17 idéias para ajudá-lo a aprender outro idioma

1. MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Remember that just as people learn their first language, anyone can learn a second language.

2. BE REALISTIC. At the same time, you should realize that learning a language takes time and effort.

3. BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT CULTURAL RULES. To learn a new language, you may need to chance some cultural attitudes. For example, in some countries students are not supposed to say anything in class unless the teacher asks them to. But to learn, you practice you English .Sop don’t be afraid to ask questions and in class.

4. LEARN TO LIVE WITH UNCERTAINTY. As a learner, you don’t understand everything that people around you saying, and you often have to make guesses about hat something means. If you accept this as part of the “game” of learning another language, you will learn faster and better.

5. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING. An instructor, a book or a course can help you learn English, but in the end you are “you own best teacher”. To learn well, you need to have your own goals. Do you want to improve your pronunciation, your vocabulary, your reading comprehension? Then activities that will help you reach these goals.

6. ORGANIZE YOUR LEARNING. For example, if you’re studying vocabulary learn related sets of words( such as colors, types of furniture, tools), opposites, synonyms, etc. You are more likety to remember whatever you have learned in an organized way.

7. USE WHAT YOU KNOW. Many languages have related words ( cognates), and you can otten discover meanings by looking at context ( the situation in which a word or expression occurs).

8. USE A DICTIONARY. In fact, use a couple _ both a bilingual and all- Enghish dictionary. Remember, however, that Spanish ( or Korean, or Japanese, etc)is not English, so don’t expect to find an English Word that means exactly the same thing as the word in your language. An all English dictionary will give you a better of how a word is actually used in English.

9. LEARN NEW IDIOMS. Idioms, including the many two-word verb in English ( for example, run across, run on, run over, run out, etc.), are very important and interesting part of the language. If you want, carry around your own idiom notebook so you can these down s you ear them.

10. LEARN FROM YOUR FELOW STUDENTS. Just because other students are at same general level as you does not mean you can’t learn from them. If a classmate is having a problem saying something, listen to what he or she is trying to say. Think oh how you would say it yourself. If you’re not sure of what a student has said, ask the teacher ( using your own words), “Did Keiko mean that…?

11. KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING. When you speak with American. If you don’t understand what someone says, don’t panic. Try to catch the main idea, and keep talking. Or if you are really confused, ask the person to repeat what he or she said. If you continue the conversation, things may become clearer later, and your partner is more likely to stay interested in talking with you.

12. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MISTAKES . Don’t much too much about mistakes –everybody makes them. You can learn a lot from your mistake. When you’re not sure, ask whether you’ve said something correctly, r if there is a better to say it.

13. GET SOME REGULAR PRACTICE OUTSIDE OF CLASS. Listen to the radio for a half-hour each day, watch the news on TV, read a daily paper (you don’t have to read all of it, almost no one does!), etc. You will hear new vocabulary and get practice with familiar ones.

14. PRACTICE THINKING IN THE NEW LANGUAGE. If you’re on a bus, for example, describe to yourself in English what is happening, where you are going, what you see from the bus window, etc. You can get lots of language practice this without saying familiar ones.

15. ENJOY AUDIOCASSETTES. Whether you’re driving in a car, sitting comfortably near a cassette player, or carrying a portable radio, you can to and learn from English audiocassettes. There is a great variety available, including language exercises, books-on-tape, radio programs and, of course, songs.

16. ACCESS THE INTERNET. If you have a computer with access to the Internet, explore! The “net” has become a most valuable personal and business communication tool. English is the predominant language of the internet. While you’re learning how to use this tremendous resource, you can learn and practice English in its most current form. It’s fun to connect on the World Wide Web!

17. HAVE FUN WITH THE LANGUAGE! Make up sentences with the vocabulary and you’ve learned, then see what you’ve said “works”. People say that is an experiment – and learning English can be, too.