英語自學(xué)秘笈～心態(tài)與方法HowtoLearnEnglishEfficientlyMin-TeSun,Ph.D.DepartmentofComp.Sci.&Info.Eng.NationalCentralUniversityDisclaimerIDONOTMAJORINENGLISH!IDONOTWORKFORENGLISHDEPARTMENT!MYUNDERGRADEENGLISHISONLYABOVETHEAVERAGE!ThispresentationcontentisbasedonmypersonalexperienceinEnglishlearning–especiallyafterstudyingabroadthetrainingIreceivedinSingaporeRELCthispastsummerWhoAmI?Min-TeSun(Peter)SunAnassociateprofessorofComputerScience&InformationEngineering,NationalCentralUniversityStudiedinUSforalongtime

(from1993~2002)WorkedasaCSprofessoratAuburnUniversity,Alabamabetween2002and2008(beforecomingbacktoTaiwan)HavetaughtCScoursesinEnglishformorethan10yearsDefine“GoodEnglish”TheabilitytocommunicatewithothersthroughEnglishbyreadingbywritingbylisteningbyspeakingIthasnothingtodowithEnglishtests!GettinggoodgradesfromEnglishtestsismerelyaby-product!However,WeHaveStruggledw/EnglishAllofusstartlearningEnglishatleastsinceourjuniorhighschool,sowhydoyoustillcomehere?IssuesLackgoodenvironment?BadEnglishteachers?Toomanyexamstoruinyourappetite?PerseveranceisTheKeyCourtesy

to研瑞HowtobePersevereinEnglishLearningDonotsetthebartoohigh大家說英語，空中英語教室Times,NewsweekMagazinesEnglishlearningthroughRecreation(Fun)PlayingEnglishgames(maynotapplicableanymore)AttendingsocialeventsTravellingListeningtomusicandKaraokeEtc…EnglishReadingCheckyourEnglishvocabularysize@/test/test.phtmlYouneedabout10000toscorehighinTOEFL/GRE/GMATTheaveragevocabularysizeofa4-yearcollegenativespeakeris20000Youneedabout3000~5000wordstostartwithBasicEnglishvocabulary/wiki/VocabularyStartwithWhat?UsingEnglishtolearnEnglishReadEnglishtextbooksPlayEnglishonlinegamesBrowseinterestingEnglishwebsitesdaily/(SportsNews)/(MovieDatabase)/(E!EntertainmentNews)/(TopMusicChart)(DilbertComic)/(Sherman’sLagoonComic)/(Snoopy)/(DealSite)EnglishWritingYoushouldhavereceivedenoughgrammarknowledgefromyourhighschoolEnglishclassesNevertrustGoogletranslationBetterchoicesoutthere//HowtoimproveyourwritingReading,reading,andmorereadingSpellingandgrammarchecktoolsareyourbestfriendsImitateGoodSentencesWriteEnglishemails(anddoitw/care)daily/oftentoInternationalPenPals/Yourprofessors/advisors(andaskthemtocorrectyourgrammarwheneverthereisamistake)HowAboutEnglishListening/Speaking?TheMostDifficultPartsinEnglishBecauseNoEnvironment!SuggestionsTakecoursestaughtinEnglish(thereshouldbeplentyatNCU)Gettoknowsome“l(fā)anguagepartners”(therearequiteafewinternationalstudentsatNCU)SpeakinfrontofpeopleinEnglish(forpresentations,groupmeetings,TAsessions)

<=ThiswillmakeahugedifferenceDifferencesBetweenEnglishWritingandSpeakingInEnglishwriting,wesometimesusesentenceswithcomplexstructureIrecommendagainstcomplexsentences,unlessyoucannotavoidthatInEnglishspeaking,NEVERusecomplexsentencesNonativespeakerdothat,eitherOtherThingsYouShouldTryListentoEnglishsongsDonotlearnfromRapsongs(Ebonics)PracticesingingEnglishsongs(KTVisagoodplace)CorrectyourselfwheneveryouhearsomethingwronginyourownspeechPhase1–Youaretoonervoustoevenhearyourownvoice(askotherstocorrectyou)Phase2–Correctyourself(mostlygrammarmistakes)Phase3–Improveyourpronunciation(toolslikeaudacityhelp)EnglishPronunciation

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