5 mistakes, because of which people have spent years trying to learn English, and how to avoid them

Forming / by admin / December 19, 2019

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Artur Ganiev

Co-owner of online school, "Inglish Show."

1. You bison new words

People tend to do what is pleasing, and in these moments we least think about efficiency. When there were applications that help teach the word, everyone started to study hard, earn points for a jagged words and think that now they know English better.

Vocabulary - the wrong goal, if you already own at least 1 500-2 000 words and want to travel freely.

Here help is not an application, but films and communicating with foreigners. It is about speaking skills people tend to forget, even though it is fundamental. Do not do only what turns you best engage more destinations. Talking and listening are often more useful than vocabulary.

2. You look TV shows with Russian subtitles

Many believe that they spend time with benefit when watching American TV series with Russian subtitles. But the English with this approach, you will be taught for a long time. Barely 5 minutes after the start of a series of brain focuses only on the picture and subtitles, because it is simple and affordable. English language you hear, but do not perceive.

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To series really helped in teaching, I propose to use the following technique: Lose one and the same piece of video in the original several times. The first time you play, try to understand the meaning of dialogue. In the second - include English subtitles, test yourself and write down unfamiliar phrase. Finally, when playing the third try speaking proposals along with the characters, try to imitate them, repeating the pronunciation and intonation.

This method helps you learn the new design, it is better to remember them and to practice it.

3. You overestimate the bar

The task of learning English from scratch scared: brain is convinced that you want it too much. Surely you think that language learning will need 5-10 years old, but in reality, to learn the language in everyday life, enough for three months. For basic communication is sufficient to know only 700 words and know the basics of grammar. If you are not going to conduct business negotiations with foreigners, a high level of English you do not need. It turns out that the distance you imagining an elephant, but in reality it is only a fly.

4. You do once a month

Better every day for 5 minutes once a month for 10 hours. This rule applies to the English language. To quickly learn the language, you need to deal with on a regular basis, and be sure to repeat the material covered.

The easiest way to understand how the brain works can be an example of the curve of forgetting, which is also known as the Ebbinghaus curve. When you have learned the new material, it seems to you that you remember him at 100%. The next day you will remember only 33% of this information, and a month later - 21%.

To remember the material, you need to repeat it several times. repeating the cycle as follows:

immediately after the study;
in 20 minutes;
1 day;
In 2 weeks;
2 months later.

This will allow you to better remember the rules, or to learn words. If you are a rare, but for a long time, you forget 80% of what is learned.

5. You learn English "for himself"

We interviewed the students of our school, and found that 65% of them learn English "for himself", and it is a waste of time. You have to be clearly set goal.

The main reason that motivates to learn the language - is money. In international companies those who are fluent in English, pay 25-30% more for the same language becomes your competitive advantage in hiring.

A common problem learning English for years - in the absence of action. You are already that year thinking about what it would be nice to learn a language, but a dream, and so remain elusive because this goal you will not lights. With the same success you which year are going to learn how to draw or play the guitar: one desire is not enough. Set yourself a rigid framework: the exact date, a specific reason and language skills that you need. This will help maintain the enthusiasm and convince the brain that it's worth it.

If at least one of the following errors you recognize yourself, then this is what hinders the development of language. Stop learning English for years!