no.29 To acquire the ability to speak English. （masatoさん）
Is it good to study by what method and means to improve the ability to speak English while it is in Japan and is the efficiency good?
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Is it good to study by what method and means to improve the ability to speak English while it is in Japan and is the efficiency good?
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Personally I'd say do it if you have the guts. First of all, it's a life changing experience; secondly it's fantastic to study AND travel at the same time. But most importantly, it FORCES that person to learn and there are no roundabouts to it, if you want to survive. And I think that with such a push, you'd learn something quicker, as you're also forced to remember things or at least use methods of memorising things like words and phrases.
However having said that, it is not impossible to learn a language without going to another country that speaks it. The only downturn is the lack of exposure to how it is ACTUALLY spoken. Learning from books is all fine and dandy, and you will learn the tadashii way of using words and grammar, but you might not be able to actually converse with the natives, because of the colloquailisms and such. In addition to the books and texts, I recommend non-learning resources. These include music and films. But also read editorials and letters in magazines, read food packaging e.g. the marketing messages, and even leaflets and pamhplets. This is how I learnt Japanese. I was luck enough to be able to go to nihongo gakkou but in addition I'd spend hours going through things I mentioned above. So not only can I speak Japanese the tadashii way, I can also speak the broken mechakucha wakamono nihongo.
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Good luck!
I believe that students can get proficient in English without travelling overseas.
If a student is willing to practice everyday using repitition and has structured lessons then they will experience great improvement very quickly.
Going overseas without the basics is to be avoided.
Students who go overseas and live with native speaking host families will experience great improvement but will need to study whilst overseas to maximise the experience.
Hope this answers your question,
Richard
I think it depends on the person.
If you are planning to study abroad then I think it is useful to study some technical terms beforehand so you won't have any difficulty when you hear it used at lectures. If you are planning to go abroad for business matters, then studying in Japan may really boost your confidence in speaking in English (which is sometimes more important than the accuracy).
As for the efficiency in studying in Japan, I wouldn't say it is the best, but there is no loss in doing what you can, when you can. If you want to try out your English, there are schools that teach you one on one with a native English speaker.
I think learning English is about how much you can put yourself in a environment that makes you think in English. You can try by talking to yourself or reacting to things in English from a daily basis (i.e. "Oh It's cold outside", "OUCH!!" and so on).
I hope my advice helped
To improve vocabulary, the best way is to do lots of reading.
My suggestion is to find a book with a level of English that he can understand at least 70 percent of it.
It is okay if it is a book for teenagers or children.
To improve spoken English, the best way is to speak! It can be time consuming and expensive to do nothing but go to English lounges, though.
If he has a friend that is also learning English, I suggest they both try to use English as much as possible when they are hanging out. Other than that, it is helpful to get into the habit of talking to yourself in English, to find a good way to voice your thoughts.
Hope that helps,
-Brian