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Six principles of English Learning
I am very lucky in English learning. In the course of my hard work, I never felt monotonous and boring about English learning, nor how difficult it was. I have read some books from famous English speakers, including Chinese translations and original English texts. These books give me a lot of inspiration, so that I can sum up the learning methods that conform to common sense on the basis of my learning methods and experience in English, the rule of English learning is also increased. If you can follow these principles step by step to learn and appreciate carefully, then you will be able to learn English well.
English learning should follow the following six principles. These principles are "Common Sense. As US President Lincoln said: A person must determine problems and establish his own action plans based on language, logic, and "simple common sense. In the process of learning English, you may succeed by following common sense. If you violate common sense, you cannot succeed. Of course, success or failure depends on your "effort ".
This time, if you follow common sense and work hard, you will succeed!
(1) simple principles
Learning English: Start from simple English: simple-good, simpler-better, simplest-best
When I went to college, the English teacher asked us to read a lot of English. Some students borrowed the original work. On the first page, there were 20 new words, and on the second page, there were 20 new words ...... On the fifth page, you do not know the cloud on the first page. On the tenth page, you do not know what the first nine pages are about. Reading has become very difficult and monotonous, and I cannot understand any gains. Reading the original English book has become a process of searching English dictionaries and Memorizing new words. So few people can stick to it and give up. Some of them made the second effort and gave up. Why? I think it violates the common sense of "gradual development.
The so-called "Step by Step" requires you to start with "simple. To learn and use English, follow the simple principle. I happened to start with a simple English book. Nowadays, there are many "simple books" abbreviated as the original books in the bookstore ". I will first read the 500 ~ The 800 words are short for reading books, and later I read 800 ~ A reader short for 1500 words, and later I used 1500 ~ A 2500-word simplified work ...... I can read it, because I understand it. It feels very good. When a person has a sense of accomplishment, his self-confidence is born, and he or she is becoming more and more interested. Foreign English literature shows that I have entered a different country, a different culture, a different life, and met some different friends. In the process of entering another kind of culture, life, people, and customs, there is a strong desire and desire. I want to read it all the time!
It is easy to get started from a simple start, and "interest" is easy to get started. English reading should follow the "simple principle". listening, speaking, and writing should all begin with the simplest principle, because the simple principle has great advantages:
1. Create a sense of accomplishment and confidence. 2. Increase interest. 3. Good language. 4. easy to learn and use.
However, many Chinese students tend to disregard simple languages and simply try to understand what they have learned. Chinese students prefer the word "hard" in learning English ". Despite learning a lot of difficult things, they won't "use ". In fact, it is really important to use simple things flexibly and accurately. For example, in terms of spoken language, people do not look at how difficult a person can say words. The key is to see if he can skillfully use the simplest words, sentence patterns, and syntaxes to express his emotions and thoughts. In English countries, people communicate with each other through a limited number of words and simple sentence patterns.
Plain English (Concise English) has become a trend in English-speaking countries: it strives for simplicity when speaking or writing English. Although Chinese students have learned a lot of difficult words and complex structures, they cannot use simple words and structures to express their thoughts. Sometimes they use large words, in addition, it is difficult for others to understand. In fact, when you fully understand the "small words" and "simple expressions" in English, you can be proficient in simple English communication.
Of course, this does not mean that "difficult words" and "Complex Sentence Patterns" are useless or useless at all. I just want to say that they should be used less or used as much as possible. However, the current trend of "simple English" is "best English" is absolutely true. In fact, when you face-to-face communication with foreigners, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that the English they speak is so simple. You may even ask yourself why you have learned complex English for many years?
Learning easy things and applying easy things in an integrated manner is the key to English learning.
(2) Principle of Quantity
More-good, more-better, most-best
Chinese people can learn English, intensive reading, excellent listening, and excellent speaking. However, extensive reading and extensive listening are far from enough, and a lot of nonsense is not enough. How can we make a qualitative leap without changes in quantity? Therefore, Chinese people must pay more attention to "generic" while learning English well ". For example, if you do not read enough information about English reading, you will not be able to read English skillfully. If you want to study listening, listen to a lot of tapes, listen to English broadcasts, watch English TVs, and watch English movies. If you want to learn spoken English, try to speak English as much as possible. Learning English cannot be too eager for success, because only with "quantity" can there be a qualitative leap.
