What makes learning English in Taiwan so difficult?
發表於 : 週日 10月 07, 2007 1:52 pm
What makes learning English in Taiwan so difficult?
That is the ultimate question, and a persistent one.
What are the missing ingredients?
And, what can you do about it?
Can anybody actually create an optimal English learning environment?
First, there are few modes of learning:
1. Exploration: This is when you aimlessly expose your mind to material that is totally unfamiliar or somewhat unfamiliar. How unfamiliar? That depends on your level of comfort. This is a very crucial mode in which one's "foundation" is likely to be based. Be brave, but don't be too greedy.
2. Fine-tuning: With repetition, eventually the unfamiliar will cease to be unfamiliar. But, as you will soon realize that the subtlety is a bitch. Language isn't an exact science. There are more than a few ways to express a similar sentiment. How do you know which one to go with?
Word choice is often a matter of personal preference. But, there are conventionality to be considered.
3. Realtime spontaneous Interaction: Who among us wouldn't want to carry a meaningful conversation on any topic, anytime, anywhere and with anybody? However, let's not forget that the English speaking world is too developed and sophisticated for non-native speaker to undercut.
to be continued...
That is the ultimate question, and a persistent one.
What are the missing ingredients?
And, what can you do about it?
Can anybody actually create an optimal English learning environment?
First, there are few modes of learning:
1. Exploration: This is when you aimlessly expose your mind to material that is totally unfamiliar or somewhat unfamiliar. How unfamiliar? That depends on your level of comfort. This is a very crucial mode in which one's "foundation" is likely to be based. Be brave, but don't be too greedy.
2. Fine-tuning: With repetition, eventually the unfamiliar will cease to be unfamiliar. But, as you will soon realize that the subtlety is a bitch. Language isn't an exact science. There are more than a few ways to express a similar sentiment. How do you know which one to go with?
Word choice is often a matter of personal preference. But, there are conventionality to be considered.
3. Realtime spontaneous Interaction: Who among us wouldn't want to carry a meaningful conversation on any topic, anytime, anywhere and with anybody? However, let's not forget that the English speaking world is too developed and sophisticated for non-native speaker to undercut.
to be continued...