For those non-native english speakers,how do you learn english?

In school I had no other option than studying French and Russian. I only took English in high school, but at that time I already knew English from TV. It seems I can learn foreign languages easily than others. When I studied English in high school and college, there wasn't very much they could teach me.

hi! english has been part of our schools' curriculum even at pre-school so children has been exposed to english at an early age. although english is our second/third language, it is often used as the medium in most schools and in the media/communications too. i tink i only became quite good in conversational engish when i was in the university coz i have to practice it a lot. learning english cannot be rushed, it takes some time and it requires a lot of patience at first if it is not your mother language. it is best to have a conversation partner, if you really want to communicate effectively... so you would know you are understood and vice versa. :)

I will answer the question about Spanish. Basically I learnt it for a while using the text book, and then I finally got into the communication aspect. I think a lot of people like to do the textbook activies so much. While, I think they can be important, I believe the communication is very vital. Actually if the students in the classes do some outside such as listening to the language, writing or reading the language they are going to do better in class. In fact on the Internet there are so many sources you can do. It is amazing. Pablo

You are right...practice is the key. However, the younger your age to learn English, the more beneficial it is. We learned our English ever since I set foot in school...it has become our medium of instruction in the Philippines. Even if we don't speak English in our homes, still we are able to master the language since throughout our school years, it is the medium used for instruction, except for Filipino, Social Studies...then in formal gatherings, English is used everywhere...in programs, in conventions, in seminars, in some TV programs. Movies are also in English as well as some printed materials. To date, I can say that we have practically mastered the language because we use it in the classrooms and we encourage our students to speak English especially in school.

Hi, Monica. i learned English since I was 9 years old. But I finally speak it fluently, when I was 21 years old. I think the key is you have to practice it in speaking a lot. Finally, i went to this English course when I was 18 and the whole class is very active and encouraging. We tried to ask anything that we don't understand in English, doesn't matter if we made mistake of pronounce the words. But it's really works. And then we got this smart teacher, she call personally by the phone every of her students, and if she called we only use English. And that even better because we have to really listen, since we can't see her saying it.

Ya. Communicate is really the best way to master a language. Through that you can learn more like pronunciation of words. Besides that, you can watch english program and listen to english songs more.

Hi! I have been learning English since I graduated from the university. I just believe the famous saying "Practice makes perfect." There is a better way to go than that. I often read it as I listen to the English tapes. The most important is to use it as often as possible. So I often write something in English and find some chances to speak English with my friends. When I am free, i'd like to go to the internet and chat with my friends in English. Wish you good luck!

I took an English course when I was 10 until I was about 12. Then I started getting English lessons at school starting from Junior High School till High School. I started reading easy English books in High School and then I had some snail mails friends, too, to help me practise my written English. Then I took English literature at the university for 4 years and then I started having email pals and meeting them and I also became a private English tutor. It takes a long time to master a language. You have to like reading to add your vocabulary and also to practise speaking and writing it.