英语学习者面临三大挑战!ThreebiggestchallengesfacinganEnglishlearner1.DevelopingapassionforlearningEnglishAllEnglishlearnerswouldliketospeakEnglishwell.TheyareexcitedattheideaofbeingabletocommunicateinEnglishfluently.However,theyusuallydon’tcareaboutthelearningprocessitself.Formostlearners,learningEnglishisaduty—somethingthattheyhaveto,butdon’twanttodo.Theydon’tseepleasureinlearningEnglish.Inshort,mostlearnerswouldliketospeakEnglishwellbutdon’tliketobelearningEnglish.ThisisthefirstandbiggestproblemfacinganEnglishlearner,becauseapersonwhodoesn’tliketolearnEnglishwillnotlearnitwell.Ifyoudon’tloveEnglish,Englishwon’tloveyouback!Ifyouwanttobecomeasuccessfullearner,youneedtolikethelearningprocessitself.YouneedtotreattimespentonEnglishastimeforpleasureandrelaxation.Forexample,youneedtoenjoy:readingEnglishsentencesandthinkingabouttheirstructurelearningnewwordsfromadictionarywritingacorrectEnglishsentencebyconsultingdictionaries,grammarguides,andtheWebpracticingthepronunciationofEnglishsoundsandwordsIdeally,learningEnglishshouldbeyourhobby.YoushouldthinkofyourselfasanEnglishLearner—apersonwhohaschosenlearningEnglishasoneoftheirfavoriteactivities.2.Makingthefirstchangetoone’slifeThedecisiontolearnEnglishrequireschangesinyourlife.Forexample,decidingthatonewillreadabookinEnglishfor30minuteseverydayandkeepingtothatdecision.It’sverydifficulttomakeasmall,butpermanentchangetoyourlife,especiallyiflearningEnglishdoesn’tseem“fun”.However,learnersshouldrememberthatstudyingEnglishfor15minuteseverydaygivesyoumuchbetterresultsthanstudyingforawholedayonceamonth.3.Makingfurtherchangestoone’slifeWhilethefirstchangeisthemostdifficult,eachsubsequentoneishard,too.Alotoflearnerstakethefirststep(e.g.theystartreadingabookinEnglisheveryday)andstopthere.TheydonotengageinotherEnglish-buildingactivities.Agoodlearnerwillhaveasetofactivities(reading,watchingTV,practicingpronunciation,listeningtorecordings,etc.)andchoosefromthatsetaccordingtohisorhermood.Oneactivityisnotgoodenough,because(1)yougetboredmorequickly,and(2)itgivesyouarangeoflanguageskillsthatistypicallytoonarrow.Forexample,readinginEnglishcan’timproveyourpronunciation,althoughitcanimproveyourgrammar,vocabulary,readingcomprehension,andwritingskills.)Whywedon’tlikeEnglishclasses我们为什么不喜欢英语课EnglishclassesarethemostpopularwayinwhichpeoplestudyEnglish.TheyaresoamazinglypopularthatmostpeopledonoteventhinkabouthowtolearnEnglish.Theprocessisautomatic:IwanttolearnEnglish,soIsignupforanEnglishcourse.Iwillpaysomemoney,sitinclassforafewhoursaweek,andIwillgetgoodEnglish.Thisisverysurprising,becauseEnglishclassesareaverypoorwayoflearningEnglish.WehavespentalargepartofourlivesinEnglishclasses(inhighschool,college,andatlanguageschools),andweknowwhattheyarelike.WithallourknowledgeofEnglishclassesandcourses,wewouldbesurprisedifwemetapersonwhohaslearnedtospeakEnglishverywellbygoingtoEnglishclasses.IfyouattendEnglishclasses,youspendmanyhoursaweekonthem.Often,youalsospendlotsofyourmoney.Whatdoyougetforyourtimeandmoney?HereiswhatyoucandoatanEnglishclass:ListentosomebadEnglish.Thepronunciation,grammar,andvocabularyofotherstudents(andsometimestheteacher,too)willbebad.Sometimesasbadasthis,orworse.SurelylisteningtothesepeoplewillnotmakeyourEnglishbetter.SayfivesentencesinEnglish.Thereareusually10-20studentsintheclass,sothereislittl...