Tuesday 29 March 2011

Problems that stop us in learning language

Based on the survey that our group had done,it shows that most of the respondents stated that friends are the reason why there is an obstruction for them in learning language.This is due lack of supportive from friends whenever the respondents try to speak in English.The respondents claimed that some of their friends will give that kind of 'look' whenever they try to speak in English.

Meanwhile,respondent 2 and 3 stated that shyness and fluency are the reasons why they stop learning English language.They worry that they might speaks incorrectly and it will make them look stupid.

Solving the problems
To solve the problems faced by all the respondents,first of all they should put the shyness and the fear to speak in English in front of the public away.Of course we will do mistakes in learning but the fastest way to learn anything is to do it again and again until you get it right.Besides that,there is a lot of technologies that 
could help you to learn language faster and easier.


1.Watch English films and television can actually help you learning English in a fun way yet effective.You can learn how the actor speak the language and learn the accent that they used in the film.
2.Dig more any English material that you could find.For example,in the internet you can find a lot of English learning website that provides you free English language lesson.Some of them are proven to be really effective 
and have a lot of fun activities that could be related with the English language learning.
3.You can also could gain benefits from your mp3 player by listening to a lot of eEglish songs as it is often a way to improve your comprehension,.

Monday 28 March 2011

EXAMPLES OF ONLINE DICTIONARY.

  1. Longman English Dictionary Online.
     2. www.yourdictionary.com
  • Offers definition serach.
     3. www.merriam-webster.com
  • comes along with the audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the day and word games. 

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE DICTIONARY.

Based on the survey that is being done by my group, all the respondent has stated in their interview that online dictionary is very useful and helpful to them in terms of learning English language. Online dictionary can actually help to improve a person vocabulary and grammar thus making them proficient in using English language. Besides that, the respondent have also stated that the online dictionary is very fast and effective in terms of learning a language especially English language. 

WAYS TO BE EQUIPPED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

  1. www.usingenglish.com
This website provides the resources to learn English language for ESL, EFL, ESOL, and EAP. 

     2. www. esl.about.com

This website provides learning material in English such as materials for those who are beginners in English language. There is also quizzes and tests that are related to English language. There is also grammar exercise for users to improve their grammar as well as free online English course.  

      3. www.englishpage.com

Englishpage.com provides free English lessons with English grammar and vocabulary exercises.  


EQUIPPED IN USING ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Based on the interview that has been conducted by our group, all the respondent are well equipped in using English language. In order to learn or understand the English language, all the respondent either use the dictionary, grammar book or lectures notes as a method or way to learn English language.


WAYS TO IMPROVE THE LACK OF PROFICIENCY IN USING ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

  1. By reading materials that is related to English language
  • There are a lot of reading materials that can be found in English language. 
  • We can read up newspaper that uses English language as the main medium to convey their news or information. For example, The Star newspaper and The Sun newspaper. 
  • By reading materials that are related or uses English language, we can actually improve our vocabulary as we are able to pick up new word thus increasing our vocabulary. This can indirectly improve our proficiency in using English language. 
     2. We must make sure that we are surrounded by people who are in contact with literary or spoken English. 
  • We must keep aside our shyness and hesitation and speak out whatever that comes out from our mouth.
  • Although we will be criticize by people that are proficient enough in using English language, do not step back and continue the effort of learning and improving our proficiency in using English language. 
      3. We can start our own English blog.
  • This course has allowed us to improve our English language proficiency as we are given an assignment to complete our blog.
  • By having our own blog, we can actually improve our vocabulary through our writing. 
  • We can gradually improve our grammar as well when we often write.
  • It can also boost our confidence in using English language.
      4. We can also visit websites that are related to English language.
  • www.english-zone.com
  By visiting this website, we can actually learn more about grammar thus helping us in our grammar. Visitors of this website can also practice their English verb as well as their English idioms. 
  • www.englishbanana.com
This website allows its visitors to download for free books, games, quizzes for English learning plus free worksheets and free games that can help to improve our English proficiency.



PROFICIENCY IN USING ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Based on the survey that has been done by our group, we have found out that there is a lack of proficiency in using English language. Out of the 5 respondent that our group had interviewed, only one respondent is confident in using English as well as proficient enough in using English language. Only the third respondent is proficient enough in using English language as the respondent said that she is fluent in using English Language. Respondent 1, 2, 4, and 5 are not proficient enough in using English language. Respondent 1, based on the interview that we have conducted on the respondent said that although he is not good in the language but the respondent can still use the language in a minimum scale. On the other hand, respondent 2 said that he is not very fluent in using English language and is lack in using the vocabulary in the English language. This are the result that our group has gain from our respondent based on the proficiency that each of the respondent has in using English language.