در اینجا جدیدترین روش ها و شیوه های یادگیری زبان انگلیسی را نوشته ام. ممکن است بعضی از این ایده ها برای شما مفید باشد.
۱- از اشتباه کردن نترسید. اعتماد به نفس داشته باشید.
۲- اطراف خود
را با زبان انگلیسی پر کنید. خود را در یک محیط مملو از انگلیسی قرار دهید تا
بتوانید آنرا بصورت عادی یاد بگیرید. بهترین راه یادگیری از طریق صحبت کردن است.
۳- هر روز
تمرین کنید. یک برنامه مطالعه منظم داشته باشید. تعیین کنید که در هفته می خواهید
چه مقدار زمان را به یادگیری زبان انگلیسی اختصاص دهید و البته باید به آن عمل
کنید.
4- به
دوستان و خانواده خود در مورد برنامه مطالعه خود بگویید. از آنها بخواهید شما را
وادار سازند تا مطالعه کنید و همچنین در موقع مطالعه مزاحم شما نشوند.
5- چهار
مهارت اصلی را تمرین کنید: خواندن، نوشتن، صحبت کردن و گوش دادن. شما برای پیشرفت
در زبان انگلیسی به همه آنها نیاز دارید.
6- کلمات
جدیدی را که یاد می گیرید در دفترچه ای یادداشت کنید. آنها را در جملات خود بکار
ببرید و سعی کنید در هنگام صحیت کردن حداقل آنها را سه بار بکار ببرید.
7- به
سایت های آموزش زبان سر بزنید.
8- حفظ
کردن لیست کلمات معمول ترین روش برای یادگیری لغات برای امتحان است.
9- با
توجه به زمان فراغت خود زمان مطالعه خود را تنظیم کنید. از صبح دیر از خواب بیدار
می شوید زمان مطالعه را در زمان بعد از ظهر تعیین کنید.
10- حفظ کردن جمله ای که کلمه جدید در آن بکار
برده شده است بهتر از حفظ کردن آن لغت جدید است.
11- هر
هفته از خودتان تست بگیرید. برای قسمت هایی که مشکل دارید ببشتر وقت بگذارید.
12- تصویر
ذهنی خوبی از خودتان داشته باشید. به این فکر کنید که اگر انگلیسی یاد بگیرید
زندگی شما از چه لحاظی تغییر خواهد کرد.
13- یک
هدف بلند مدت برای خودتان تعیین کنید.
14- اهداف
کوتاه مدتی را هم برای خودتان تعیین کنید و برای انجام دادن هر کدام از آنها
پاداشی در نظر بگیرید.
15- جوی
ایجاد کنید که در آن جو خواهان یادگیری باشید.
16-
روشهای مختلف را امتحان کنید و بهترین روش برای موفق شدن را انتخاب کنید.
17- به
نحوه یادگیری خود پی ببرید. بهترین شیوه مطالعه را انتخاب کنید.
18- اگر
در جایی مشکل داشتید از بقیه کمک بخواهید.
19- مرور
مطالب را فراموش نکنید.
20- بعد
از 30 دقیقه مطالعه استراحت کنید.
بقیه روش ها
رو به انگلیسی می نویسم:
- Don’t be in such a hurry to move up a level. Concentrate on the
level you are at now.
- Watch DVDs rather than TV. It’s better to use something that you
can watch over again to catch information you might have missed the first
time.
- Watching TV only gives you the chance to hear something correctly
first time. This is better for high level students. It can be great
practice for speaking to native English speakers so you don’t have to ask
them to repeat themselves!
- Read graded readers. These books are especially written for your
level. Read a whole novel. You can do it! You’ll feel great afterwards.
- Children’s books have easier words and are a good alternative to
graded readers.
- Newspapers are a good place to find passive constructs. Read
through an article and see if you can find the passive sentences.
- Read for the general meaning first. Don’t worry about understanding
every word, then go back and look up new words.
- For a word you don’t understand in a sentence, look at the other
words around it. They will give you a hint. Try to guess the meaning from
the context.
- Learn root words. They’ll help you guess the meaning of words. For
example: scrib = write, min = small
- When you learn a new word, think of all its other forms: Beautiful
(adjective), beauty (noun), beautifully (adverb).
- Learn prefixes (dis-, un-, re-) and suffixes (-ly, -ment, -ful),
these will help you to figure out the meaning of words and build your
vocabulary.
- English, unlike Japanese or French, uses word stress. For new
words, count the syllables and find where the stress is. Only one stress
per word and always on a vowel. Two syllable verbs have a stress on the
second syllable (beGIN). 2 syllable nouns (TEAcher) and adjectives (HAPpy)
stress the first.
- Use English whenever you can. It’s as simple as that!
- Don’t translate into English from your own language. Think in
English to improve your fluency. Talk to yourself…but not on the bus
otherwise people will think you have gone crazy!
