Aprender Inglês
Gerson is not just my learner, he is also my friend - a brother. He called me around two years ago, asking me if I could help him with his English.
At the beginning, he had some difficulties, but after starting the exercises from the book I told him to buy, he got better. But it wasn't enough...
Although he has all the theory, it has been quite hard for him to remember it while trying to speak. He often forgets the tenses and still keeps translating to Portuguese the words he doesn't know.
The " forgotten words" is caused by the translation that he still does. It is clear that the dominance of the Portuguese language ( his mother language) is controlling his wish to speak the second language. The best solution is a continuous "describing" exercise to help him to avoid the use of translations.
Regarding his vocabulary, it is a matter of producing input. He needs to create the reading habit and practice self-study to increase his range of new vocabulary.
In other words, he might need a few more months of " Frank Experience" and it can be really effective if he keeps English as part of his routine of daily activities. Doing that he will train his brain to use both languages and diminish the dictatorship of his mother tongue.
Gerson is a few steps of his fluency, but now it is up to his behavior and attitude to achieve it. He has already the proper intonation and his Brazilian accent doesn't interfere with his English. As he already know all the tenses structure, it is just a matter of time for him to be able to get to the level he wants to get.
Keep up and Ultreya
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Aprender Inglês
A Few Steps
Gerson is not just my learner, he is also my friend - a brother. He called me around two years ago, asking me if I could help him with his English.
At the beginning, he had some difficulties, but after starting the exercises from the book I told him to buy, he got better. But it wasn't enough...
Although he has all the theory, it has been quite hard for him to remember it while trying to speak. He often forgets the tenses and still keeps translating to Portuguese the words he doesn't know.
The " forgotten words" is caused by the translation that he still does. It is clear that the dominance of the Portuguese language ( his mother language) is controlling his wish to speak the second language. The best solution is a continuous "describing" exercise to help him to avoid the use of translations.
Regarding his vocabulary, it is a matter of producing input. He needs to create the reading habit and practice self-study to increase his range of new vocabulary.
In other words, he might need a few more months of " Frank Experience" and it can be really effective if he keeps English as part of his routine of daily activities. Doing that he will train his brain to use both languages and diminish the dictatorship of his mother tongue.
Gerson is a few steps of his fluency, but now it is up to his behavior and attitude to achieve it. He has already the proper intonation and his Brazilian accent doesn't interfere with his English. As he already know all the tenses structure, it is just a matter of time for him to be able to get to the level he wants to get.
Keep up and Ultreya
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- Portuguese Within Your English - A Blurry Communication Issue
It is quite challenging to keep our English updated and see any kind of improvement at a certain level of the language acquisition. Especially if we get to a level where we can communicate well and we haven?t got anymore those blanks that used to be...
- The Differences Between English And Portuguese
Introduction: Portuguese is a Romance language and part of the Indo-European language family. It is closely related to Spanish. It is spoken by about 180 million people world-wide, principally in Brazil and Portugal. The Portuguese spoken...
- Grasping
Learning is a very interesting process and also quite complex. Interesting due to all benefits we acquire during the process, besides the knowledge per si; complex due to the difficulties we create within. Although you need to go further in grammar and...
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It is necessary more than a goal-set to achieve a good level of English, actually, if you really want to get the fluency you want, be prepared to accept that nobody has an UTTER English, not even native speakers. If an utter English is almost an impossible...
- 5 Speaking Rules You Need To Know!
1. Don't study grammar This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try to learn...