How to learn English?

[Torsten]

Hi Sousa,

You can only learn English if you listen to a lot of English. So the question is how much time do you spend listening to English conversations, reports, audio books, stories, etc. every single day? If you find it difficult to memorize new vocabulary (not 'vocabularies'), you need to increase the amount of 'English audio input' (the amount of time you spend on listening to English'. That's pretty much the only way you can learn new vocabulary.

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[Keboetsoe]

listening to oudios :)

[Hoamuahe]

Hi, Mr Torsten:
Your topic is a common subject under discussion in many conversations between people who want to learn english.
Do you think english is difficult? I've been learning english since i was in class 6 and now i'm a second year student majoring in english but my ability to speak english is so limited. Sometimes i feel disappointed, but the cause lies in my way of learning english-too much attention to grammar and theory but little practice. So, I think to learn english as well as other languages best is to practise it as much as possible. People say learing language requires patience, so this is true if someone know how to bring it to life. I think it's lucky for those who live a country using english as a second langauge.However many people in my country are successful in learning english, perhaps they are really keen on english and have a good way of self-study.
In my opinion, learing english through newspapers, televion or radio can help english-learners improve their pronunciation and vocabulary faster.
Have a good weekend!
Tuyet

[Kingpai]

Hi Torsten!
For me , I try to study around myself. Like as I watch TV, on English version, read from the magazine and now I am studying from english-test. I hope that it can help me improve in English.

Thanks.
Lax

[Abbas61]

Hi Torsten!
I read my textbook in english. for example the book "organizaton and organizing that writen by Scott. it has very heavy english and I hardliy understand it. but in listening; I do listening practice and I used to listen VOA no so much.curently I watch movies in english for example 24 and lost.
thanks again

[Torsten]

Hi Abbas,

Many thanks for your sharing your experiences. You might also be interested in this: http://www.english-test.net/community/index.html#How_can_I_improve_my_writing_skills

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[Claudiotx1]

Hey,
sunflower.baby

You can be a excellent writer, and novelist.
with the ability to write in English, that ongoing need, congratulations.
Torsten always mentions "casettes" , is a technology not in use. or not?
Claudio

[Miffoo]

Hi guys

Really good topic and I agree with you that everyone have own method like learn English. As for me I reading English books , listening English podcast, music, news anywhere I might, watching movie in English language and vie internet English courses and English Internet sites when I write my opinion. But in other side my friends don't speak English that's is hard for me improve my speaking skills but I try it.

[PolkovnikM]

Hello, Alan!
My name is Marina.
I am your student from Ukraine and I am greatly appreciate your email English course.

Regarding to your question, for me the best way to improve my vocabulary and reading skills is to read books in English. Now I am reading the book "Sister Carrie" by Theodor Dreiser. It is very interesting and practical but helpless for my writing skills. So I will try to write more on the forum.

See you soon
Marina

P.S. Please check if I have made mistakes in the message.

[Vladskywalker]

HI! I use ABBY LINGVO program when I discover internet space. It's very simple for me, because when I see new word, I just click on it and ABBY give me many variants of translation and definition of this word. Some people recomendated to read scientist sites because there are a lot of new inetersting information and new words.

[Huuhanhcsi]

Hi Torsten, Hi everybody

I have come back to website www.english-test.net and see you again. Many people as me usually make the question that how to learn English with best effect. I would like to tell you some ways which i have applied to study.
First, I often spend more than 1 hour per day to listen English: Early, I get up and listen a little information on TV with Asian Channel about 10 minutes, then I go to work; after have a lunch, I also try to listen something in BBC radio about 30 minutes; and finally, I watch TV a few minutes before go to bed. It's an important that you have a happy or fun to study English and it becomes easier to you.
Second, I take part in the other course to practice different skill: reading, public speaking, writing, ... They will be supported together, and I will find the answer for some questions which I can't understand before.
Third, any free time, I try to read more and more from English Book, news and other information such as health, animal, technique material .... which i like to read. It helps me improve knowledge, learn skills in my life, update news in around the world and study new words.
The result is that i feel more confident in English than last year a lot. Hope you can study it better than I do.

Best regards
Huu Hanh

[Oybek]

Hi Torsten!
From my point of view the best way of learning Enlish is begin to study it with experienced coach who will tech him/her basic grammar rules. Moreover It is very important to have coach who will correct mistakes at beginning of the study English.
And he/her can selfstudy after some period of time.
As for me I try to read English articles to watch movies with subtitles, to listen audio files and of course to talk with my friends in english.

Best wishes
Oybek
P.S. Please check if I have made some mistakes in the message.

[Cate]

Hi Torsten, how are you everybody,
in my case, I started leraning english as a foreign language at school, there I've learned the basis. to improve my english, I guess by instinct, I started to listen to english songs, I love the way they sound and express things, at first I wasn't able to understand them so I serached for lyrics and it was a good way for me to learn new words and new expressions,now it's more easy for me to listen to songs and understand almost all of them. I'm also a big fan of american series I used to watch them translated into french but sudenly I decided that this have to change and now I'm watching them in their original version,and do the same with movies. In this few months I started listening to audiobooks and this is the most enjoyable experience I've ever tried to improve my english, I'm just in love with it and I thank you so mutch Torsten because you've opned my eyes to use the audiobooks and i'm really gratful . Now it's time for me to express my self, therfore I use chat with english people, forums...ect, It's not always easy,I know that I have yet a lot to learn I'm just excited to do it. And I hope that I can pass the TOFEL exam and enrol in english university maybe one day.

[Kitosdad]

Hi Torsten.
How are you everybody?

In my case, I started (learning) (E)nglish as a foreign language at school.
There I've learned the (basics) to improve my (E)nglish.
I guess by instinct (that) I started to listen to (E)nglish songs.

I love the way they sound and express things. (A)t first I wasn't able to understand them so I (searched) for l(the printed) lyrics, and it was a good way for me to learn new words and new expressions.
(N)ow it's (easier) for me to listen to songs and (to) understand almost all of them.

I'm also a big fan of (A)merican TV series.
I used to watch them, translated into (F)rench, but (suddenly) I decided that (all) this (had) to change, and now I'm watching them in their original version(s),and (I) do the same with movies.

In (the passed) few months I (have) started listening to audiobooks, and this is the most enjoyable experience I've ever tried to improve my (E)nglish.
I'm just in love with (this method) and I thank you so (much) Torsten, because you've (opened) my eyes to (using) the audiobooks and (I)'m really gratful .

Now it's time for me to express (myself), therfore I use chat with (E)nglish people, forums...(etc).

It's not always easy, and I know that I have a lot to learn (yet).
I'm just (so) excited to do it, (a)nd I hope that I can pass the TOFEL exam and enrol in (an) (E)nglish university one day.
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A nice explanation Cate, but whenever you are using written English you MUST capitalise the nation being written about.

Kitos.
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Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting.

[Cate]

Thanks a lot Kitos.