Amount accumulation is required. When many people learn English, they often have a misunderstanding that a book represents a level. For example, when I finish reading a primary reading book, I will say "my reading level has reached the preliminary level". After I finish reading a senior reading book, I will enjoy "I have reached the advanced reading level ". I have just read a basic oral English book and think that I already have a basic oral English level. After reading a high-level oral English book, I think there is already a high-level oral English. In fact, there is a "Point-line-surface" Relationship in English learning. A book is just a point. Countless books are connected to one line, and more lines form one plane. The so-called "level" is a problem. In terms of reading, you should first read a large number of elementary books. After reading 30 elementary books, you can read less than a few new words in 31st elementary books and enter the world depicted by the author, then you can read intermediate-level books. I have read only a beginner's level reading book, and I am eager to read a higher level reading book without having a good foundation. It is inevitable that I will not be able to learn it well. That is to say, whatever the level of English, the accumulation of the corresponding level is necessary. The study of English listening, speaking and writing should also follow this principle.
Language learning is to cultivate a feeling, and the feeling depends on the accumulation of quantity. As the saying goes. By the same principle, a certain amount of "sense of language" is achieved. At this time, we should increase our feelings to our concepts and integrate them into our own thinking so that we can use English freely. Pay attention to the importance of accumulation in the basic phase. The charm of the pyramid lies in its perfect architectural structure. With a broad and profound foundation, we can create the splendor of the tower. The same is true for learning English well. The basics must be well established, and only when the basics are well established can you learn English well.
The correct learning method should also be followed in the accumulation phase. Taking reading as an example, a set of simple books is divided into six levels. Each level has five or six books, and each book has only about 100 pages. It can be read within a week. During your reading, do not stick to the syntax too much. You can occasionally understand the role of the syntax, but focus on understanding the subject of the novel. Note that we are acquiring information in English, understanding culture and life, and absorbing new ideas. You need to read it in order to read it fast. Do not study the language. Set up the concept of "number first" and try to read it as quickly as possible. In this way, after three or four months of reading, the English reading level will rapidly increase.
Someone asks how long it will take to learn English well. This is not a good answer, because there is no standard for learning English well, and the speed of learning English varies from person to person. But one thing is certain, that is, you must have the correct way to learn English. In fact, if you learn English in the correct way, you will get started soon. From getting started to being able to communicate in English, that is, Year 12. Therefore, if you follow the correct method, you will soon be able to learn English well.
(3) Repetition Principle
There is a saying in English: "repetition is the mother of skills (repetition is the mother of skills )". You can recall the process of learning any skill. Whether swimming or cycling, the same type of action is repeated. Any skill acquisition, including the English language skill, comes from repetition. When there are too many things, you will feel and have a profound grasp. Therefore, we should also follow the repetition principle when developing English skills. For example, when you read 20 primary books, you need to find one of the 20 books that you are most interested in to read 10 or even 20 times. Similarly, after you read 20 intermediate-level English books, you should find one of the 20 books that you are most interested in to read 10 or even 20 times. The principles of repetition should also be observed for both listening and speaking. For example, after listening to 20 basic English listening tapes, you have to select one of the 20 that you have heard of and then listen to the tape for 20 times. At the beginning, repetition is even more important. Because, after learning spoken English and reciting some English, I asked my companions to practice and repeat what I have learned. The "repetition principle" and "Volume Principle" are indispensable. They must be organically integrated. Learning any of the skills in English: reading, listening, speaking, and writing must be repeated based on the principle of quantity. There must be some words or sentence patterns that you fully understand and have mastered in English. You can use them flexibly to communicate with each other. Please note that the words and sentence patterns you have mastered must have been repeated for countless times. The repetitive things have become part of you, so you can use them freely. Repetition is the most important way of human memory. repetition makes people understand the nature and internal laws of things accurately and profoundly. The principle of quantity requires you to read, listen, and write more, and emphasize a "wildcard" word. The repetition principle requires you to do the same thing many times, that is, to emphasize the word "excellent. In this case, the two are in conflict. However, conflicts exist. I think the best thing in the world must be contradictory. Only two contradictions can generate the greatest motivation for the subject to move forward. Good English learning methods should also strive for the unification of contradictions. We need to accumulate a large amount of data, spread the surface, and thoroughly learn a book, a book, a tape, and a movie. It is very important to learn "excellent" part of the Content Based on the quantity.
(4) Principles of imitation
Language is an identity symbol formed by people in a long period of practice. Its use of "rules" can follow. When children learn language, they imitate their parents, people around them, TV, and other things that can be imitated every day, and suddenly one day, they stopped imitating and gradually formed a language that integrates their individual characteristics.
