[Talk] English speaking

看板EngTalk作者msupkg1211 (Packer)時間16年前 (2008/08/07 14:54)推噓3(3推 0噓 13→)

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Recently, I started to question that why many Taiwan students know how to get grade in English, but afraid of speaking in general. I think that: 1. Taiwan is not a Native English speaking country. 2. Taiwan education system only force students to “study” not learn English. 3. Many Taiwan students think that what they know is good enough. Anyhow, this PO is not to create any fights or disrespect to any categories of people. For a person who has been in US for 8 years and still try to learn many things, from culture, language, and even my career. Here are some of my suggestions on what you could do to improve English skills. 1. Find some random Foreigner and just start talking. From greeting to even point out good places that you recommend those international students to go, you can learn a great deal just by simply chatting. There is no need to watch out your grammar since those rules will only slow you down. You should just start chatting without any thoughts and even grab his/her msn (although most of Americans use aim) and you can start to chat online. 2. Find something that you are interested in talking about: Most of my college friends used to have a very tough time to understand what I was saying since my accent. It is funny that they did not confess to me after recent years. Anyhow, be brave and just speak up… think about something that you like to chat about. Then find a native English speaker…. Don’t be afraid that he might not understand you (although most of them are really having a tough time at beginning), but practice makes perfect. The more you speak, the more that you are willing to open up yourself and chat about something you like. From TV, movies, even about picking up girls, those topics can make the conversation lighter and even learn something from each other. 3. Even go on a date with a international student. Many TW students shouldn’t see date as absolute “going out.” It could be just going to a movie or walking around. The more time you get to spend, the more chance for you to practice. You will also learn a great deal about other culture during the conversation. Here are just a few of thoughts that I have … feel free to post you comment. I think that I am still very amature, but I do like to help more and more people to overcome their fear of speaking -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 24.136.68.66

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