Motivate Yourself for Learning English (Part 1) (Mr Hung)
Possibility of motivating themselves to study English (1)
Various English probably encourages you better!
Unfortunately, many English learners are very negative for their English skills. As you say things, or like you like, look forward to ...
"My English is probably full of mistakes"
"I'm scared to talk because others could not understand me."
"I studied for many years, but my English is still bad."
I can say that your English can probably be better better than you imagine. I interacted with thousands of students. Correct hundreds of homework of my course students. So I can say that most of them are wonderful things! Yes, yes, of course there is a space to improve. But you have already had good English skills and I can talk with her. That is a really great result. So if you tend to have your English opinion, try eliminating these negative ideas by focusing on what you can do. Don't do something that can not be done yet.
2. Do not compare your English skills with others
Many English learners have a small opinion on their skills to compare with other English speakers and other learners who have reached fluent fluent. If you are watching that your English is not good for other people, you will be worried about yourself too bad, incomplete, inferior, etc.
not compare if it is not fair Please!
Japanese adult adults had 20 years old immersed in English for 24 hours a day. We have seen a TV for many days for hours in English, we received many years of education at school and read English tons and participated in millions of stories in English.
This is a great advantage. If you have all that experience, you too will be a native speaker. Therefore, it makes no sense to compare yourself as an English learner to a native English speaker. Learning a language later in life is another experience and cannot be compared to the growth of a native speaker.
Also avoid comparing yourself to other learners of English. The fact is that everyone is different, some are naturally fast learners and some are naturally slow learners. Some people spend more time on research, while others study "with and without". Some learners have good teachers, while others have a hard time finding good teachers and methods.
Do not compare your English proficiency with that of others. Focus on personal progress.
3. Don't make mistakes so seriously / personally
Mistakes-They have the power to scare you to use your English ... they can also make you feel humiliating when someone corrects you ... they It means you don't know the rules of English ... right?
Wrong!
Mistakes have that power only if you allow them that power.
The purpose of learning English is communication, and in reality many mistakes do not harm communication. Example:
Even if you say "depends on the weather" instead of the correct version "depends on the weather", everyone can understand it (many people don't even notice a small mistake). Instead of the correct version of "I've lived here for 3 years" or "I've lived here for 3 years", people say "I've lived here for 3 years" and people say I still know what you are saying. If you say "swimming in the backyard" instead of "pool" (pronunciation error), anyone can understand your meaning based on the context of the text. Yes, of course, I would like to fix these so that you can speak more perfectly. But do you find that these errors are not so serious? So you shouldn't "beat" yourself (have a strong negative idea about yourself).
Sometimes you make big mistakes that cause communication problems. It's normal-it's part of language learning! In other words, try to clarify the problem. Think of another, easier way to say what you want to say.
Example: I wanted to say that my student was talking about a construction project and the homeowner requested a budget / estimate (estimate of construction costs). But he didn't know the English words "budget," "estimate," and "estimate." Instead, he said, "House owners want to know the cost of their work." This is an easier way to convey the same message.
Keep in mind that mistakes aren't automatically stupid. Think of failure as a learning opportunity, not a disaster.
4. Visualize your ultimate goal and understand that it will approach over time.
Do you know why you want to learn English? 4. Visualize your ultimate goal and understand that it will approach over time.
Do you know why you want to learn English? To be able to work for a multinational company? Do you live in an English speaking country? Is it easy to travel and make friends? Do you pass the exam? Can I read a book or watch a movie in English? (Watching a movie is the most popular activity among English learners!)
For whatever reason, try this simple exercise. Sit down to study English and spend a few minutes imagining yourself achieving your goals. Imagine speaking English effortlessly without translating it in your head. Imagine giving a business presentation in English with confidence. Imagine reading an English book and understanding all the vocabulary-it feels great!
Then tell yourself that all study sessions (including this one) will bring you closer to the situation. It makes your research more enjoyable and meaningful because you know what you are doing is useful and you are making real progress.
5. Record progress (success journal)
Speaking of progress, keeping a record of what you have achieved is very motivating. Get notes and write down the date and summary of "what you learned today" after each lesson. Three things will continue:
Writing it down will help solidify it in your memory.
When you see your notebook full of knowledge, you can learn a lot and make progress.
Notebooks make it easy to see what you've learned before.