| 1. Use A Language Learning Software. More | | | | experiences, abilities to learn from those experiences, |
| interactive than your typical language courses and | | | | and our capacity to share the lessons learned are part |
| cheaper than taking a real class, language learning | | | | of what fuels human progress. Think about it: today, |
| software offers the most cost-effective medium of | | | | the development of technology is accelerating. This is |
| instruction for anyone studying English as a second | | | | mainly because our ability to communicate has also |
| language. The participatory nature of a software | | | | received a huge boost, thanks to the development of |
| course coupled with the flexibility it offers in scheduling | | | | mobile phones and the Internet. |
| and time makes it an obvious choice for anyone | | | | Of course, the technology to communicate would be |
| serious about learning new languages. | | | | useless without a shared language. People actually use |
| 2. Talk to yourself. There's no faster way to learn | | | | many different languages in order to communicate. |
| English than to speak it and you can do it even when | | | | There are two methods that people use to |
| there's no one around by practicing with yourself. Take | | | | communicate today. They are: |
| a phone book and read the numbers aloud using the | | | | 1) Non-verbal - This is communication without the use |
| new language, watch TV and make comments in | | | | of words. Although people immediately think of body |
| English or pick random words out of a dictionary and | | | | language when they encounter the term "non-verbal" |
| translate them. | | | | communication, there are actually other means that |
| 3. Talk to English speakers. Spend time with English | | | | people use to express their ideas and share their |
| speakers and communicate with them using the | | | | experiences without using words. Take music and |
| vernacular. Not only will you be practicing your own | | | | painting, for example. People create art and music in |
| speaking skills but you'll be picking up nuances they | | | | order to share their vision of the world with others. |
| might have learned along the way. | | | | This is communication. Another common way that |
| 4. Listen to English songs. Listening to songs are a | | | | people communicate non-verbally is through their |
| great way to improve upon your English, allowing you | | | | appearance - what you wear and how you present |
| to hear the language used in both a specific context | | | | yourself depends on how you wish to be perceived |
| along with helpful demonstrations of proper delivery. | | | | by others. Non-verbal communication is important in |
| Just make sure to exercise discretion when trying to | | | | that it allows people to communicate instantly and |
| copy the language used in rap songs and you should | | | | unconsciously. As they say: a picture is worth a |
| be fine. A'ight? | | | | thousand words. |
| 5. Unleash your English skills to the world. When | | | | 2) Verbal - Of course, words form a very important |
| someone converses with you in English, don't hesitate | | | | part of communication today. It is through words that |
| to respond in kind. Start a free blog and write posts in | | | | people best explain their ideas and share knowledge. It |
| the English language. You'll make mistakes but that will | | | | is through the use of words that people are able to |
| only help accelerate your development. Use the | | | | clearly communicate concepts that lead to progress |
| language freely and watch yourself improve by leaps | | | | and development. |
| and bounds. | | | | In order to truly be a part of the world and its progress, |
| Why is English so important? | | | | you need to learn how to effectively communicate |
| Humans were not meant to spend our life alone. Our | | | | verbally, and today this requires learning English. |