Dear all concerned about this thread,;) Oh my goodness,Pablo Ed Elham NgoNam and all!
How can I answer you all in 30 minutes' time?!;( To Elham and NgoNam first, I have problems acquiring new range of vocabulary,too! I had to look the word Pablo used in his previous message"culprit" up in the dictionary just now.;) What's your newest range of words,Elham? What's the purpose of acquiring those words? If you tell me more specifically,maybe I'll have more ideas how to help you. NgoNam uses absolutely the right method to acquire new vocabulary from the sentences in the context. When I was a teenager and passionate for English,I used to memorize sentences in the dictionary/textbook while learning brand new words/ idioms/phrases,and I did a lot of substitution drills out loud or in my mind,as well. Talking about speaking skill,(as most of you find the most difficult to tackle) When I was so desperate to better my fluency,I was crazy enough to speak to my other crazy classmates in English regardless of what others might think of or stare at us on the campus or after school in public on the street! If you can find anyone who dares to practice speaking in English with you in your office or on the campus,don't hesitate to do so.Even though it's not natural,it helps to organize your sentence patterns or thoughts in English.And the more you do it,the better you'll feel about expressing yourself in English. (instead of translating from your mother tongue) I wish we could organize an inter-continental group talk again very soon,either this month or in June!;) Great day to us all! Pln On May 13, 8:31 am, "NgoNam" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Elham and others, > > I think that most language learners have difficulties when dealling with new > words including me. I rarely study new words without context as it's > extremely troublesome and boring to remember the meaning of these new words. > Moreover we may not be able to understand the usage of these words by > learning in this way. From my point of view, the best way to learn and manage > new words is to study them carefully for the first time (by looking up their > meaning in many dictionaries, reading many examples and text consisting these > words) and then try to apply them into your speaking or writing. When I can > use a word and I believe that it is used correctly (by looking up at > dictionaries or asking native speakers), this word becomes a part of my > vocabulary and I'll never forget it. I'm afraid of using words incorrectly so > I always check them in dictionaries and, fortunately, I have a convenient > dictionaries system to help me look up a word quickly and easily ^_^ I am > influenced deeply by a famous quotation "it's better to spend the whole night > to understand the problem rather than waisting all your life to doubt about > it". ^_^ > > Hope you find something useful from my own experience, and I also want to > know your particular way of studying new words. It's always a big trouble of > any language learners. > > Regards, > NgoNam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Elham Moazzen > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 12:54 PM > Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: How to Learn English > > Dear Pauline and All > > I need an advice about how to manage the new words I have learned. > > Thanks > Elham- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
