English learning experience

Preface

　　
According to Greg Thomson, a famous linguistics, "the principle of foreign language learning is so complicated.
No one can speak clearly, but the process of mastering the language is so simple that you do not need to clarify it clearly.
Chu ." It is very complicated to discuss the principle of language learning. Of course, I cannot be sure to describe it.
Clearly. I dare not say this because there is a lot of sharp debate in the academic world about foreign language learning.
You are confident that you can resolve the debate. However, I decided to start with something simple and do some valuable work.
Let's discuss the true meaning of foreign language learning, especially the misunderstandings that are common in foreign language learning.
Analysis and clarification, hoping to help foreign language learners and inspire foreign language teaching,
I am satisfied.
I have been giving lectures on how to learn English to colleges and universities, enterprises, and other English learners for many years. Lecture
They never rely on performances or do not engage in inspirational work. Every time, they will give a serious scientific basis to everyone.
Home. Over the past five years, tens of thousands of audience members have been quite popular, and some of them are very understandable and
I would like to express my deep gratitude for agreeing with and putting forward many sharp questions and suggestions for improvement. Many people have suggested
In this speech, we will be able to change the style into an emotional and encouraging style, so that we will be able to see the whole country and accumulate wealth. Myself
I am not interested in the name. Otherwise, I have already done so. I don't want to talk nonsense and miss people. As for wealth,
I don't like it, but I already have enough. So I am lucky to be able to get rid of money now.
Angry, calm down to read and think. Now I will sort out some of my previous speeches and post them here,
I hope to discuss with you.
Main mistakes in Foreign Language Learning
Our general understanding of foreign language learning methods is:
1. To have a language environment and communicate with foreigners more, it is best to go abroad. It will be said soon.
2. To learn a foreign language, you must remember more. That is to say, you must use the memory to learn the language.
3. To correct pronunciation, you must listen to and imitate pure pronunciation, such as BBC or VOA.
4. If you want to learn the syntax of a foreign language, the sentence is correct.
5. You must have a certain vocabulary and a large number of words. However, it is difficult to recite English words.
6. I used to learn written or outdated English, which is different from my current oral English.
Okay.
7. learn a foreign language must be very hard and practice repeatedly for a long time.
"All wrong! And not only is it wrong, but the opposite is true !"
You are not mistaken. What I am saying is: "These conclusions are not only false, but are basically correct with the facts.
The opposite is true ." People have a deep misunderstanding of foreign language learning and a wide range of skills.
Degree. Despite the development of science and technology, misunderstandings about the language acquisition process are still quite common, especially
We are Chinese. Chinese People's misunderstanding of language learning comes from China's profound cultural traditions
And single nation and single language. I will help you analyze and provide analysis bases one by one.
The correct conclusion has been drawn.
"Why is it wrong? Isn't it best to learn a foreign language in a language environment? Do you want to correct your accent?
Do you want to listen to standard pronunciation? Isn't that a matter of course ?"
Well, the opposite is true. First, we need to find the simplest
Single analysis. Let's talk about 3rd items first. "correct pronunciation.
Everyone must think that if you want to learn pronunciation well or correct your own non-standard pronunciation, you must listen to pure pronunciation.
The standard pronunciation, preferably the authentic English or American. Is this still true? Unfortunately,
It's just wrong, and the opposite is true. Voice experts have found that adults cannot correct their pronunciation.
Only listen to standard pronunciation, but listen to a lot of "non-standard pronunciation", that is, the pronunciation with an accent. Ratio
Such as German English, French, Italian, Indian, Chinese, and other accents.
The more, the better. What's going on? The source of this conclusion is from the speech experts at Harvard University.
When doing accent research, we started the experiment with Japanese people.
　　
Do you know why Japanese people are used for voice experiments? Generally, this is because the Japanese
English pronunciation is hard to hear. Then I asked, why is the Japanese pronunciation hard to hear? The audience
There is always a bit of laughter, and many people say that the Japanese tongue is hard. In fact, the Japanese have the same tongue as everyone else.
In particular, the reason for incorrect pronunciation is because of their Japanese. Everyone knows that there are about 44 English letters.