- You can’t learn English from a book. Like driving a car, you can
only learn through doing it.
- The most natural way to learn grammar is through talking.
- Keep an English diary or journal. Start by writing a few sentences
a day and then get into the habit of writing more.
- Why not start an online blog and share your writings with the
world?
- To become a better writer brainstorm as many ideas and thoughts
onto paper without worrying about grammar or spelling. Then think about
the structure. After that, write your piece using good grammar and
spelling. Finally, read it through or give it to someone else to check for
mistakes.
- Keep an eye on your punctuation as it can totally change what
you’re trying to say. Check out the difference in meaning between these
two sentences: “A woman without her man is nothing” and “A woman: without
her, man is nothing”.
- Sing your heart out! Show the world your beautiful voice! Learn
English songs and sing along with them to improve fluency and intonation…
anyone for Karaoke?
- Get a penfriend or use chat-rooms, forums and community sites. If
you can’t speak to someone in English, this is the next best thing.
- Shadow English CDs. Listen to a few sentences then repeat what you
heard. Focus on the rhythm and intonation.
- Have English radio on in your house. Even if you are not actively
listening to it, you will still be training your ears.
- Mirror CDs. Read out loud along with a CD. Again, this is great for
intonation, pronunciation and rhythm.
- Dictation. Listen to a CD or friend and write down what you hear.
- Nobody likes to hear their own voice, but be brave and try it! Record
your voice and listen to your pronunciation and intonation. It will help
you to identify your problem areas.
- Ask your helpful teacher if you can record his lesson. This is a
great way to review. You can also listen to your teachers speaking speed
and intonation.
- Use an English/English dictionary as it will help you to keep
thinking in English and not translating.
- If an English/English dictionary seems scary, there are learner’s
dictionaries for English students of your level.
- Don’t become too reliant on your dictionary. Your dictionary should
be an aid, not your main teacher. Try to guess the meaning of words rather
than going straight for your dictionary.
- Don’t give up! Stay positive! Sometimes you will feel that you
aren’t learning quickly enough. Everyone feels like this, don’t worry
about it. You’ll get there in the end.
- Enjoy it! We learn more when we are having fun!
- If you get nervous when speaking, take two deep breaths before you
say something. You’ll speak better when you feel relaxed.
- Keep yourself motivated by looking back at the textbooks and CDs
you used in the past. You’ll be surprised at how easy they seem to you
now! Congratulations, your level is improving!
- You are never too young or too old to start learning English. Don’t
make excuses not to learn. What are you waiting for?
- Procrastination can stop you from being successful. To stop
procrastinating, it's important you understand if your procrastinating is
to avoid studying, or if it is your bad habit.
- If you haven’t gotten the results you wanted yet, it’s not because
you’re bad at languages, it’s because you haven’t found your own special
way of learning yet.
- Use resources which match your level. Don’t use texts/listening
exercises which are too difficult or too easy. Use materials which challenge
you but don’t frustrate you.
- Don’t worry about making your accent perfect. It’s an important
part of your cultural identity to keep your accent. Native English
speakers enjoy hearing English spoken with an accent.
- There are many types of English: British, American, South African
and so on. None of these are wrong or not as important. English is
English.
- Instead, be aware of the differences in American and British
English and use your words accordingly. For example: Elevator (US) / Lift
(British).
- Carry cue cards with you. These are small cards which you can write
new words on. You can pull them out and look at them whenever you a free
minute.
- Use post-it notes and stick them around your home. You can use them
to label things. Stick one on your pet dog!
- You can’t ignore phrasal verbs (two words verbs), there are
hundreds of them in English and they’re widely used. The more you focus on
their meaning, the more you’ll be able to guess the meaning of new ones.
You’ll start to recognise their patterns.
- Use your intuition. Go with your gut feeling, you’ll be surprised
how often your first guess is the right guess. Like we said before, be
confident.
- Gather your thoughts. Take a second to think about what you’re
going to say. You know the grammar, but maybe you don’t use it correctly
when you speak.
- Meet new people. Make the effort to mix with English speakers in
your town. You could join a club or go to bars where foreigners hang out.
Buy one a drink, they love that!
- Be the person to start conversations in English. Try to keep the
conversations moving and use listening words (‘really?’ / ‘go on…’/ ‘what
happened then?’) Don’t wait for others to speak to you. Get in there!
- Debate. Discuss topics in a group. Each person should choose a
viewpoint (even if you don’t agree with it) and debate it within the
group. Make sure you get your point across. Learn to listen actively.
Active listening will help in the classroom and it will help you get more
out of, and contribute more to, group study sessions. Focus on the person
who is talking. Don’t fidget or become distracted by other people or
events. Concentrate on the speaker with your ears and eyes. Follow the
movements the speaker makes in an effort to hear more. It may help to
repeat what you hear others say in an effort to understand their thoughts.
