How To Be FLUENT In ENGLISH

[durga08]

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IMMERSE WITH THE LANGUAGE.

WATCH ENGLISH MOVIES.
READ OUT LOUD.
SPEAK ENGLISH AT HOME.

[ms_triquetra_franzy]

IMMERSE WITH THE LANGUAGE.

WATCH ENGLISH MOVIES.
READ OUT LOUD.
SPEAK ENGLISH AT HOME.

Manners in posting.. hehehe

[wwjd]

to all elemantary pupils: pls don;t be absent during your english class!

[goma]

have a master's degree in education ... just kidding!

[Vince Russo]

To tripwire: You should be careful when making statements about the improper grammar being used by the "putis and itoms" in the States. Have someone who is fluent in English read your post and critique YOUR grammar...You won't be quite so confident after seeing how many errors are present. I can recommend some good books on improving one's English grammar, if you wish.

[d`monyita]

HOW TO BE FLUENT IN ENGLISH

My apologies to all for not reading the entire thread but one thing that I noticed after years of having conversations with putis and itoms in States, they don't use proper grammar. We have by far (pinoys/pinays) have the greatest advantage. you don't need to be fluent but to use proper diction and people will understand you because as I have said, we have the advantage among them. Fluency in english has to be born with it and it's so hard to do it expeciallly we're not...

We all already have them - the tools, materials, the ability. The question is, how would the other person that you are talking would understand you?

hmmmmm........

@Vince Russo ---- My fingers are itching.... but I will allow you the horrors este...honors... hehehehhehe

[d`monyita]

This is not entirely true. You CAN still text WITHOUT using shortcuts. Granted, it's more expensive this way, but believe me, if you want to straighten out your written English, this is a good place to start, esp. if you are fond of texting. My phone has an alphanumeric mini-keyboard and thus it's easier for me now to type out words normally rather than use textspeak.

So true! I really really do not like shortcuts oi. Unlike rodsky here...ako simple lang ang phone BUT as with ALL phones now... there is T9. People should learn how to use it.

[cc(,``o]

i read some of the replies here though did not read the whole thread anymore. if you have problems with the pronounciation of some words then visit www.m-w.com seach for the word then click on the speaker icon

what the others suggested are all good.

here's my story: (i know i'm being wordy but we're all here trying to learn right? )
i used to read books a lot. started on 2nd grade albeit sporadically but became a total bookworm when i was in 5th grade. got obsessed with a certain movie. i watched it over and over again to the point that i was saying all the lines along with the actors. never been a fan of tagalog movies that for a period of about 3 years i refused to watch any tagalog movies except occasionally on tv. have to say my tagalog, which has always been weak, suffered.

i did get to overcome that weakness. my tagalog is far from perfect but i am able to speak without accent most of the time unless when i'm emotionally charged, then the accent comes out. i overcame this weakness by talking a lot with my friends from manila.

in my own quest of learning mandarin i did get to notice something. watching movies/series will help you with your listening skills and in understanding. it also helps us in terms of pronounciation by letting us know how it is pronounced correctly but does not give us the ability to say it correctly. so what i do sometimes, when i have the patience i actually pause what i'm watching and repeat the words. which of course rarely happens as i'm too lazy to.

there is something important i've learned in my quest of learning to speak mandarin fluently that i'd like to impart to everyone. i have friends who can speak mandarin and fookien fluently. i know i can learn a lot from it if i engage in conversation with them using the said language. however i am unable to do so because i am shy about my skills, with the pronounciation and the limited vocabulary. hence, the idea that it is better to expand your vocabulary first and practice with someone who is about your level that way you will feel more at ease. something even better is to practice it with a language partner whom you have no choice but to converse with the person in the language you are trying to learn as it is the only way of understanding each other. this idea is brought about by the fact that i am more comfortable conversing in chinese with parents of friends who have difficulty speaking our dialect.

so if you need a language partner try the website below. got to warn you that sometimes it works differently. like in my case. my partner helps me with mandarin and i help him with his english. we converse on both languages in order to understand each other better. it's a bit awkward at first but the idea is both of you are good at something and the other is learning something from the other so you are literally walking in each other's shoes. so enjoy and hope this is helpful to everyone.

http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Default.asp

note: i know my english is far from being impeccable. also i'm too lazy to proofread what i just posted, so feel free to make corrections if you want. that way others will be able to learn from it. :mrgreen:

[redman69]

Read English newspapers out loud. If possible have someone correct you.

#2 Use Micro soft word and leave spell check on. It will teach you spelling and grammer. You can watch it correct your spelling mistakes. It really is # 2

[mastersun23]

@cc(,``o: nice post!