8 Tips on Learning English Quickly
8 TIPS ON LEARNING ENGLISH QUICKLY
Being an International language, English is learned by many people. They have various kinds of techniques about how to master English fast. But, a significant problem begins to occur. Some of English learners find it hard to use English in their everyday communication although they have been learning it for years.
Do you happen to find the same problem? Don't worry! I'll share some tips on learning English quickly and effectively which may be useful for you:
Keep your spirit up
This is the most important thing that you have to possess. The spirit of learning. If you don't have it, you'll soon find it's hard to do the other tips which you are going to read next. How do you maintain your spirit up? Think about your objectives of learning English. Think about what you'll get if you are a successful English learner. It will encourage you to learn more.
Read any English texts
Reading might sound tedious. But you can read anything which is written in English such as my articles 😁
Are you keen on reading comics? You can learn English as well as reading your favorite comic books. How? You can read comics whose dialogues are written in English on the internet. By reading those comics, you can enrich your vocabulary.
Are you really into watching Korean dramas? Try to download the English subtitle instead of the subtitle written in your mother language.
Use monolingual (English-English) dictionaries
It is essential that an English learner be used to using monolingual dictionaries such as dictionaries published by Oxford or Cambridge. You can find the definitions of a word written in English rather than its translations written in your mother language.
You can also find some sentences related to it. Those sentences show you how this word is used and what prepositions which usually "get along" with this word. It may be hard at the beginnig, but as the time goes along, you'll get used to it.
Make your own mini-dictionary
Finding many new vocabularies and phrases from comics and K-dramas is fascinating. But it will be useless if you do not write them down on your note books. You are not a computer which can store data right in your head. It might be lost. To avoid forgetting those new words easily, it will be better for you to create your mini-dictionary.
This is my mini-dictionary.
You only need a note book, a dictionary, and some sticky notes which are used as indexes.
Apply those words in your everyday activity
I am sure you use social media quite often. I am also sure you often post what is on your mind either on Facebook, Path, or Twitter. Instead of using your mother language, you can try to post something in English by including the words that you encountered. It will help you to keep those words on your mind and, at the same time, brush up on your writing skill so that you can learn English quickly.
Get along well with English grammar
Oh no! English grammar. Many people think that grammar is very difficult to learn in spite of being important. If you are willing to enhance your grammar skill, you need to read grammar books every day. Yep! That's right! Every day.
If you are reluctant to hit the books, don't spend hours reading grammar books. Spend about 15 minutes each morning, afternoon, and evening. Or, if you are not really into reading, you can watch engvid.com in case you are a kind of audiovisual learner. Do a lot of exercises as we know that practice makes perfect. And don't forget to apply the patterns you learn to speaking and writing such as writing something on Facebook or romantic messages to your lover.
Watch English movies
Watching movies is a gripping activity. I am always enthralled by horror movies although I always end up covering my eyes with a pillow when I am watching them.
Anyway, English movies contain English expressions and phrases which make your English sound natural. You can also learn how to pronounce some words correctly.
It's like killing two birds with a stone, right? You enjoy the movie and learn English from it.
Be patient and be humble
You have to keep in mind that learning English is a kind of simultaneous process. It is such an arduous activity, indeed. You can't be excel at English within a week. You need to go the extra mile and keep up your hard work. It may not be a cinch, but it doesn't mean that you can't get through it.
And when your English skill is getting better, you have to remember to see that the glass is not only half full. You also need to prepare yourself and deal with the fact that the glass is half empty.
Those are 8 tips on learning English quickly. I hope those tips will help you become a better English learner and make headway in learning English.
Being an International language, English is learned by many people. They have various kinds of techniques about how to master English fast. But, a significant problem begins to occur. Some of English learners find it hard to use English in their everyday communication although they have been learning it for years.
