In what way do you think mylot helps you with english?
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
China
March 10, 2010 9:32pm CST
Hi, friends. We all appreciate that mylot provides a good opportunity for us to communicate in english. But not all mylotters here are native english speakers. There are maybe more non-native english speakers than native ones. For those non-native ones, they find mylot a good place to practise english as we are requested to post quality discussions, which needs a thinking and deliberating process. English is not my mother tongue. Though i've been learning this language for many years, i still have some problems, especially with idioms and slangs. I'm continually learning on mylot and i've found it helps me greatly. What's your idea? In what way do you think mylot helps you with english? Has your english been improved by mylotting? Looking forward to your response.
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@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
11 Mar 10
practice makes perfect, my friend chenxiaoyue. in getting across mylot regularly, you get to practice you english, including the finer points of good writing -- like putting across your message, which is correct presentation and composition; expressing yourself or making a response and comment would require some degree of facility withe english, it helps you improve your vocabulary. and there are others, just work out the details... from smaller to bigger...
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
Nice points. We can improve english in many ways while mylotting. The most basic one is writing. We are required to communicate through writing in mylot. The more we write, the more skillful we'll be at writing. We can learn good writing techniques and methods. As time goes by, you may not notice that your english has improved a lot.
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
18 Mar 10
Thanks, bystand. I'm really flatted. Sometimes I think it's difficult for me to find out whether I'm improving in English or just remaining at the same level as before. Perhaps I should have someone else help me check it. 
@bystander (2292)
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
in the few times we've exchanged views, i've already noticed how more expressive you have become. the improvement is apparent, congratulations. you are really making the most while mylotting, chenxiaoyue.
@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
hello there,
mylot is a great help for me in improving my writing, and my english...even my typing skills! hehe coz i can really see that i have some improvements on those things, as compared to when i am just staring.
here in mylot, i have encountered some words that i don't usually hear & use in my life and so i search for them...that way, even my vocabulary improves.
that's also why i love being here in mylot. in here, i can really learn about different things, like things about life, and even academic things! hehe and of course i am gaining some friends while earning at the same time!
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
27 Mar 10
That's right, friend. We improve in various aspects while posting in mylot, such as writing skills, typing speed, vocabulary, etc. These are great benefits we cannot reap from doing other things. Moreover, we even get paid for sharing ideas, which is indeed a good mutitation urging us to keep on.
@apsara60 (6610)
• Israel
11 Mar 10
Hello chenxiaoyue......yes mylot has helped me a lot, specially my speed of typing has improved a lot after I started writing. Also due to the spelling checker, my spellings have improved a lot.Besides I have learnt to express myself and interaction with people has really enriched me with so much knowledge in different fields. Sometimes I don't write, but jut read.....there is so much to read and understand here....besides I have also made wonderful friends here.Overall I just love this site.
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
Posting here indeed improves our speed of typing as we need to move on quickly to next one as soon as we are finished with the previous one. I agree with you that there are so much to read here as various topics are discussed. By reading the discussions, we can enrich our knowledge in great ways.
@phungminhthu (176)
• Singapore
11 Mar 10
I personally think Mylot really help a lot in improving English for people from non-speaking English countries like me!!!Further more,we even get paid for writing in English here!Do you agree with me that it's so good?hehe:)
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
Yes, there isn't any site better than mylot for non-native english speakers. As we are learning, we are also earning, and that's really wonderful.
@bestylish (922)
• Philippines
11 Mar 10
I'm not sure if my english has improved but one thing is for sure, myLot helps me improve my english since I can practice here.
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
12 Mar 10
Perhaps some people think that way. They don't care much about whether their English has improved since their joining in mylot. But what is sure about mylot is it does help non-native English speakers practise using English.
@codycooper (28)
• United States
12 Mar 10
i dont think it does if you live in america you should speak english and if i moved to mexico i would learn spanish thats just the way it should be
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
12 Mar 10
Thanks for your feedback. But my point is whether you think that posting on mylot helps with your english as we all have to write in english here. Even if you live in a place where English is not the mother tongue, you still have to use it, at least on mylot.
@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
11 Mar 10
Hi chenxiaoyue,
In my daily live, I rarely use or can be said zero use of English language. For your information, I even fail in my English paper during my school days.
I only practice my English here, at Mylot. I can write more confidently in English since I join this site a few months ago. I would like to thanks to all our friends here who help me to do that. Otherwise, my English writing skills will be same as a year ago.
The only thing I want to improve now is my grammar and oral. It is hard to learn it here because grammar is not important in the discussion. As long other users can understand what we want to say then it is ok. Oral is impossible to be improved here since we just communicate in writing and not speak to each other.
I does not care too much about the slang because I believe even the native English speaker would find it hard to understand when others use their slang in the discussion, especially for those who are not familiar with the area where the speaker came from.
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
Thanks for responding. I believe all mylotters who are not native english speakers will find it comfortable to write in english here. They don't need to care about grammar or something else that are supposed to be regarded significant in formal occasions. They can write confidently without fearing being laughed at or blamed. That, i think, is a great advantage of mylot.
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
11 Mar 10
I think not much improvement. but there is a thing which i gained here is the lesser spelling mistakes which i generally do while typing. and an increase in my typing speed.
yes this is a good thing to improve and maintain the quality of the discussions. due to them i have improved my typing with lesser mistakes.
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
At least it helps you in some ways. That's a good point of mylot.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
Through mylot i am able to express myself more clearly in my english writing skills. Words are more easier to find and my thoughts and ideas are more free flowing when responding to discussions. This is not like this when i was just starting. Like you, i'm not a native english speaker although we've been taught english since pre school. The good thing about mylot is you can hone your english skill overtime just by joining discussions. Adding to the fact that nobody seems to mind if our grammar is not proper at times. Feeling at ease in posting to discussion is important since you tend to focus more on your ideas and not on your grammar.
@avizmanos888 (149)
• Philippines
11 Mar 10
It let you practice through writing and you get paid for it. That's wonderful, don't you agree?
@chenxiaoyue_713 (2165)
• China
11 Mar 10
I'm sure everyone will agree with you on these two points. As we are communicating, we are improving english. Also, we get paid for sharing ideas, and that's really wonderful.
