Methods for learning English

Those who perfectly know at least one foreign language are one step higher than ignoramuses who are lazy to learn English, French, German or some other language that is not native to them. Of course, it's good if, in addition to the language of your country, you know a few more foreign ones, but if you can not spend too much time, you can limit yourself to the language of international communication: English.

There are simple and effective methods for learning the English language ( and there are a lot of them), so it's not difficult to choose the right one for yourself.

Methods of learning English should be chosen in accordance with their knowledge

One of my girlfriends Olga decided to improve her English.

She knew him, frankly speaking, badly, content with the traditional school curriculum, that is, having some vocabulary, knowing certain phrases and some grammatical rules, but not understanding how all this can be combined to communicate with the bearers.

For a long time she chose courses, reviewed reviews, until finally she chose.

After leaving for the first lesson, the girl was disappointed: everything seemed suspiciously like lessons in a junior school - the same alphabet, songs, rhymes, etc.

As it turned out, the level of knowledge of English Oli was, albeit far from perfect, but still higher than that of other students, and if the girlfriend did not start modest and complex during the testing, she would fall into another group.

Do not repeat the mistakes of Oli, appreciate the real level of your knowledge:

1. Initial.

   You have never learned a foreign language - neither in school, nor in university.

   You do not even have a basic vocabulary and, of course, you are not familiar with grammar.

2. Elementary.

   Perhaps, once you learned English, but remember only separate phrases and words.

   You can not communicate properly.

3. Intermediate.

   You remember some grammatical rules, have a small vocabulary, you can even build primitive phrases, but your vocabulary and knowledge is not enough for a constructive conversation.

4. Medium.

   You have a good vocabulary, are familiar with the basic grammatical rules, are able to build sentences, translate simple texts and understand( not all, but much) what the native speaker tells you.

5. Above average.

   You fluently speak, are able to read foreign literature( artistic, mostly) and watch movies in English.

6. Advanced.

   It's unlikely that the teacher, even the best, can teach you something.

   It's time for you to give lessons.

3 basic methods of learning English

So you have determined your level of knowledge.

It remains to choose a method by which you will fill in the gaps in your knowledge.

Let's remind you before we talk about registered or other methods, that, by and large, there are only 3 basic methods, among which you should choose your :

1. Self study.

   There are a lot of ways, as well as tools, here.

   The essence of the method is that, using different tools( textbooks, video, audio lessons, visual materials, etc.), you will not seek help from teachers.

2. Individual study with the teacher.

   This can be both full-time tutoring with the teacher you like, and, for example, the growing popularity of skype classes.

3. Group training.

   There are also possible different options:

   • in higher education;
   • for courses, etc.

To start learning English, you need to decide first whether you will study independently, individually with the teacher or you are not afraid of group classes in some courses.

And then you should choose a specific method or combine several to achieve the fastest possible effect.

Named methods for learning the English language

By nominal methods, I understand those developed by specific people, in honor of which they received their name.

Today there are a lot of methods for learning English, but I will focus only on the most popular:

1. Ilya Frank.

   The essence of it in reading special books( a phrase in English, its translation and explanation in Russian).

   The creator asserts that if you give 2 hours a day to reading, then in a year you can read even complex foreign books without a dictionary.

2. Ilona Davydova.

   It was very popular in the 1990s and is an audio lesson that allows you to increase your vocabulary and master the oral version in a short time.

3. by Igor Shekhter , who claims that the best way to teach someone English is to simply communicate with him in that language.

4. of Dmitry Petrov.

   Video lessons for 16 hours each, the purpose of which is to bring the basic algorithms to automatism and comprehend the art of creating a large number of phrases even with a small vocabulary.

5. of Nikolay Zamyatkin.

   The essence of this method is extremely simple: first you hear a lot of English text until it crashes into your memory, and then play it out loud many times.

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Method of learning English with the help of video

This method is not for nothing that many people like - it is simple, effective and will not cost you a penny( unless you count, of course, electricity bills).

But it has one drawback: it is suitable for those who have at least an elementary level of knowledge.

To those who have zero knowledge, it is better to look for something else.

For example, ask for help from a teacher, which will be much more effective than watching a video that you do not understand at all.

You can use this method as follows:

1. When viewing cartoons, even a child can understand them, because there is little text and it is primitive.

2. Looking at movies you've watched several times with translation, without translation.

   You already know the plot, even remember some phrases, which will make it easier for you to understand.

3. Looking for serials( it's better to choose something simple and familiar, like "Friends") with credits.
4. Finding an English-speaking channel on your TV and paying attention to it every free minute - by the way, my friend learned the language exactly like she was a nurse in an old woman in Germany.
5. Browsing special training videos.

And from the next video you will learn one more method of accelerated learning English.

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Other methods of learning English

I offer my readers some more effective methods for learning English:

1. Immersion in the language environment.

   To do this, you need to live in a country where English is a state language, and communicate as much as possible with its speakers.

2. Grammar-transfer method.

   You translate texts using a dictionary, first from English to Russian, then vice versa.

   Begin with simple texts, gradually complicating your task.

3. Cramming.

   You start by learning the maximum number of words and popular phrases.

   For this you can use a dictionary, stickers, audio lessons and more.

   When your vocabulary is huge, you can start learning grammar rules.

There are other methods for learning English .

It's possible you've tried them.

So do not be lazy - share them with other readers in the comments.