6 posts tagged “english”
He would speak Japanese at the begining of 20-30 seconds, don't worry if you don't know any Japanese at all. He would shift to "clear" English pretty soon!
看看Steve Kaufmann 談如何精通語言！
“The secret to use novels is to read a lot. If you need a dictionary, that one is too difficult for you.” -AJ
AJ has mentioned that extensive reading is one of the powerful ways to learn, we want to read a lot, and read for fun everyday. I knew this when I first entered university, and asked the short cut to use English free with my best professor, Dennis. He had already shown me the importance of both practicing close reading and extensive reading, in two tracks in balance. Somehow I found it tough for me to extinguish while I really act this knowledge, this is the point I grew so slowly.
Using dictionary was one of my favorite interest, and I collected lots of English dictionary, mostly involving advanced learners dictionary, and a few unabridged college dictionary for me to look up etymology, but when the more I practice effortless input system to learn, the more I become more inpatient with looking up paper dictionary, though I have enough confidence with my speed not less than native to consult a word or phrases in paper dictionary. Most of my previous time was using the software sold with the dictionary; they are very powerful and time-saving. Still, I don’t want to use them at the time.
I would say, when we are doing input, we should put aside the dictionary. However, in terms of doing output, a learner’s English dictionary is still helpful and will not be inefficient. Also, I have just found out that Word is really genius software which I didn’t perceive enough to help output. When I posted article in web page, I seldom check the spelling and the grammar, and if I want to, it need a lot of hard work. This week I get used to using Word before I post articles, though I still dislike MS very much.
What I really want to address is that I have finally got it to read a lot “Comprehensible” novels, not like de-coding investigator doing drills, it will make us frustrated. This time I want to faithfully follow the directions of AJ, I don’t want to be Mike Junior. So I just came back from school library, and brought back some books I am interested in and returned the inappropriate books-which I have to look up dictionary almost three or more unknown words in a sentence.
Here are the lists; all of them are published by Penguin Readers.
Food For Thought/Level 3/pre-intermediate/range: 1200 words
Gladiator/Level 4/intermediate/ range: 1700 words
The Day Of The Jackal/Level 4/intermediate/ range: 1700 words
About A Boy/Level 4/intermediate/ range: 1700 words
I also have done more than half of Matilda, one of my favorite novelists Roald Dahl’s art and half of Food for Though. Now I really enjoy every change in my learning and gain more in return, especially the process.
When we do not take the knowledge as
knowledge, we ignore it, and still have not given it a try with any reason, this
is horrible. I decided to take into actions with confidence, just like I switched
into input-based system to learn at the first time.
Cindy, Fleur, Wendy, Janus, and the latest member of our discussion group,Jessica, welcome to our new official blog !
Our winter break had already begun, so it is the best opportunity for us to sharpen our English. From this semester's experience, I do believe that all of you would treasure this winter break to leap to another level. I enjoy my input everyday without stress, I listen when I walk in the park, after finishing my diet, and do the dishes,etc.
First, I hope you can read the texts I printed for you two weeks ago, it is a free e-book from AJ, if you agree the methods mentioned in the texts, it would be better for you take actions. You can go to my neighborhood to find AJ and Steve, they always inspire you a lot. Remember Steve's videos we see months ago?
If you have a budget, join the Linguist or Effortless English(now the membership is not always available), it would support you when you get sick of the cramming in school, and give you energy to continue on the learning. I know that now you are weary and want to keep away English as far as possible, and so do the previous winter break or summer vacation we had. However, we cannot exempt from the reality forever, once we come back to school, the torture overwhelming again-we have no place to escape. This is talked through a pessimistic way, but you will definitely regain the interesting part of learning languages, if you view our blog and the lists I made below as often as possible. Be relaxed, and forget about the grammar and vocabularies books we used to use. No matter how much you suffer and take pains to try to gobble them up, you may never gain. That's all. I couldn't agree more with the text, you are not necessarily to worry the future, just stand on these giants shoulders, and you would feel better and learn faster.
http://www.thelinguist.blogs.com/ Steve's blog
http://effortlessenglish.libsyn.com/ AJ's podcast(aduio files,as for text, go to Effortless English and see if there is membership released.)
Some good resources I have found(both with texts and audio files)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-17-voa31.cfm Otaku phenomenon
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-21-voa6.cfm global warming, not a boring one
http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-01-19-voa59.cfm Music affect many areas of brains
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-01-21-voa8.cfm India's airport(special accent)
Furthermore, checking BBC learning English.com and VOA, searching the topics you like regularly.
As always, please give me a comment that I can know you see this post. Good luck on "our" English learning, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I am not a Christian, but had a one semester course of Bible literature which is depicted by many as a classic work of Western world. Regardless of religion, reading Bible is a good way to learn English and save your money. You can always find the translation in your native language on the Internet without looking up words in dictionaries. Bible has many versions, so how can we find a best one for English learners?
The terms and phrases used in NIV(New International Version) is the most moderate version, between the oral Englsih(everyday English) and writing English(academic writing). There is no old, difficult English words like in James.
Good News Bible(GNB) is advantageous to our oral English. Fairly easy I would say, it might have many vague words, but the illustration impressed in it is quite animating. Pitifully, currently I can't find any audio files of this version on the Internet.
It is sensible to know the traditions and cultures reflecting in the Bible, and avoid challenging the content with others. Relax and treat it as a novel or story books, you may take much benefit from the Bible. If you are a youth,still you refuse to read bible before you take a look at it,I would say you are indeed a conservative old people in this liberal age.
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/audio/
This is a website provide many versions of audio bibles, and I strongly recommend that you have both the text and audio files of NIV Bible, read a littel verses at a time as you like. If you have a limited budget on English learning investment, bible would be your best choice! If you are ambitious enough, try to set a goal of finishing reading New Testament. But don't regard it as a commitment,a tough task. Put it beside your bed, have a favorite cup of coffee, playing some music, and input effortlessly at the same time.
Tips:Want to put the audio files into your ipod? Use Audacity to record the stereo sound, and export to mp3 files !
If you are suffering from the process of learning language, then you may definitely lead to the result of failure.
If you know the language learning culture,industry,and factory are wrong, then don't buy it.
If you haven't used a input-based system to learn but a poor analytical method to learn languages, or even you have this knowledge, nevertheless you still don't do it with any reasons, you should adapt it the sooner the better.
If you start to enjoy the feeling of input, keeping going and output only when the ideas pop out;otherwise, be a mute or hand-handicapped for a while would be better than the failure that you become deaf or dumb at last.
If you want to be faster and switch the way of input-orientated learning into analyzing,memorize,and output, you would be slowly than ever before.
If....If...If..you agree with these opinions would help you master at least one foreign language, welcome to the terminal !
Please sign your visa at the gate 67 before and view more.
______________________I am gate 67__________________________
This is a blog mainly set up for people who are enthusiastic of language learning. We are from all over the world and share our experiences there. No matter you're a member form the Linguist.com or Effortless English.com,or neither of above,I am happy to make friends with you because our concept is the same one:Pursuing for language learning freedom. I sincerely do hope that we can cooperate to be like the protagonist in the movie "the terminal" to make miracles.