Do you happen to find the same problem? Don't worry! I'll share some tips on learning English quickly and effectively which may be useful for you:
Keep your spirit up
This is the most important thing that you have to possess. The spirit of learning. If you don't have it, you'll soon find it's hard to do the other tips which you are going to read next. How do you maintain your spirit up? Think about your objectives of learning English. Think about what you'll get if you are a successful English learner. It will encourage you to learn more.
Read any English texts
Reading might sound tedious. But you can read anything which is written in English such as my articles 😁
Are you keen on reading comics? You can learn English as well as reading your favorite comic books. How? You can read comics whose dialogues are written in English on the internet. By reading those comics, you can enrich your vocabulary.
Are you really into watching Korean dramas? Try to download the English subtitle instead of the subtitle written in your mother language.
Use monolingual (English-English) dictionaries
It is essential that an English learner be used to using monolingual dictionaries such as dictionaries published by Oxford or Cambridge. You can find the definitions of a word written in English rather than its translations written in your mother language.
You can also find some sentences related to it. Those sentences show you how this word is used and what prepositions which usually "get along" with this word. It may be hard at the beginnig, but as the time goes along, you'll get used to it.
Make your own mini-dictionary
Finding many new vocabularies and phrases from comics and K-dramas is fascinating. But it will be useless if you do not write them down on your note books. You are not a computer which can store data right in your head. It might be lost. To avoid forgetting those new words easily, it will be better for you to create your mini-dictionary.
This is my mini-dictionary.
You only need a note book, a dictionary, and some sticky notes which are used as indexes.
- First, attach the sticky notes in every 7 or 10 pages just like what you usually see in dictionaries.
- Write A to Z on the sticky notes sequentially so that you can find the word easily.
- If you happen to come across any difficult words, write them down in your mini-dictionary. You encounter the word "embodiment", for instance, and you have no idea what it means. Write the word "embodiment" in the page which has been labelled as "E". Write the phonetic symbol of it so that you can pronounce the word correctly. You also need to write down what word class it belongs to. It is important because it enables you to use this word correctly.
- After that, you need to write the definition or the meaning of that word. The most important thing is you must write some sentences using that word. They must be your own sentences. It will help you get acquainted with that word. If you do not know what to write, you can write the sentences which you find in the dictionary or the comic. At least, you know how to use that word in a sentence.
Apply those words in your everyday activity
I am sure you use social media quite often. I am also sure you often post what is on your mind either on Facebook, Path, or Twitter. Instead of using your mother language, you can try to post something in English by including the words that you encountered. It will help you to keep those words on your mind and, at the same time, brush up on your writing skill so that you can learn English quickly.
Get along well with English grammar
Oh no! English grammar. Many people think that grammar is very difficult to learn in spite of being important. If you are willing to enhance your grammar skill, you need to read grammar books every day. Yep! That's right! Every day.
If you are reluctant to hit the books, don't spend hours reading grammar books. Spend about 15 minutes each morning, afternoon, and evening. Or, if you are not really into reading, you can watch engvid.com in case you are a kind of audiovisual learner. Do a lot of exercises as we know that practice makes perfect. And don't forget to apply the patterns you learn to speaking and writing such as writing something on Facebook or romantic messages to your lover.
Watch English movies
Watching movies is a gripping activity. I am always enthralled by horror movies although I always end up covering my eyes with a pillow when I am watching them.
Anyway, English movies contain English expressions and phrases which make your English sound natural. You can also learn how to pronounce some words correctly.
It's like killing two birds with a stone, right? You enjoy the movie and learn English from it.
Be patient and be humble
You have to keep in mind that learning English is a kind of simultaneous process. It is such an arduous activity, indeed. You can't be excel at English within a week. You need to go the extra mile and keep up your hard work. It may not be a cinch, but it doesn't mean that you can't get through it.
And when your English skill is getting better, you have to remember to see that the glass is not only half full. You also need to prepare yourself and deal with the fact that the glass is half empty.
Those are 8 tips on learning English quickly. I hope those tips will help you become a better English learner and make headway in learning English.
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