Successful english learning

[00:04.29]021. Successful English Learning [00:11.60]Research in the field of language indicates that there are many things you can do to become a successful learner. [00:18.75]Curiosity about language and culture, daily study, and the commitment to use English in every possible situation [00:26.90]while in an English-speaking environment, are very important conditions for success. [00:33.41]1. Be clear and realistic about your goals. Your sense of success will depend on your needs for English [00:41.41]and whether or not you meet your needs. It is not just a question of measured progress. [00:47.71]If you need conversational fluency, notetaking skills will not meet your needs. [00:53.77]If you must learn to write effective business letters, [00:57.04]informal conversation with current slang will not help you achieve your goal. [01:02.99]Know what your goals are. Do you need English for occasional speaking situations, [01:09.09]for travel or entertaining English-speaking visitors? [01:13.22]Do you want to improve comprehension in both written and spoken English? [01:18.40]Do you need to write English for professional purpose? Are you preparing for a university career in English? [01:26.17]If so, your goals must include proficiency in all skill areas. [01:31.37]Learning a foreign language is an inexact process. [01:35.38]Very few people learn to use a foreign language as well as a native speaker does. [01:40.84]Fortunately, very few people need to learn English like a native English speaker in every skill area. [01:46.87]Be realistic and aware of your goals. There are many reasons to learn English, and your reasons are your own goals. [01:56.02]2. Be realistic about the length of time it takes to learn a language. [02:01.71]Programs which promise overnight success are simply not being honest. [02:07.05]Language learning is a cumulative process. [02:10.55]You will experience bursts of accomplishment as well blocks and delays in progress. [02:17.66]You will notice improvement at different speeds in each skill area. [02:22.24]Many students progress more quickly in passive skills [02:26.22](reading and grammar analysis) than in active and complex skills (speaking, notetaking during a lecture). [02:34.98]If you are beginning level student whose goal is proficiency, [02:39.21]a typical program may include at least nine months of intensive English study. [02:44.66]If your study program is short-term and your goals include improvement [02:48.77]and review rather than proficiency you may realise some progress in two or more weeks. [02:54.98]3. Be aware of your learning style. [02:59.86]If you know that you learn more quickly when you listen to an English statement a few times before writing it, [03:06.04]or if you know that seeing a picture or graphic representation of a word or expression helps you to remember the word, [03:14.24]then develop study habits which use the most effective techniques for you. [03:19.70]Excellent instructors who know that students must be involved in active learning [03:24.63]will created active learning experiences to connect you with the language. [03:29.73]4. Learn something about “language learning”. [03:34.24]Remember that language is a complex system of meaningful sounds organised with a series of rules (grammar). [03:42.00]Every student has to study enough pronunciation, grammar and sentence structure to understand this! [03:48.83]It is also true that language is a form of behaviour involving the human need to communicate and to be understood. [03:56.14]Language learning involves motivation, emotion, a sense of self, and a set of cultural beliefs. [04:03.97]Language is much more than sound and words and grammar. As you learn a new language, [04:10.00]you will produce a “series of successive approximations”, [04:14.03]meaning that each attempt at a new language will bring you closer to effective communication. [04:20.53]Language learning requires that you make mistakes. Do not be afraid of a language or afraid of making errors. [04:28.29]Develop an abiity to relax; “playing” with a new language is an important part of learning. [04:35.28]5. Take responsibility for your own learning. [04:40.25]A good instructor is half the equation for successful language learning. [04:45.39]Take charge of your learning; participate actively in your program. [04:50.45]Look for opportunities to use your new language in any of many new environments. [04:56.26]Be willing to make mistakes and learn from these mistakes. [05:00.16]Focus on your goals, your study habits, and your willingness to “learn to learn”. [05:06.93]Enjoy the process! Find inside yourself the reasons you want to learn, [05:12.32]and determine ways to evaluate your success for yourself. （source： http://online2.tingclass.net/lesson/shi0529/0009/9349/21.lrc）