Keys for ESL Students to Improve their English
1. Practice
Practice English at every opportunity. Practice in and outside class. Don’t be timid. Engage in conversations. Have fun practicing. Read, write, listen and speak. There are 112 waking hours each week. Try to practice English as many of these hours as possible. Practice makes perfect.
2. Self Monitor
Listen to yourself when you speak. Self monitoring means you control your pronunciation and you correct yourself. You think before you speak. The language information in class that students lean helps them become more effective self-monitors. Self monitor every time that you use English. Without constant self-monitoring, students may fall back into old habits and old mistakes. When you self monitor your writing, this is called “editing”.
3. Ask for Correction
Say “thank you” when someone corrects you. Never be defensive or embarrassed about making mistakes. Making mistakes is a natural part of the learning process. No one learns a second language without making mistakes. When someone corrects you, you benefit. You learn from your mistake. Without correction, you will continue to make the same mistakes over and over. Mentally make a note of each correction to avoid the mistake in the future.
from ESL class in CAE school.
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