Каких ошибок следует избегать, чтобы достичь прогресса в изучении английского?

Многие, кто только приступает к изучению английского языка, на уровнях от Beginner до Pre-Intermediate, часто испытывают трудности и сомнения, получится ли у них достичь успеха и заговорить на английском. В своей новой статье Алёна расскажет, как добиться желаемого прогресса в обучении, правильно организовать свой рабочий процесс и избежать распространенных ошибок в изучении языка.

If you’ve just started learning English, you’re probably experiencing a variety of difficulties. You might even doubt, at times, if it’s worth carrying on at all. Learning English (as well as any other language) isn’t as difficult as it seems at first, though. However, it still demands a certain degree of self-discipline. To make the desired progress, you need to organize your workflow properly and try to avoid common mistakes. We’ll take a look at for of them here.

NOT SETTING THE RIGHT GOAL
If you’re learning English just because it’s trendy, you aren’t likely to get what you want. The real goal is to learn it for a new and more promising job, admission to a prestigious university, or travel. To stay motivated, you must be clearly aware of the benefits this knowledge will bring you.

FOCUSING ON GRAMMAR TOO MUCH
English grammar can be complicated to understand logically, and real-time communication is fast. It turns out that you won’t have enough time to recall hundreds of learned rules just to express yourself. It’s much better to master English grammar on an intuitive level by communicating with native speakers and listening to correct English speech.

EXPECTING TOO MUCH
Sadly, today almost each of us is negatively affected by advertising, which often happens to be ridiculous. Have you ever come across we’ll-get-you-speak-English-in-two-weeks language school? I’m sure you have. Don’t ever be misled by this kind of promise. It’ll take you at least a year of hard work to bring your knowledge to a decent level from scratch.

TRYING TOO HARD TO BE PERFECT
Both teachers and their students are often too fixated on grammar mistakes. Meanwhile, even native speakers are occasionally inaccurate in their speech. Stop getting upset about your mistakes and focus on the process of learning. Your goal is to convey your thoughts in such a way that they’re understandable to those around you. Over time, you’ll stop making the same mistakes.

Finally, never give up and remember that hard work always pays off.