As an English learner, it is necessary to imitate what is already in place, and "Innovation" without being in place means wrong. Innovation originates from imitation. Imitation is the basis for learning English, and imitation is the basis for innovation. Only when you have mastered the soul and essence of English through imitation can you talk about your own language style.
When learning English, the imitation principle is essential. For example, when learning speech, you need to repeat the phonetic symbols, word pronunciation, read sentences, and Article . During the exercise process, try to imitate the pronunciation of the phonetic alphabet and the pronunciation of the word, and imitate the tone and rhythm of the sentence at the same time. Imitation is vital for learning speech well. It is also important if you want to learn English imitation. When learning spoken language, try to imitate what you have read and what you have heard. Of course, if you imitate what you have read and heard using the "repetition principle", the effect will be better. If you want to learn English writing, the importance of imitation is even more obvious. If you want to read different types of articles and famous articles, and read them multiple times and understand them, you have to imitate them meticulously. The more you imitate, the better. This is the most basic common sense in English learning.
A friend of mine has a great oral English. When talking about the secret of speaking, he always says, "What do foreigners say? What do I say? How do foreigners write? How do I write. "It's really just a word!
(5) Assault principles
If you want to learn English well, you need to adopt a "quick start" strategy to find the feeling of "Quick Start to role. Only in this way can we have enough motivation and interest to stick to learning. Do you still remember how you learned to ride a bicycle, swim or drive? Have you mastered these skills through a short period of "mass assault" exercises? The elements of learning skills are the same, that is, countless surprise trainings. Of course, learning English may not be as simple as learning to ride a bicycle or swim, but it is indeed a skill to control and use English language. To learn a skill, the assault principle is the most important.
I used this method of assault reinforcement when I was learning English. I first started to learn English. I first started to read English for three months. Starting from simple books, I insist on reading the largest number of books every day. I learned not only vocabulary, but also grammar phenomena and learned more about life, culture, and ideas in the West. Then I went to strengthen my listening. After three months of hearing attacks, I went back to strengthen my English reading. Strengthen the listening after reading. After listening is enhanced, the oral English is enhanced. In accordance with this principle, we will strengthen the reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities. Learning English in this way has made rapid progress. In a sense, English learning strengthens the process of correct ideas: strengthens the idea of pronunciation of words, the idea of word usage, the idea of sentence patterns, and the idea of organizing ideas. For example, if you want to break through the voice, you should arrange a period of time (for example, 15 days ). In the past 15 days, I learned how to learn speech, listen to speech, imitate speech, and learn how to "survive ". 15 days later, I felt that my voice had made great progress and I could stop after I had mastered it. Please note that, while imitating, you should also record your speech, carefully identify and correct your pronunciation problems. After a while, I tried the same method to attack the speech. If you repeatedly attack for five to six times, your voice will surely be the best. Sentence Patterns, reading, grammar, listening, and speaking must also have such a process of repeated attack reinforcement.
A person's energy cannot always be full. repeating the same thing will become monotonous. Therefore, he must adopt the method of interval assault reinforcement. The process of English learning should be composed of reinforcement and assault stages.
(6) interest principles
"Interest is the best teacher", first of all, you must be interested and develop this interest. If you are not interested in English, you will not have continuous enthusiasm and motivation. It will be difficult to stick to English learning. On the contrary, once you are interested in English and strive to develop this interest, you will do it without knowing it, and read and listen to it with a strong desire, speak English and write English. You will take the initiative to find someone to practice English, find everything you can improve your chance to improve your English level. Without knowing it, your English will improve. You learned English without knowing it. Therefore, "interest" plays an important role in learning English well. However, although I know the importance of interest, few people cultivate and develop their interest in English consciously and step by step.
So how should we cultivate our interest in English learning?
Discovering and mining interests
Everyone has their own interests and hobbies. Combining your interests with English learning is a key prerequisite for successful English learning.
I was very interested in novels. I used to learn English in short for reading a large number of English novels, Charles Dickens. The life and thoughts and emotions of the British in the 19th century have been vividly presented in the Novels of Dickson. Entering the world of English, I swim in the world of Dickens. Without knowing it, I learned a lot of things other than languages: not only have I mastered a lot of vocabulary and various grammar rules, they also have a deep understanding of the life, culture, and customs of the British.
