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| Kamilos_ | Saturday 30th of October 2004 07:04:15 AM |
| Thinking - How can i learn thinking in English? if only I want to say something, I must translate to English first :( . What should I do to develop my thinking??? maybe any advices??? | |
| alexis | Saturday 30th of October 2004 09:04:45 AM |
| - Hello Kamil,
Try to read, write, type, Classroom, hear as much in English as you can. By checking out English newspapers, news on the internet, other usefull information for you in English, English TV channels etc. Be exposed to English as much as you can. Sooner or later you will develop that ability! | |
| cebu_snacker | Saturday 30th of October 2004 10:28:49 AM |
| sup - wen you are talking to someone who knows some english if you realize you're speaking ur native lang. then just stop and try to speak english | |
| tinkerb | Friday 26th of November 2004 08:32:49 PM |
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Kamilos, I had the same issues when I moved to Germany. At first I had to think of everything in English and translate...and that gets exhausting. I found it easy to take baby steps--almost literally. Just to "set" my mind I would count steps to myself as I walked (in German) and to make sure I knew the numbers, as native speakers can count them off very quickly, whereas I always had to think about them. From there I worked on little phrases, and spoke to every person I could find. Sometimes I made big mistakes, but it got easier and easier to laugh at them, and I made some good friends too. You already heard the best advice--immerse yourself as much as possible. Read, speak, write (posting, im, Classroomrooms...), and listen as much as possible. Concentrate on understanding while knowing that you can't try and translate every word. If you do that, you'll come up with a response ten minutes after the conversation is over. And the good thing with English is that oftentimes understanding a large percentage of the words and context is all you need. Good luck! ~tinkerb | |
| Kamilos_ | Saturday 27th of November 2004 02:19:20 AM |
| - I can't talk without using of ditronary. it's impossible. Grammar of English is a bit complicated :( Unfortunately I still can't switch by tenses when I am speaking... It's hard to me to understand American native English Speaker... and British native English Speaker I don't really understand... Maybe some words.... But I don't understand context and sense of setence ;( | |
| tinkerb | Wednesday 01st of December 2004 05:49:29 PM |
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Hi Kamilos. I've been thinking about this for awhile, and there is a technique that might be helpful for you. It's called "Shadowing." What is means is that every time you come in contact with an English speaker, listen to English radio, or watch English television, you repeat to yourself silently exactly what you hear. This won't help you immediately but over time you will have taught yourself to think in English and you will have subconsciously learned better syntax, which means you'll be able to switch tenses much more easily. With anything you read, you read it to yourself. Out loud works best, but if you are not alone people may get very worried about you! Then repeat it silently to yourself. You can work with the messages on Phrasebase, starting with shorter, easier ones, eventually moving on to lengthier, more difficult messages. I've tried this method myself. And I'll admit, at first it feels really silly and makes you REALLY exhausted. I did find that it gave me a good base to think about what the other person said to me, and eventually I learned what more natural sentences (with their cadence) sound like. This is just an idea. Try it and see if it helps! Just make sure to give it a few weeks with as much "native" contact as possible. | |