Pronunciation (vowels and consonants), and only about 30 Japanese. Didn't I hear that there are 50 music maps in Japanese? Very
Unfortunately, many Japanese 50-tone diagrams are repeated. For example, the first line of the vowel is: "Ah, ah, oh ".
Different, but the second line of "kakkochi Kai Kuo" (similar Chinese Representation, don't be too real) is only a lot
The other is spelled out by the first line of vowels (Ka, Ki, Ku, Kai, Ko ).
There are no 50 voices. When the Japanese speak English, many voices cannot be sent. For example
Audio, which does not exist in Japanese (No ra, yi ru, rai ro. Frequently used read and
Write. The Japanese can only describe lead and light and use "l" instead of "r". This is a typical example.
So at that time, Harvard University was looking for an adult in the United States before the Japanese people to do experiments in the United States. First, ask
Some of our experimenters, read and lead, do you understand? Listening Area
No. Again, why are they wrong? Some Japanese people say, "Our oral structure is different ." Some say
"We have very different pronunciation parts. We are on the top, and you are on the back ." Some people say, "We have a hard tongue,
." Next, I conducted an experiment to let the Japanese listen to many words starting with "r" or "l ".
Spelling). After completing the test, we found that the correct rate is 50%. You have issued
Now the problem is solved. Either of them can get the correct answer in half. Actually, it doesn't. It's purely blind, and the hit rate is of course.
Half. When this result is displayed, the tester and the testee are all silly. If they are all right, then the analysis and
You can solve the problem by adjusting the tongue position or mouth shape. If all the errors are correct, it doesn't matter.
But half of them are saved. How can we distinguish between two sounds?
Sound and correct pronunciation. But the conclusion has come out: the main reason for incorrect pronunciation is not the mouth problem,
Ear problems.
In fact, inaccurate pronunciation is mainly caused by inaccurate ears. We have practical observation experience. For example
Why is it that someone is singing? Isn't it awkward? No, mainly because the ears are inaccurate,
So when the singing and dimming people finish singing, they think they are quite right. Why do you say that I'm playing? Original
Because their ears are not allowed to listen, they can't hear the voice. (If you do not want to sing, block yourself
Try it with your ears, and someone else will say you have gone ). Then all the Japanese who have been tested are
I have lived in the United States for a while. I have to listen to standard voices every day. Why can't I change my accent? The reason is: Adult ears
Noisy, low resolution, and a new standard that is not within the voice range of your mother tongue
You cannot hear the differences between yourself and the standard audio.
I think I have already delivered it to the standard, but there is still a gap. Japanese do not have many native voices, so they are the most
Loss. (On the Internet, you can find the number of Testing networks left by the Japanese to test the r-l resolution.
Station. You can try it. Students in most regions in northern China or in the same standard Mandarin
Learning to score highly ).
Scientific experiments tell us that only children's ears have high resolutions for various languages can be heard accurately.
The pronunciation of what language is imitated in place, so adults cannot. Specifically, most people are over 12 years old.
No, this capability is lost. This causes adults to correct the pronunciation of a foreign language or increase the hair rate.
Sound accuracy. It is impossible to listen to and imitate standard foreign language pronunciation, because it cannot be done, so how to correct adult
The most important part of human pronunciation is to improve the accuracy of adult audios. Practical experience proves that many
Listening to a variety of non-standard sounds helps adults improve their listening sensitivity and resolution, so as to achieve accuracy and self
However, you can correct your pronunciation. (What are various non-standard audios? For example, very
Interesting. The French accent is vehi intehisting and the Japanese accent is veli.
Indelisding ", with a Chinese accent" Murray-indelisding "). After a period of time
After the training of various accents (of course, it is not just for non-standard voices, but for the standard and self-defined accents of the sentence
The imitation of the pronunciation of the same time ratio training), the listener's listening sensitivity is improved, and even accurate score
In which country the speaker came from, the pronunciation naturally improved. This is a science in which adults can correct their pronunciation.
The method is the opposite of the conclusion that everyone assumes.
At this point, do you still have questions about this conclusion? In fact, Chinese students are the easiest to understand this
Conclusion. Because the Chinese accent changes significantly, it is more obvious than English. The English accent is different from the American accent.