- It’s not enough to only learn English words. You can teach a parrot
English words but that doesn’t mean it can speak English! You still need
to have an understanding of grammar.
- Verb tenses are used by English speakers to talk about the timing
of actions. You might not have the same expressions in your own language.
It’s important that you know these tenses and when to use them.
- English has many irregular verbs. You should drill yourself on
them.
- Keep it up! If you take a break from speaking English, you will
find that your level decreases and all your hard work has been wasted.
- Don’t be put off by a bad test score. Sometimes students have the
ability to pass an English test, but can’t communicate well with English
speakers. If you can speak freely in English, you should be proud of
yourself.
- Remember that as long as you have tried your hardest, you have
succeeded!
- Learn English with a friend. You’ll have someone you can practise
with and you can motivate each other to study.
- Remember, the way we write English is not the same as how it’s
pronounced. For example ‘Ough’ has over 6 pronunciations. Familiarise
yourself the Phonetic Alphabet. It will help you correctly pronounce words
in the dictionary.
- Get used to the ‘schwa’ sound [ə] - an unstressed and toneless
neutral vowel sound. ‘Schwa’ is the most common vowel sound in English.
For example, the 'a' in about and the 'u' in supply.
- Keep in mind that it takes longer to improve when our level is
high. Usually the fastest progress is made when we are beginners. Don’t
think that you’re suddenly not learning anymore, it’s just a less
noticeable progress.
- Make sure that your English matches the occasion. It’s OK to use
slang with friends but not in a business meeting. Decide in which
situation it’s appropriate to use the words and phrases you have learned.
- Textbook English is often different from the way we casually speak.
To learn casual ‘slang’ watch movies.
- Idioms can be difficult to memorise, but they are great fun to use
and they’ll make your English more colourful.
- When talking we usually link words together so that two words can
sound like one. Simply put, we link words ending with a consonant sound to
words beginning with a vowel sound (consonant > vowel). We link words
ending with a vowel sound to words beginning with a vowel sound (vowel
> vowel). Practise these to improve your listening and pronunciation.
- Make use of the internet. It’s full of resources to help you learn:
BBC Learning English ; learnenglish.ecenglish.com
- Think about your strong and weak points. Write down which areas you
want to improve on and work on improving them. Of course, don’t ignore
your strong points. Congratulate yourself on how well you’ve done!
- Unlearn your mistakes. You probably make the same grammar mistakes
over and over again. Use English tests results as a study tool. Go over
your mistakes and choose one or two that you want to focus on. Use your
favourite grammar book to check rules.
- Use the correct article (a/an, the). Be aware that there is more to
this rule than a/an= non specific, the=specific. For example: A university
(not an university because it begins with a consonant sound). An hour (not
a hour because the ‘h’ is often silent).
- For fluency, try image training. Before you go to that restaurant
think through what the waiter is likely to say to you. Think of what
phrases you are going to use.
- Much communication comes through body language and gesture. These
can be different between cultures and countries. For example, the
two-fingered "V" for victory symbol is fine palms-out. If you
make it with you palm facing toward you, you'll offend a British person.
It means…well, you ask a British person and find out for yourself!
- The easiest one - Sleep! You’ll learn more after a good night’s
sleep. You’ll be able to concentrate more.
- Take an English course in an English speaking country.
- If you studying abroad, mix with people from other countries not
only people from your own country. It’s not a good idea for you to live in
a shared house with people from your own country. Enjoy a more cultural
experience by spending time with other nationalities.
- Have you thought about getting a job or doing an internship abroad?
- Get yourself a qualified teacher. Who wants to learn wrong things?
- Nobody can learn all of the English language. No need to worry
about trying. A useful shortcut to learning is that in English we have
lots of words that have the same pronunciation, but a different spelling
and meaning. For example, ‘come here’ has the same pronunciation as, ‘I
can hear the birds’. You might find it easier to build vocabulary by
knowing the different meanings.
- Once you have a basic level of English explore the different ways
you can say the same thing. This makes your English more interesting to
the listener and it shouldn’t be too difficult for you because you already
know the basics. For example, how many ways can we say, ‘Goodbye' in
English?
- When you are on your English course, be prepared for your class. Do
your homework as soon as possible and hand it in on time. Review your
notes and your last lesson a few minutes before the class. Doing this will
refresh your memory and you'll be warmed up for lesson.
- Don't get distracted in class. Focus on the lesson, don't stare out
of the window. Don't be late, arrive a few minutes before the start of the
lesson. Don't sit next to people who won't speak to you in English. Switch
off your phone. Be organised, remember to take your textbook, notebook and
pen.
- Find a comfortable, peaceful place for quiet study. You need
somewhere where you can focus 100%.
- Last but not least, learn English with EC!
