Improve English

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I think, there are lots of ways to improve skills in English. Let's talk about them. Every person will write something about it that they know or do to improve English. Let's start! I write the first one.
One of the ways to improve English is to read English newspapers.

Gigilian Nguyen · Accepted Answer

My way: Love it first.

Roach · Answer

Do you really think we have to study all the grammar rules ? I'm just curious..As far as I'm concerned,the longer you know grammar the slower you speak English <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Gigilian Nguyen · Answer

As I've known, it depends on our purposes. I have some friends who mainly study Communicating. They just want to be fluent at Pronunciation, and they'd like to learn how to express their opinions naturally without caring much about Grammar. It's okay just to have daily conversations with friends or family. But when they're at work and in formal situations, they need to prove that they know how to speak English properly, not how to speak it. Why not trying to learn both of them as well?

It may takes much time, but it's good for you.
GN

Roach · Answer

It's obvious that you've got a point..but,Native speakers of English don't really bother learning grammar and all..I mean nobody learns to speak their mother tongue when they're babies..they just grasp that naturally..in other words,they learn through phrases..All I'm saying is people who learns English as a second language must do the exact same thing,if they really want to master the language..there's an American dude AJ HOGE,who really into these things..he teaches English using his own ground breaking methods..it's amazing indeed Gigilian..<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Anonymous · Answer

The more time you spend learning the grammar of your native language, the easier you will find learning foreign languages.

Wosanjizaiwo · Answer

it's difficult English! the length is so long!

Gigilian Nguyen · Answer

I used to chat with many American native speakers of English. They weren't Grammar Experts or Literature teachers, so on they didn't care much about Grammar rules. They just wanted to have catchy conversations, I suppose. Some didn't even know how to explain some English aspects when I asked. So, it may be up to who we're talking to, lol

I want to speak English well too, but I can't. What I am taught is Grammar +__+
GN

Raindoctor · Answer

Well, majority of L2 speakers have no clue about many spoken english reductions, assimilations, processes, etc. That's why to them spoken language appears ungrammatical. If you speak gramatically, you are not applying many processes that native speakers use. That's all. The so-called formal speech is the easiest thing to learn, because it does not apply many reductions, elisions, assimilations, processes. Maybe, if you want to become a preacher or POTUS, yes, strive for the formal speech. Otherwise, formal speech is the floor; how natives speak is the ceiling. L2 speakers have it other way: formal speech is the ceiling; how natives speak is the floor!!

Anonymous · Answer

I used to read English newspaper everyday at least 20 - 30 minute but i feel my communication problem not improve, kindly let me know is there any way to reading newspaper so that i can improve

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