Archive for April 21st, 2009

  
 

Create A Zone of Your Own While Learning English

Very often people want to know how to go about improving communication skills in English. In reply, I always say that there is nothing better than regular practice. If one communicates in English regularly with another person or in a group every day, his/her communication skills will certainly improve. However, what keeps this from happening is apprehension. When someone who is not very proficient in English attempts to speak in it, the person is often afraid of being ridiculed and corrected at every step. Fearing this, people keep quiet or prefer to stay away from speaking English.

It is extremely important to have a circle where one can speak without any inhibition or fear. If you are learning English, you need to spend some time every day with a group of people or with an individual with whom you can communicate in English without having to worry about being slighted. Feel free to talk about anything that comes to your mind. Regular interaction will not only help you learn the language but will also make you confident enough to express yourself in English in social circles.