It seems easy when you think to yourself “I’m going to improve my English in 2012.” But there’s one thing that I totally recommend you do before you choose your English teacher.
There’s a difference between thinking you would like to have something and absolutely wanting or desiring something. Most people say they would like to improve their English, but not many make a decision to commit long-term to doing it. How about you?
The students that I’ve taught over the years who made the most progress all had a few things in common. First, they really wanted to get better at English. A teacher can help keep your motivation levels up and encourage you to be active in your learning, but it all starts with you. If you really don’t want to do this or you are not motivated within, then your results won’t be as good.
Second, learners who make the most progress set aside time each week or even each day to do some English. They are committed to improving.
How to get quicker results?
It’s all about time and about focused learning. If you have one session of English a week, then you need to add another one or two more outside of class.
It’s all about being an active learner, and by focusing on the areas which will get you the best results for the time you are investing. For example, if you need to improve your speaking then it will not make much sense to give you passive reading for homework. Sure, it can help, but instead you can look at phrases we use in conversation and by preparing a small presentation for the next lesson. These are just examples – there are many things you can do outside of class to improve your English.
Today though the first question is simply: are you motivated to improve your English communication skills? If so, please consider me as being the teacher to help achieve your goals.
Credits:
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David Sweetnam.
Prague English Teacher.
David [at] Engage cz
Engage s.r.o.
IČO 28400852.
DIČ CZ28400852.
