Although many students focus on just passing language tests and classes, the same students often don't focus on mastering a language. In other words, mastering a language means that a person has almost complete control over a language (let's say at the 90% level) verses just being able to get language right 75% of the time. Language mastery requires a lot of work, practice, and dedication. It also requires a constant recycling of the language structures students have learned previously.
In your case, what strategies, techniques, or activities have you used to improve your language skills?
Randall
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Hi Randall and everyone,
ReplyDeleteBesides using the strategies you've put forward in your post, I also do lot of reading on the Internet and make notes of phrases and other (semi)pre-fabricated sentences I can use in different communicative events (and that may become part of my personal linguistic repertoire if I try to use them ofen).
Luckily, I have some native and non-native friends who are always willing to help me with my English.
What about you? What are the strategies you use to learn a language?
Best,
Bruno
Brazil
hi Randall and everyone
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to do about Learning my english but I like english very much. I also watch lot of movies, drama and reading books but not good for me.I am a challenged girl and I never abandon
myself and about english.amybe I have not find good idea learn my english yet. can your help me please
Yvonne
It is really hard to master any foreign language, for the first thing we need determination, besides we need to have speaking environment. i study my english in my high school, i followed whatever my teacher wanted me to do, memorized vocabulary , read a lot of outside reading , i still can't master my english like native speaker.
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