I am fascinated. I read books every day, from dicusses to mark twines to Hemingway. These novels bring me into an English world, so that I can learn English without knowing it. But when I was reading, I didn't want to learn English at all. I just tried to read it. Later, I watched a lot of American movies, which fascinated me. When I was watching a movie, I didn't want to know whether I was learning English. I am motivated by my interest in doing these things, so I am very invested in it. The brain is working actively and the unconscious memories are the best. I agree that when you do not realize that you are learning, you are the most likely to learn. But remember, the premise is that you are getting the most fun from it.
A friend of mine liked stocks very much. When he arrived in the United States, he had a stock TV program 24 hours a day. He watched it with great enthusiasm, but he couldn't understand it at all. So he ran to ask me. I am confused about the stock market in Chinese, not to mention English! So I told him that I didn't understand it, but I told him how to understand it. I said, "You should first find a commercial version of a newspaper, and then read everything in the dictionary, so that you have accumulated a simple vocabulary about stocks. Afterwards, when you are free, you will watch the stock TV program. These words will soon survive from the paper and appear in your ears. In addition, you have knowledge about stocks, you will soon be able to understand those programs. "So he did it in this way, because he was really interested in the stock. When I went to see him again, he understood all the stock programs and explained them to me while watching them. In addition, he can understand more about other English programs by studying TV stock programs.
If a person can accurately define his or her interests and what he or she loves-especially if this interest is combined with a long-term goal, it is easy for him to achieve his or her goals. I like English movies, English novels, English movies, and English broadcasts ...... As long as he does his favorite things through the English media, he is on the road to success in English learning.
Interest brings and develops in "practice"
Two people are tired of talking about how to learn to swim. However, if they can experience the feeling of swimming in the water and try to learn to swim, they will gradually fall in love with this sport. Once they fall in love with this thing, even if they do not let him do it, he also has to do it. When I was a child, I love swimming very much. Sometimes I even skip school for swimming.
This is how interest occurs and develops in practice again and again. Your love for one kind of things has become increasingly deep in practical use. If you can try to use the pleasure of learning English as soon as possible, your interest in learning English will increase. Specifically, you have to find a chance to use English at the beginning. For example, when you first learned English, you went to chat with "Foreigners" and soon learned to speak. Also, if you want to improve your listening skills, you may like to listen to news. Then, if you insist on listening to English news every day, your hearing will soon be improved. "Love" can communicate with English-loving people. If a person is full of love and passion for English, you will naturally love English when you are with him. Some of my college friends share a common feature: love English is not a condition. Other people's Crazy English will make you fall in love with English. Therefore, you must make friends with people who love English. In this way, your love for English will affect each other and become stronger. For example, if you have a few friends who prefer to learn English, you will form an English Learning Group to study reading, speaking, and writing together. When a few friends are together, they chat in English, discuss their experiences in English learning, and ask each other questions. If one of the students has a significant level of English, others can align with the level. Of course, high levels can also learn the advantages of others. In this way, everyone will make rapid progress.
Set Goals
To succeed, you must set goals. Once you have a goal, you will have enough time and energy to learn English well. The long-term goal should be to link learning English with the strength of the nation and the development of the motherland, and to promote exchanges and understandings between people from all over the world. Of course, there should be countless short-term goals. The short-term goal can be to take an English test and study English hard for the test. The short-term goal can also be to study in any English-speaking country in the world. Before going abroad, you have to study English. Short-term goals can also travel to various places in the world to find a more satisfactory job. For example, Jackie Chan can not only make movies in China but also film in the English world. It is a more colorful world. Therefore, if a person can see the bright future after learning English well through a specific imagination, even if he has setbacks in learning English, he will learn it persistently until he learns it well.
Increase interest in investment
I am very interested in works of art. The more art I buy, the deeper I love them, because this gives me the opportunity to truly penetrate into my favorite things: "The deeper the trap, the deeper the Love ". If you like to listen to English songs, buy tapes and CD. Your interest will grow with the appreciation of different music. If you like English, you need to buy a variety of English books, a variety of English tapes, a variety of English newspapers and magazines, and you have to attend different training courses, these investments will make you find English interesting and discover the wonderful world that English brings to you. When you appreciate the inherent taste of English and enter the information world brought about by the English language, your interest in English learning will naturally increase.
In summary, the key to English learning is to find a breakthrough. If you like reading, start with simple books. If you like songs, start with English songs. If you like newspapers, start with newspapers. If you like movies, watch English movies first. Remember, interest in doing anything is the most important thing!