No, it cannot catch up with the difference between Mandarin and Tianjin (only 120 kilometers away from Beijing ). So Chinese counterparts
Sound is sensitive. Interestingly, there is a standard voice in China called Mandarin, but not in English.
In the United States, the English language is not standard, and the English language is not standard.
He is British and sometimes finds it strange. (Do you know that people in London often omit the "h" and "t" sounds? For example
"Head" is said to be "ed", "better" is said to be-r ").
The absolute standard of lattice. Chinese people should speak standard Mandarin. But in the same way
Years old) not accurate, there will be an accent in adulthood, especially the southern students suffer the most, because of lack of sound. That
How should I correct the pronunciation? If, by taking it for granted, everyone can listen to the standard sound every day.
Can I correct the pronunciation when I watch the news broadcast and broadcasting? The result is invalid. Years of accent in Beijing
Is it changed? The result is not enough (or a child .) Let's find a person who speaks standard Mandarin.
Can it be corrected? Everyone laughed. A lot of people have helped their parents correct their accents for years.
No. What should we do? The principle is the same: Listen to the accents of people from different places and conduct comparative training.
When you practice, your ears become more sensitive and your accents become smaller. This is the way for adults to correct their pronunciation.
Method. (Some film schools adopt a similar approach when correcting adult actors from other places .) I was thinking
The opposite is true, but now everyone understands. Unfortunately, many English teachers do not understand this
So it is recommended that you listen to a standard voice or catch up with a Chinese speaker. This misunderstanding should be corrected now
Yes.
Keating1985 has some truth. We suggest you take advantage of the opportunity to imitate all kinds of accents.
It is helpful, but do not offend students with accents.
Chinese people still have advantages in English pronunciation. Generally, Chinese people think that Chinese accents are better than Chinese accents.
It is nice to understand. Beijingers especially take advantage of low prices. All kinds of English consonants Except th and v are not included in Mandarin,
The other consonants are similar, but the original sounds are different. You need some time.
However, if you practice Mandarin first, the English pronunciation will certainly improve.
Thank you for your support. Let's continue with this article. I have covered several misunderstandings before proposing a solution.
The case will be interspersed with the scientific basis and foreign research results.
Complete concepts and implementation methods can be achieved through language learning.
The main cause of "dumb English"
What is "dumb English "? People without basic English skills are not called dumb English. Dumb English refers to learning.
After more than a few years of English, I have a certain degree of reading ability, but I have poor or can't hear it at all.
This is especially true for students who have already passed level 4 and Level 6. You have learned English for more than 10 years, about 6 hours a week,
For a total of 3000 hours of English learning, there is still no minimum communication. (However, it should be declared: "1.
Fixed reading ability "is not high. For example, if you pick up an English novel, you will find that
The tool cannot even be viewed on one page .)
How is "dumb English" caused? The answer is varied. For example
All of them are caused by "exam-oriented education. I can take the test, so I don't understand it. This is obviously not correct.
Causal correlation. Some people will say: it is a small amount of words or words can not be used, so it is necessary to recite more words; also
The syntax is poor, the sentences are not organized skillfully, and CHINGLISH is a syntax problem. So more
I studied and learned English grammar knowledge. Of course, the most important issue is that I still have no chance to communicate in English.
The text environment and communication opportunities are good, so I am trying to find that many people stop chatting with foreigners on the street.
These are all misunderstandings about foreign languages. Why?
Let's first create an experiment. Let me speak a foreign language carefully. Ready: "SIX FIVE
Senven three six eight nine four ". What do you hear?
A: There are six numbers, which may be phone numbers.
What is it?
"Six five seven... What is Thu ." This is the answer of the average student.
Why not? Is it about the number of words? No. Is it a syntax problem? No. Is it a pronunciation problem? No
Yes. What is that?
A: you spoke too fast.
But I am using a normal speed? Do foreigners tell people their phone numbers at this speed? Which one?
Is it easy? Why can't you understand the normal speed?
Someone replied: it is not skillful.
Ten years ago, I was not familiar with it. Besides, even if you are not familiar with it, you cannot understand what it is.
Yeah?
