How To Be FLUENT In ENGLISH

[joyvilla]

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read a lot of books, novels and watch a lot of movies these are some tips on how to be fluent in speaking english.....and most of all listen to the pronunciation of the words.......

[sirius]

practice and practice

[geoseph]

There is no subtitue for practice, I think.

I still quite vividly remember that orientation for new hires where, almost everyone just got their first call center jobs. Many were wondering how to survive the daily English. The question was eventually raised, and the kind guy from HR explained, "We are not particular about your accent. What we need you is to be understood and that you understand them. You will learn this on your own in three to six months." From experience, and from observing them grow, he was absolutely right!

If one may not yet have this opportunity, the goal of continuous immersion may also be had by:
- joining Toast Masters and the like
- making interesting conversation with native English or English preferring speakers
- corresponding with native English speakers (one also gains friends)
- reading posts in English and making English posts yourself

Looking back, come to think of it, all that reading and writing in school is beginning to make sense. Kudos to our English teachers. :mrgreen:

[geoseph]

It may be best not to reinvent the wheel.

In contrast, I can still also see in my mind, another orientation with a different approach. It was two weeks of grammar and American accent training for them. I'm not exactly sure how they felt having to relive their classroom days but, during class, I realized there were a lot of things I failed to notice on my own. That what will take me years of random learning, I got from a few days of systematic study.

- If one can find someone who is both very good in English (one skill) and is very good in teaching people (another skill), he or she will probably be worth it especially, if one needs accelerated learning. If that person is hard to find, or if one cannot afford professional fees, we may have to ... gaak ... study and research related literature on our own.
- There are good software packages, videos, or television programs that addess English language proficiency.
- Reading novels or watching movies will aid one in reading or listening comprehension (including vocabulary), and pick up other things along the way (especially good if one reviews or verifies it).
- Regarding accent training, one has to actually hear native English speakers. This is where recordings or watching movies come in.

This is just my opinion, perhaps, the relative values of practice and study is that immersion is the 20% challenge that gives 80% of the results while, study is the 80% challenge that gives 20% of the results.

In summary, practice is favorable while, study and research can help one with challenging areas.

[ I would like to apologize for the length. Thanks. ]

[rodsky]

[ I would like to apologize for the length. Thanks. ]

You know, I find that statement very odd and troublesome indeed. It almost seems to indicate that any post here in excess of say, 5 sentences would automatically be treated with a certain level of disdain and a barrage of negative comments, especially if it's written out in English...but the question to ask is--why? See? This in itself is the root cause of the entire problem--subconsciously, YOU HATE English...and thus you want to sound apologetic if you find yourself talking in the language for any extended amount of time in front of people who are less adept at it. And to this attitude I say--DON'T feel that way--try to converse in a manner by which you would force yourself NOT to do any codeswitching and be "accomodating" to those who do not speak English in a regular basis--and believe me, this will be the root and basis of your confidence in using the language in a more comfortable manner.

-RODION

[chinochin]

You know, I find that statement very odd and troublesome indeed. It almost seems to indicate that any post here in excess of say, 5 sentences would automatically be treated with a certain level of disdain and a barrage of negative comments, especially if it's written out in English...but the question to ask is--why? See? This in itself is the root cause of the entire problem--subconsciously, YOU HATE English...and thus you want to sound apologetic if you find yourself talking in the language for any extended amount of time in front of people who are less adept at it. And to this attitude I say--DON'T feel that way--try to converse in a manner by which you would force yourself NOT to do any codeswitching and be "accomodating" to those who do not speak English in a regular basis--and believe me, this will be the root and basis of your confidence in using the language in a more comfortable manner.

-RODION

i hate to break it to you, but what u just said didnt seem to be close to being intelligent at all.. in the first place, your argument isnt the real issue on what his whole statement was about..

[lolzlolsy]

peace y'all!

[mustrufnuthn]

migrate sa US

[rodsky]

i hate to break it to you, but what u just said didnt seem to be close to being intelligent at all.. in the first place, your argument isnt the real issue on what his whole statement was about..

First off, let my clarify that my opening sentence was just an expression of how I felt when I read that statement--I had no intent to malign anyone or any idea. But still, if that is how you feel about it, that's your opinion and you're entitled to it.

Let's tackle this problem on another angle, a more basic, "local" level...say the difference between Tagalog and Cebuano. I know a lot of Cebuanos who have certain disdain for speaking in Tagalog, even though it is indeed our National Language. But they can opt to express contempt about Tagalog simply because NOT using it won't be crucial to anything they need to do, or the job they need to perform. But with the case of the English language, it's a different story here--there is a pressing need to be GOOD at it, in order to get a job or what not--and thus whatever previous derision any Cebuano speaker may have on the language would have to be kept within, because the need to speak in English becomes an imperative rather than an inconvenience.

-RODION

[geoseph]

You know, I find that statement very odd and troublesome indeed. It almost seems to indicate that any post here in excess of say, 5 sentences would automatically be treated with a certain level of disdain and a barrage of negative comments, especially if it's written out in English...but the question to ask is--why? See? This in itself is the root cause of the entire problem--subconsciously, YOU HATE English...and thus you want to sound apologetic if you find yourself talking in the language for any extended amount of time in front of people who are less adept at it. And to this attitude I say--DON'T feel that way--try to converse in a manner by which you would force yourself NOT to do any codeswitching and be "accomodating" to those who do not speak English in a regular basis--and believe me, this will be the root and basis of your confidence in using the language in a more comfortable manner.

-RODION

i hate to break it to you, but what u just said didnt seem to be close to being intelligent at all.. in the first place, your argument isnt the real issue on what his whole statement was about..

Chinochin bai, I appreciate the defense. Thanks! :mrgreen: