English Language.....A Myth?
<p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="my">my</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>-<span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Tips">Tips</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learners">learners</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="basic">basic</span>, <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="motivation">motivation</span>, <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="consistency">consistency</span>. <span word="Consistency">Consistency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="Observing">Observing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Remember">Remember</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="incessant">incessant</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="is">is</span> ; <span word="observing">observing</span>, <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="attentively">attentively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>, <span word="repeating">repeating</span>( <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="please">please</span>, '<span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="MUST">MUST</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="well">well</span>.' <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span>, <span word="intonation">intonation</span>, <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practise">practise</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Practice">Practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="practise">practise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>;</p>
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