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Three biggest challenges facing an English learner
by Tomasz P. Szynalski
1. Developing a passion for learning English
All English learners would like to speak English well. They are excited at the idea of being able to communicate in English fluently. However, they usually don't care about the learning process itself. For most learners, learning English is a duty ? something that they have to, but don't want to do. They don't see pleasure in learning English.
In short, most learners would like to speak English well but don't like to be learning English. This is the first and biggest problem facing an English learner, because a person who doesn't like to learn English will not learn it well. If you don't love English, English won't love you back!
If you want to become a successful learner, you need to like the learning process itself. You need to treat time spent on English as time for pleasure and relaxation. For example, you need to enjoy:
reading English sentences and thinking about their structure
learning new words from a dictionary
writing a correct English sentence by consulting dictionaries, grammar guides, and the Web
practicing the pronunciation of English sounds and words
Ideally, learning English should be your hobby. You should think of yourself as an English Learner ? a person who has chosen learning English as one of their favorite activities.
2. Making the first change to one's life
The decision to learn English requires changes in your life. For example, deciding that one will read a book in English for 30 minutes every day and keeping to that decision. It's very difficult to make a small, but permanent change to your life, especially if learning English doesn't seem "fun". However, learners should remember that studying English for 15 minutes every day gives you much better results than studying for a whole day once a month.
3. Making further changes to one's life
While the first change is the most difficult, each subsequent one is hard, too. A lot of learners take the first step (e.g. they start reading a book in English every day) and stop there. They do not engage in other English-building activities.
A good learner will have a set of activities (reading, watching TV, practicing pronunciation, listening to recordings, etc.) and choose from that set according to his or her mood. One activity is not good enough, because (1) you get bored more quickly, and (2) it gives you a range of language skills that is typically too narrow. For example, reading in English can't improve your pronunciation, although it can improve your grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing skills.)
Source: http://www.antimoon.com/other/challenges.htm
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- Difficulties And Problems In Learning English
Submitted by Proficient on 3 November, 2011 - 21:07 Different students can have different difficulties and problems in learning English. They can make different mistakes in English pronunciation, grammar, orthography and vocabulary usage. There is a...
- What Is Input And Why You Need It
© Tomasz P. Szynalski, Antimoon.com What is input? Input is a short word for "sentences that you read or listen to". Input is the opposite of output, which means "sentences that you speak or write". The model of language learning Have you ever...
- What Is Necessary To Learn English Well?
This article was written by Leila Moghbel Learning English requires action. You may know all the learning tips, but if you don?t start doing things, you will achieve nothing. The fact is, if you want to learn to speak English well, you must change your...
- What Is Necessary To Learn English Well?
© Tomasz P. Szynalski Learning English requires action. You may know all the learning tips, but if you don't start doing things, you will achieve nothing. The fact is, if you want to learn to speak English well, you must change your life. Here are...
- Improving Your Motivation For Learning English
Improving your motivation for learning English By © Tomasz P. Szynalski, Antimoon.com In this article, we share our techniques for improving your motivation for learning English as a foreign language. We used them all the time when we were learning...