A: I seem to understand, but how can I feel that I cannot respond? My teacher is slow.
Come on, you are a normal person, and the response is quite normal. But I have to ask: You are there to respond.
What?
At this moment, some people finally realized that I was there to reflect Chinese characters. When I was listening to English, I sat down there with my brain.
Then you can switch them to Chinese.
The cause is found. Everyone was there to translate it silently. But none of them are here.
Why?
The normal speech speed is about 120 to 180 words per minute. The English and Chinese characters are similar. Generally, there are two sentences.
The second is the end, and the speech is a sentence. A sentence that lasts for two seconds, even if all words are
Yes, the pronunciation syntax is fine, but you need to translate all English words into Chinese to understand (not to mention points ).
Analysis syntax), how long does it take? At least four or five seconds. The second sentence was not heard. The third sentence
The sentence is half. I can't hear it. How can I understand it? Obstacles have emerged. For example
) How are you? Where are you from? Or something,
No problem. When there are more than four words, they cannot keep up. Scientists have done experiments: If you hear a foreign language
If the translation must be in the brain, the normal speed of the language can only be translated to the third word
I can't keep up with it. I can turn up four, and almost no one can go up to four. A large number of sentences are super
Four words. Therefore, many of our students are always there to repeat simple English and fail to improve. Then I practice
Very familiar, express, OK? The answer is: Never.
But why can't you translate it in your mind? Because when you hear English, your mind is actually blank.
There is no concept, but I have learned the Chinese explanation of every English text. I will understand it after thinking about the Chinese explanation. So
They are all there to "Switch" and cannot do it. Can I understand it directly when I hear English? This
What is the status? The answer is simple: you can think in English. To put it bluntly, you can use English.
Think about it. This concept is new ten years ago. Now more and more people know it: "It will stream in any language.
The premise for facilitating communication is that you must use this language to think. If you cannot do so, you will never be able to communicate normally ." This
It is the conclusion that there is no English thinking, and you will never understand the normal speed of English, and you will never be able to hear a long sentence.
Child. The conclusion that English thinking is a prerequisite for normal English communication is clear and human
We accept and there is a lot of evidence, so we don't need to debate it here. But why have we learned English for more than ten years?
No English thinking? As you can see, if every word is learned by interpreting its Chinese interpretation
Yes, there is a problem. There is another reason: Everyone may have tried to speak a few English sentences. We want
What is the process of speaking English? Before you talk about it, I want to speak Chinese:
Sentence. (STOP! You cannot do this in Chinese. When we speak Chinese, we can say half a sentence.
I cannot know all the words in the last half of the sentence in advance. So here
It is no longer correct .) Find all the English words in the sentence. Now
? As you can't say, you have to organize sentences. Think about the syntax! What tense is used? Past tense?
When? Now? When? Coming soon? Singular and plural? Do you want to add S? Male, female, her? Other ideas
The last 20 seconds have passed, and the other party has left. So we found that even students who graduated from the Foreign Language Institute,
When speaking a foreign language, I used the same technique: "I don't want to use grammar anymore. It's hard to find a few words.
." Therefore, it is Chinese English. Are they not familiar with syntax? None. Because
Don't worry. A large number of experiments tell us how much grammar knowledge is and how fluent communication is.
Degree of parallelism does not matter at all. The grammar book is like a back-to-back, still unable to communicate, or make a syntax error. Original
Because it is very simple, in terms of the thinking mechanism of speech, when people speak, the brain prohibits thinking about grammar rules.
. Once you want rules, you cannot talk. Think about it if we are so fluent in Chinese.
Syntax rules? The subject uses this, the predicate uses that, And the inactive word is placed in this... No! That
The same is true for English. Therefore, grammar knowledge not only does not help to form an English thinking, but is in disorder.
Thank you for your encouragement. Don't worry. We will talk about how to "form", or say "build" in English.
Dimension. But it is urgent to clear the misunderstanding first, otherwise they will be messy. My ultimate goal is to make everyone
You can build your own English thinking with high efficiency. No need to give anyone anything
Magic products, but teach you how to do it yourself. It will become more and more complex.
Clearly, you are welcome to interrupt at any time.

Reference address:Http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-240582-233751.html