how to learn english?

China
November 1, 2012 4:01am CST
As the world connections become close,english plays an important role in many areas of life especially in countries where english is non-official languge. if one want to get a hogher education, english is a basis and also must.although i have studied english in school for many years, i still find it not easy to learn well.i think the biggest problem is absence of circumstance for learning it, typically for the speaking english.so there has became a problem for me. i wonder if there are any good ways?
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@jdalaqui (1073)
• Philippines
1 Nov 12
The best way to learn English I think is to converse with people who knows English every day. Some suggested that reading English material can help a lot specially when you are going to utilize the dictionary alongside.
• China
1 Nov 12
Reading a lot really does make sense. i have kept reading BBC news, english website, etc, and also watching movies,listening music.it is a long-term study.
• Philippines
1 Nov 12
Yes, watching BBC will surely help. My son has been watching English speaking TV channels since his elementary years. When he reached high and through college he speaks well in English. Even his diction is British. When I heard him speak as if his native language is English.
• Philippines
1 Nov 12
...oh sorry... that should be "high school..."
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 12
Raiseup, welcome to Mylot. It is not really hard to learn English as long you have the patience. You can always come here to practice your writing and reading skill. As for your speaking, skill, you can always learn through Youtube. I teach my son to read and speak English through youtube. Hope you will be able to improve your English soon. Good luck to you.....
• China
2 Nov 12
Youtube is amazing,but the point is,Youtube is not available in China(The country where raiseup and I lived in). My be we can learn it through other medias such as BBC and VOA.
@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10 Nov 12
The best way I can think of is 'total immersion': watch English-speaking TV all the time, speak English as often as possible, read English just before bed and -just when you wake up, etc.
@Shavkat (136866)
• Philippines
20 Dec 12
In every walk of life, we need to learn for not being innocent. We are lucky to know things at present; some people cannot have the same opportunity. Since the country progresses in a slow pace. That includes learning the language of English.
@sowkrish (42)
• India
2 Nov 12
Find a good book that has all the English words and their meanings in your mother tongue, like English to Tamil, English to french etc. Learn the basic grammar alone. Don't go deep into grammar. Then try to use small small simple daily use sentences. This will help you a lot.
• Indonesia
3 Nov 12
just listening english song that you love, then find out the meaning. always try to sing it as well as possible, I'm sure you will be able to know english well, not only the meaning but you can speak and listen well to
@tedifa (1232)
• Indonesia
2 Nov 12
As i know that the fastest way to learn english is more practice.You can more practice as much as you can everyday with your friends,family or by your self.And if you wanna learn about english speaking please watching some movies with english.I learn from the movies with subtitle.You can read what the meaning of that movie on below text.Or if you like singing you can learn from your favorite songs to improve your english.good luck...
• Portugal
1 Nov 12
if you practice by finding friends online. i also learned english in school but what helped me was having friends online. i wanted to know them and that made me learn english really well. i can say that i speak english fluently mostly because i started to have friends in other countries online. the other way to learn it better is go to a school where you can learn how to speak it better. other thing you can do is finding a teacher that doesnt ask you a lot of money and teach you well^^
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
1 Nov 12
Many people here in Mexico have told me they learned from watching cartoons and comedy shows in english.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
2 Nov 12
Try to read more English books and watch English tv programs of movies. Try to listen and understand what they are talking about. And when you read English books try to bring with you a dictionary also. Then if you know someone you who speaks in English try to speak with him or her co's by doing that you'll learn a lot.
@joycseer (845)
• Malaysia
2 Nov 12
story books - Reading story books is one of the best way to learn English.
Hi raiseup, one of the best way to learn English is to grab an English story book of your favorite. I love to read story books, and when i was younger, my parents bought me 2 story books, quite thick. I love adventures and mysteries books. So, after i read the whole book, i asked for the next new book. But my mother said no. I was wondering why she wouldn't buy me new books to read, as i have read them all. My mother told me that reading a book is not just to read its story, but to learn how it phrase its sentences, grammar, vocabulary, and story line. So, i was told to read it again and learn as i read. For your information, i read the same story book for a hundred (100) time! I can memorize the whole story, the structure of the sentence. It was from there i learn and improve my English. And slowly i start to learn to read the newspaper. In order to speak well, our reading understanding must be good. If we seldom speak, we should at least read. Through reading, you learn how to read out loud, which is similar to speaking. So, at least you get to learn and improve English. This is the simpler way i know of. =) Wish you all the best!
@Sindelle (824)
• United States
1 Nov 12
Aside from your studies why not try watching American television. I have a friend from Korea who learned English by mostly just watching television. Also I think that Mylot is a great place to practice as well. In fact I was online last night helping someone with their English. If you ever want to practice English conversation feel free to hit me up or start a discussion. I'm sure they're lots of people on this site that would be delighted to help you. By the way you're English isn't perfect but its not bad. I clearly was able to understand your post. Keep up the good work.
@jona777 (78)
• China
2 Nov 12
"Rome wasn't built in a day." frist,you must be patient.second,don't afraid to make mistakes, you will learn from them. have a nice day!
1 Nov 12
English is veri important language so you can speak English we deal to deal with other people. The schools aren't learning English. You should watching T.V or reading a book etc.
@ellyse2003 (1463)
• Philippines
1 Nov 12
I think the best way to learn English is to read. Read books or read the news everyday. In that way you will learn new things and new meanings. If you have foreign friends, chat with them online or talk to them over the phone to know about their culture too. When you read, better get a dictionary beside you and check with the new words you learn for that day. Write an article and use the new words you've learned. Jion a chat room and meet new people. That's how I teach myself since I'm not attending english classes anymore.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
1 Nov 12
There are several ways to learn. You need to know your goals first. Which skill would you like to enhance more? Is it listening, speaking, reading or writing? Participating to mylotters will improve your comprehension, reading and writing skill.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
1 Nov 12
Lots of ways to learn the English first you should read the Daily English news paper, watch the english news, work in mylot. Because here lots of new words uses in discussion whose English is good.
@mythociate (21438)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1 Nov 12
The best way I can think of: the same way you learned your native language---total 'immersion' (the meaning of the Greek word Bible-translators translate to 'baptism'). I.e. listen only to English-speaking music and radio-programs, watch only English-speaking TV, Live with English-speaking people (you might even see if you can set up some The Sleeping Dictionary-situation, like the British Army did with native girls in the movie starring Bob Hoskins & Jessica Alba ... though some book-reading just before sleep every night will have close to the same effect).
@iamm12 (68)
1 Nov 12
Hi friend, dont worry about English. It is not necessary to have a good English knowledge untill you have confidence on yourself. To learn English just talk to the people of your known who know English very well and read English newspaper or magazines, go on learning English vocabulary by dictionary or online vocabulary classes for free.
• Philippines
1 Nov 12
English is my second language and even if I first studied it in school, I made sure to improve my skills by reading books. As a kid, I also read English newspapers and comics. It really helped me a lot. Of course, speaking to those fluent in English is another big help. Especially now with the internet, you can easily find resources to improve or people to practice with. So I know it would be easy for you if you work hard for it. Just keep practicing and you'll get better. Good luck! :)