not enough. Students must also have a lot of repetitions. If they hear a new word only once, they will soon forget it. If they hear it 5 times, they will still probably forget it! They must hear new words and new grammar many times before they will understand them instantly and absorbs the language into his or her subconscious. In most cases two hours a day of listening is sufficient to achieve English fluency in short time.

Finally, students should first focus on casual “real English conversation” before attempting formal speech or written English. This kind of English is full of slang, idioms, filler words, sentence fragments, and interruptions. Sadly, textbooks and classrooms never teach these vital components of real English speech. Yet, they are common and absolutely vital for understanding real native speakers and for having real conversations with them.

I came to the conclusion that learning with natural English conversations is the most effective way to achieve language fluency.

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