1. Don't study grammar
2. Learn and study phrases
3. Reading and Listening is NOT enough. Practice Speaking what you hear!
4. Submerge yourself
5. Study correct materialfrom
http://www.talkenglish.com/ExtraLessons/SpeakingRules.aspx
Hope this will be helpful for you my friends. With the link, take time to read what are these 5 rules and try to understand them :) there were many things to catch for me, some of them are above, may be you will have something to put in to action. :)
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Dear lilidodo
You aways welcome buddy
thank you for the comment.
have a great day !!
for the babies and children, the first skill should be introduced is listening. why?
in listening they can catch new vocabulary through gestures and songs and games. then speaking follow it. listening - speaking - reading - writing. thank you.
"none native speakers, those who got a chance to deal with native speaker with everyday activities, and who dont have any grammar, they do fluently. isnt it?"
Ruwan, I can't count how many friends I have here in the States who have lived here longer than I did, even decades, but can't speak fluent English. These are those people who deal with native speakers everyday, and did not go to ESL classes. Yes, they can converse in English, but that doesn't make them fluent. I said that because I often notice how they struggle to express their thoughts, the improper use of tenses, confused prepositions, and all sorts of grammatical errors, not to mention their difficulty in pronunciation. Basically, they speak broken English. Now compare these people to those who have attended basic English classes, I can tell you that they are better English speakers, if not fluent! To be honest, I've never met a single person who did not study grammar at all, yet can speak English fluently. I'm not saying it's impossible and you maybe right...that there is someone out there like that...but probably one of the few.
Like I said before, I don't worship grammar and I often feel embarrassed when somebody asks me about grammar and I'd have to google it to find the answer. I always feel like beginners know more about grammar and stuff than I do. I always knew that grammar is not everything, but I also understood the importance of it. Neglecting this part, I think, is very crucial in one's endeavor to be a good English speaker. Instead of becoming fluent in English, I'm afraid learners will end up speaking in fractured English. That is not a bad thing, except when that way of speaking becomes a habit...then that habit will be harder to fix later.
Hi Ohnie
Again Thanks for you long description on the blog.
And Yes, I agree with you too.. specially with this part.
I cannot really advice anyone to ignore grammar, and find the easier route to be fluent in English (if there's really an easy way). I don't think I can call anyone fluent in this language without that person really having an idea about the basic grammar or basic structure of a sentence.
But,
I dont wanna argue with you Ohnie here.. but I think you are a really grammar lover right?
You believe , there are some none native speakers who speak english very well but dontknow any grammar rules. I think the reason is there in ur comment.
The 'natives' hear it everyday, from birth onwards...so whether they like it or not, their brains learn the language automatically, they become familiar with at least the basic rules...so it doesn't take much effort for them to speak it in a fluent manner.
none native speakers, those who got a chance to deal with native speaker with everyday activities, and who dont have any grammar, they do fluently. isnt it?
and with the last part of ur comment of course I do agree :)
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ctually I agree with you that no need to learn grammar to be fluent in speaking but to be fluent in writing, learning and teaching grammar are neccesary it can be started from the age of twelve to adult ones in order to be good at writing skill . but no need to learn and teach grammar at child ages from the the age 4 to 11 vocabulary and expresssions incoperated in the four skillss; listening, speaking, writing and reading, and English should be introduced at child ages.
i think that's all, thank you.
But what I really wanted to say is...for English native speakers, of course there isn't much need for them to learn grammar unlike non-native speakers. The 'natives' hear it everyday, from birth onwards...so whether they like it or not, their brains learn the language automatically, they become familiar with at least the basic rules...so it doesn't take much effort for them to speak it in a fluent manner.
Compare to those who are just starting to learn English in their adult years, I cannot really advice anyone to ignore grammar, and find the easier route to be fluent in English (if there's really an easy way). I don't think I can call anyone fluent in this language without that person really having an idea about the basic grammar or basic structure of a sentence. Anyone can easily memorize or copy phrases, sentences, even a paragraph. But to create one that is yours, suitable to your situation or circumstance, one must know where and how to begin, how to put words in their proper order, as to confidently make a statement. I'm not saying that one should engage himself/herself in learning all the rules of grammar therein, for that will take a life time or so, before one can even get to the end of it. I myself is not a big fan of grammar. I learned more from observing how the native speakers talk and by memorizing, just like what you mentioned above. But one thing for sure...if I didn't know the basic, I wouldn't have been able to make sense out of the things I got out of listening to the natives. In my personal opinion, anyone seeking to learn this language or any other language should follow the rule of thumb...which is to learn the basic...which to me is the most important thing! From there, one can play with the techniques to make English learning more interesting and fun, and choose which method(s) is(are) more suitable to that person.
Dear teresita de jesús huerta sánchez
thanks for sharing your opinion with us, of course we should have enough vocabularies with us to speak fluently. if we need an output we should give an input. so what are the inputs and outputs from speaking,writing, listening and reading.
Inputs are Listening and Reading.
Outputs are speaking and Writing.
therefore first you need to consider on input after you can have an proper output.
thanks for the comments.
Dear tania
you always welcome dr, of course its impressed me, so I wanted to share with you :)
thanks for comment
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