| English fluency is the goal of many ESL students. | | | | improving English fluency quickly entails exposing |
| They want to be able to communicate clearly and | | | | yourself to the language as much as possible. |
| effectively with other English speakers without | | | | Think about how you first learned your native |
| embarrassing misunderstanding arising due to poor | | | | language. You were surrounded by people who |
| word choice or incorrect intonation. Perhaps they | | | | spoke it 24 hours a day 7 days a week. After |
| have a trip planned to an English speaking country | | | | awhile, you began picking up on the meaning of |
| or they have native English friends or distant | | | | words and learned how to communicate. It's the |
| family members who are visiting. Whatever the | | | | same with learning a second language. You should |
| reason, they want to learn English quickly and be | | | | be reading books, listening to audio programs, and |
| able to speak it fluently enough to be understood. | | | | interacting with native English speakers every |
| While it is possible to quickly learn a new language, | | | | moment you get. |
| it is certainly not an easy task. However, here are | | | | Practice, Practice, Practice - If you want your |
| a few tips to help you with your goal. | | | | English fluency to be as natural and second nature |
| Commit to Learning - This is very important that | | | | as your own native language, then you need to |
| you commit to learning to speak English. It is a | | | | practice it as much as you possibly can. A great |
| very challenging language to learn and if you are | | | | way of doing this is to talk to yourself. Speak |
| not committed to learning it, you will not stick | | | | your thoughts out loud whenever you perform an |
| with it when things get really tough. It is much | | | | action or have a thought. For example, when you |
| easier to stay focused on improving your English | | | | choosing what to eat for breakfast, state your |
| fluency when you have an end goal in mind. That | | | | thought process out loud in English. This will help |
| end goal can be anything from wanting to | | | | you learn how to convert your native language |
| navigate an English speaking country easily to | | | | into English much faster and easier. This is |
| being able to make conversation with that English | | | | probably best done in the privacy of your own |
| boy or girly that you like, as long as it motivates | | | | home especially if you want to avoid being |
| you to consistently study. | | | | thought of as a crazy person. |
| Immerse Yourself in the Language - Learning or | | | | |