Thursday, May 20, 2010
Belajar Bahasa Inggeris dengan Mudah
Kepayahan Bahasa Inggeris menyebabkan ramai pelajar yang tercicir daripada menguasai bahasa tersebut. Ini kerana ramai yang berpendapat Bahasa Inggeris sukar untuk dipelajari. Ramai yang mengalami jalan buntu sebelum sampai ke destinasi menguasai bahasa tersebut.
Read more...Monday, May 10, 2010
How To Improve Vocabulary and Reading
Today we are going to talk about learning vocabulary, and how to use reading to do it.
How will you improve your English READING fast and easily? How will you learn difficult English vocabulary? Is it possible to improve reading and vocabulary very quickly? **Yes, You Can Improve Very Fast
You are lucky. There is a lot of research about this topic. The research tells us what methods are successful-- and what methods are failures. The research is very clear and very strong. If you use the correct methods, you will learn very fast.
**What You Must NOT Do
Do NOT read difficult articles and textbooks. Do not. If you read difficult articles and textbooks, your reading ability will improve very very slowly.
Many students try to improve by reading very difficult English articles & textbooks. They use their dictionary and take notes and study them. They may need one or more hours to read just one article.
They think they will learn faster by studying very difficult textbooks... but they are wrong. Totally and completely wrong.
**Fun, Easy Reading Is The Best Way
There is no doubt-- to improve reading very fast, you must read easy and interesting books (not textbooks). Yes, you must read a lot (one hour a day or more), but you should read EASY books.
My rule for reading is simple- you should NOT need a dictionary to read and understand the book. If you need a dictionary, its too difficult and you should find something easier.
You should understand 98% (or more) of the words on every page.
When you understand 98-99% of the words-- its very easy to guess the meaning of the few words you don't know. You won't need a
dictionary.
**3-5 Times Faster
Research shows that reading easy books will improve your reading, and vocabulary and grammar 3-5 times faster than reading difficult material. 3-5 times faster.
**What Should You Read?
What kind of novels should you read? Any that you like: childrens', mystery, science fiction, romance, comic books, etc.. All are fine.
**9 Months To Reading Power
When you do this 1 hour every day-- you are amazed. You improve super-fast.
I guarantee you will improve much faster than students who read difficult textbooks.
So relax, find some easy and interesting books-- and read.
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"Top 5 Mistakes English Learners Make"
What are the most common mistakes that English learners make? Which mistakes do most English learners need to correct, in order to learn English much faster?
Here are the top 5 English Learning Mistakes:
1. Focusing On Grammar
This is the biggest, most common, and worst mistake. Research shows that grammar study, in fact, actually hurts English speaking ability. Why? Because English grammar is simply too complex to memorize and use logically.... and real conversation is much too fast.
You don't have enough time to think, remember hundreds or thousands of grammar rules, choose the correct one, then use it.
Your logical left-brain cannot do it. You must learn grammar intuitively and unconsciously, like a child. You do this by hearing a lot of correct English grammar- and your brain gradually and automatically learns to use English grammar correctly.
2. Forcing Speech
Both English students and teachers try to force speech before the learner is ready. The result is that most students speak English very slowly- with no confidence and no fluency. Forcing speech is a huge mistake. Don't force speech. Focus on listening and be patient. Speak only when you are ready to speak- when it happens easily and naturally. Until then, never force it.
3. Learning Only Formal Textbook English
Unfortunately, most English students learn only the formal English found in textbooks and schools. The problem is- native speakers don't use that kind of English in most situations.
When speaking to friends, family, or co-workers, native speakers use casual English that is full of idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang. To communicate with native speakers, you must not rely only on textbooks.. you must learn casual English.
4. Trying To Be Perfect
Students and teachers often focus on mistakes. They worry about mistakes. They correct mistakes. They feel nervous about mistakes. They try to speak perfectly. No one, however, is perfect. Native speakers make mistakes all the time. You will too. Instead of focusing on the negative- focus on communication.
Your goal is not to speak "perfectly", your goal is to communicate ideas, information, and feelings in a clear and understandable way. Focus on communication,focus on the positive. You will automatically improve your mistakes in time
5. Relying On English Schools
Most English learners rely totally on schools. They think the teacher and the school are responsible for their success. This is never true. You, the English learner, are always responsible. A good teacher can help, but ultimately you must be responsible for your own learning.
You must find lessons and material that are effective. You must listen and read every day. You must manage your emotions and remain motivated and energetic. You must be positive and optimistic. No teacher can make you learn. Only you can do it!
While these mistakes are very common, the good news is that you can correct them. When you stop making these mistakes, you change the way you learn English. You learn faster. Your speaking improves. You enjoy learning English.
Good luck... you can do it! >>> Click here to view more details
Best Way To Learn English- Research Studies Say....
Hi. How are you doing today? How is your English learning?
However, it is a VERY important topic. Why? Because independent research is the only way we can judge different English learning methods.
Everyone has an opinion. Some people will tell you, "You must study grammar". Some will tell you, "You must practice speaking all the
time".
Everybody has an idea about the best way to learn English. How do we know who is right?
We only know by looking at independent, test research. We must look at a lot of studies to find the answer.
When we do that, we find the following:
1. Listening to understandable and interesting English is the best way to improve speaking.
2. The Listen & Answer Stories Method is the most powerful teaching method to improve English speaking (and listening).
3. Grammar study and translation are not successful. Memorizing word lists is not successful.
4. Free, easy, fun reading is the best way to build vocabulary and advanced grammar ("academic English").
That is what the research tells us. How does the research work? Usually they divide a big group of students.
One group is put in a normal English class (grammar study, vocabulary study, etc.). The other group is put in a Listen & Answer Story class (also called "TPRS").
After 4-24 months, they test both groups of students. The students in the Listen & Answer group do better on Vocabulary tests,Speaking tests, Listening tests, Reading tests, and even Grammar tests. The longer the time, the bigger the difference between the groups.
That is why I am so strong about the Effortless English method.
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