How to Improve your English Vocabulary

A lot of people whenever wanting to study a foreign language instantly buy language dictionaries. This is indeed a great resource, but few actually use it the right way. If one were to open up a dictionary in order to study vocabulary, where would he/she start? I guess one could start with "A" and after about 4 years of studying work towards "B". Of course that would not make sense. The best way to know what words to learn is start off by determining the words you need to know in order to effectively communicate. How does one know which words they need to know? That is quite simple actually. The best way is just to try to communicate in English. When you figure out the words you don't. then go to the dictionary and look them up. You can also read books in English. I know this may be difficult to do especially when your English vocabulary isn't that developed, but try anyway. After you have a list of about 5 to 10 words, go to the language dictionary and look them up. Later go back to the reading material and see if it makes sense now. The trick to really learning vocabulary is learning vocabulary that you intend to use often. That way the newly learned words should eventually move to your long term memory.

The Best Way to Learn Speaking

Workshop at Itenas Bandung led by Mr. Ryan from CIACI VIP ENGLISH

If a basketball player wants to improve his basketball skills, what should he/she do? If you answered learn how to weave baskets, then you would probably be wrong. How did you learn how to speak your own language? I would venture to say that you just might have been in an environment that supported you learning. You grew up listening to a certain language being used all around you and eventually tried to mimic what you heard. In essence you were learning by doing and that is absolutely one of the most effective ways to learn how to speak. So, what if you are living in a non-English speaking country like Indonesia? How would you put yourself in an English speaking environment or at least an environment where there are plenty of people speaking in English? You should find the places that Native English Speakers go.  You might be less than confident at first to practice your English in public places but it really is the best practice that you will ever get. You would be exposed to a variety of accents which would develop your listening skills and you get to try and use new expressions that you hear. You should also consider enrolling in an English course that has Native speakers in order to get error correction. Generally in normal conversations with native speakers, you won't really get corrected as long as the people you are talking to can understand. So, having a teacher to correct your mistakes can be quite handy. Make sure that the English course school that you attend implements solid methodology in the classroom.