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Opening Remarks: The Seven Myths of English Learning There are many myths about learning oral English. Those myths can affect your ability to learn the language. I would like to point out seven myths for you. #1: If I pass the English exam, then my English is okay. We often times think that by getting a good grade, our English is passable. Obviously, this is not always true. #2: Spending more time memorizing vocabulary is the way to learn English. This is not always true. Many Chinese students believe this. #3: Using the best and most expensive curriculum and high-tech materials will improve my English faster. To a limited extent this can be true. However, we want to challenge this idea today. #4: The advertisement says there are short-cuts. I can learn English in very little time, without a lot of work. I want to tell you, that is false advertising. #5: I need to understand every single word when I practice listening and speaking. This approach to learning is not only very tiring, but also very discouraging, because you lose every time you try. #6: Having a book approach—something I can hold on to, I can read, memorize and touch, is the fastest way to learn the language. I do not agree with this. I don’ think this approach is effective, nor efficient. Many Chinese students have each spent ten years or more learning English. While that is a lot of time invested, many still are not speaking or using English effectively. #7: Practicing English with a good speaker or with a partner who has better English than me, will improve my English greatly. This is the biggest mistake affecting Chinese students. These seven myths have held back the English progress of millions of Chinese students. In China that there is a movement called Crazy English. I can agree with its basic concept: Just by speaking English loudly, and “tearing down the face”, one can overcome the internal barrier to learning the language. Go to the lake; go to an open space, even if there is no one to speak English with, one can still practice English. Speak it aloud. Speak it with confidence. Speak it with the intention to break down your fear. ATTACK your limitations: Speak up! Speak to someone! Speak even if you have no one to speak with! Speak up, even if you do not speak perfectly! Speak your fear away! Speak louder when your fear of losing face attacks! Fight back! If needs to, use your gestures and volume to fight back! Attack PHYSICALLY your limitations! Self-Confidence: During the past seven years, I have met and spoken with many Chinese students and adults. The one thing I have noticed is that many Chinese people lack self-confidence. I want to point this out to all Chinese English teachers who are listening now: Praise your students!! Every time a student reads, writes or speaks well, praise that student!! Good job!! Well done!! Wonderful!! I’m proud of you!! Believe it or not, these simple words can do more to boost and build self-confidence than any other thing and it will motivate that student to do better next time. Many people, not only students, simply need a “push”……encouragement to get them started. An age old concern among Chinese people is the fear of “losing face.” This is ancient….we live in a modern world now…..the 20th century and if you really DO want to learn more and improve your spoken English, you MUST forget about losing face. Remember this: Nobody or nothing is perfect, including native English speakers. I, as an American and a native English speaker, make mistakes sometimes. It’s ok…mistakes are part of the learning process. If nobody made mistakes, English teachers would not be needed!! Unfortunately, nobody can give you the ability to speak English well….only YOU can do that but it is achieved from practice and study…..study the grammar. Study the vocabulary then practice what you have learned. Never say “I can’t do it”, “My English is poor”, and “My English is terrible”. Those things are negative and can be detrimental to learning and/or improving English. You must instead tell yourself “I can do it”, “I’ll try my best”, “I will improve”, “No problem”. Then and only then will you begin to see more improvement. Remember this: YOU might not see and hear your improvement, but OTHERS will definitely notice the results. The more you speak out and repeat, the more you will be able to express yourself clearly. The key is to find every chance to express yourself. Find every opportunity to repeat and practice what you have learned. According to research, if you repeat any word or any sentence 60 times, that word or sentence will become your native tongue. The simplest way to learn English is simply to repeat. Find 60 occasions to use that word or sentence. If you repeat it enough, it will become your first language. English Listening: Just as there are many dialects in the Chinese language, there are many different ways of speaking English and many kinds of speakers with different styles and personalities. Therefore, the chance for you to understand everyone and everything will be very slim. The way to practice listening is by listening a lot. Just like in the speaking phase. But what is the secret of effective listening? The secret is: Do not try to understand every single word. In summary, learning oral English can be a simple matter, for the matter is simply about building confidence. Tell yourself that you can do it. And believe in yourself that you can do it. Then go do it. First, speak often. Repeat at least 60 times. Second, listen much. There is no need to understand every word. Third, think in English. This will happen if you expose yourself sufficiently to an English environment. You may end up even dreaming in English. It is my opinion that Chinese depend too much on the teacher, much to the detriment of their oral English. In over-relying on the teacher for our English, we run into a couple of problems, the biggest of which is teacher availability. Often the teacher is only available to the students in the classroom. In addition there is a usually high student-teacher ratio, with as many as 40 students to one teacher in a Chinese classroom. Only the most aggressive students get some of the teacher’s precious time or attention for individual practice. I have never said that the teacher is unimportant: they just have a different function. As the students fight with the English language, the teacher plays a most important role: He or she is a motivator, an encourager, a guide, a facilitator and, at times, a disciplinarian. The teacher’s responsibility is to hold the students responsible for their learning. The teacher should also challenge the students to overcome their limitations. And most significantly, the teacher helps build the confidence of the students. The Four Laws of Oral English: Law #1: Speak to each other in English! Law #2: Speak to everyone in English. (Don’t waste time looking for a better English speaker.) Law #3: Teach someone English. Law #4 Speak English as much as possible. Conclusion: In conclusion I want to mention this: Native English speakers are not born knowing how to speak English well. We must also study grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation…those are the 3 basic foundations for learning English. Learning English is like climbing a ladder….step by step. It’s not an easy process and some can learn faster than others but the important thing to remember is that it’s NOT impossible!! YOU CAN DO IT!! |
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