I'm not talking about self-help. I want to state why most Japanese have difficulty learning English. I have already mentioned their lack of speaking practice. Today, I'm going to talk about listening.
There is many good methods to develp your listening skills. But, the most important thing is that you listen. I know now you want to say "What!?" Let me explain. Most Japanese English learners would say that they are not good at listening. It's true. No surprising. Why? They haven't listened to English enough. They may have tried to improve their listening skills. They have bought some audio materials or tried to listen to CNN News every day. But, I wonder how many people of them still keep listening. I'm sure most of them have already given up.
OK. I know what is on your mind. You would be like, "But, I don't understand at all." What would you do next? Go to the bookstore and pick up a book of which the name i
s like "Improve listening without difficulty." Probably you'll read up the book, but you still don't understand CNN News. You wonder what is wrong.
He has done his job even though he didn't understand Japanese, right?
Now, probably you understand what the problem is. You have to listen consistently even if you don't understand. As long as you actually listen to English, you listening skills won't improve.
Anyway, if you take some courses in English, you'll get stuck because you seldom understand what the teachers say.
Think about it. If you go to the United States, you will have to speak English even with limited vocabulary. You will have to listen to English even if you don't understand most. As you keep trying to speak and listen to English with limited skills, your English will become better. Okay. Although there's some tips to improve your speaking and listening skills, you have to overcome your frustration of being in the situation where you can't
make good sentences and you don't understand what you are listening to.
Forcing a smile seems to be a universal action.
If you keep listening to CNN (or any other English TV shows) with limited listening skills, probably you will guess what's going on screen consciously or unconsciously. That's g
ood. Making predictions is also needed when you live in an English-speaking country. Actually, in Second/Foreign Language Learning theories, these skills are called "top-down skills" and they are regarded as important as "bottom-up skills," which is listening skills to be able to understand each word or sound accurately.
There is many good methods to develp your listening skills. But, the most important thing is that you listen. I know now you want to say "What!?" Let me explain. Most Japanese English learners would say that they are not good at listening. It's true. No surprising. Why? They haven't listened to English enough. They may have tried to improve their listening skills. They have bought some audio materials or tried to listen to CNN News every day. But, I wonder how many people of them still keep listening. I'm sure most of them have already given up.
OK. I know what is on your mind. You would be like, "But, I don't understand at all." What would you do next? Go to the bookstore and pick up a book of which the name i
s like "Improve listening without difficulty." Probably you'll read up the book, but you still don't understand CNN News. You wonder what is wrong.He has done his job even though he didn't understand Japanese, right?
Now, probably you understand what the problem is. You have to listen consistently even if you don't understand. As long as you actually listen to English, you listening skills won't improve.
Anyway, if you take some courses in English, you'll get stuck because you seldom understand what the teachers say.Think about it. If you go to the United States, you will have to speak English even with limited vocabulary. You will have to listen to English even if you don't understand most. As you keep trying to speak and listen to English with limited skills, your English will become better. Okay. Although there's some tips to improve your speaking and listening skills, you have to overcome your frustration of being in the situation where you can't
make good sentences and you don't understand what you are listening to.Forcing a smile seems to be a universal action.
If you keep listening to CNN (or any other English TV shows) with limited listening skills, probably you will guess what's going on screen consciously or unconsciously. That's g
ood. Making predictions is also needed when you live in an English-speaking country. Actually, in Second/Foreign Language Learning theories, these skills are called "top-down skills" and they are regarded as important as "bottom-up skills," which is listening skills to be able to understand each word or sound accurately.
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