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Challenges in Learning English As Second Language

The document discusses challenges in learning English as a second language including vocabulary, spelling, idioms, grammar, pronunciation and lack of environment. It provides means to overcome these challenges such as not being afraid of mistakes, surrounding oneself in English, practicing core skills, keeping a vocabulary notebook, setting goals, and staying positive.

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Challenges in Learning English As Second Language

The document discusses challenges in learning English as a second language including vocabulary, spelling, idioms, grammar, pronunciation and lack of environment. It provides means to overcome these challenges such as not being afraid of mistakes, surrounding oneself in English, practicing core skills, keeping a vocabulary notebook, setting goals, and staying positive.

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Challenges in Learning

English as Second Language


Challenges in Learning English as Second
Language

• the difficulty students have with it will depend on what language or


languages they already know; English is naturally going to be easier to
learn if one already has knowledge of a language that has the same
roots.
Difficulties
• Vocabulary
• Spelling
• Idioms and slang
Example: Get something out of your system, Call it a day,
Hang in there, It's not rocket science, Speak of the devil
• Grammar
• Pronunciation
• Lack of environment for ESL
Means to overcome these challenges
• Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. People can only correct your
mistakes when they hear you make them.
• Surround yourself in English. Put yourself in an all English
speaking environment where you can learn passively.
• Practice the 4 core skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
They all need to be worked on for you to improve.
• Keep a notebook of new words you learn. Use them in sentences
and try to say them at least 3 times when you speak.
• You will find words easier to remember if you try to remember an
example sentence using that word rather the word on its own. Ex.
They should have won with a bang but finished with a whimper.
Means to overcome……continues…
• Give yourself a long term goal. Focus on working towards it.
• Give yourself short term goals too and reward yourself when you
achieve each one.
• Know what works best for you. Think about what methods have
been successful for you in the past and stick with them.
• Watch web series rather than TV. It’s better to use something
that you can watch over again to catch information you might
have missed the first time. Subtitles do help.
• The most natural way to learn grammar is through talking.
Means to overcome……continues…
• Keep an English diary or journal. Start by writing a few sentences a
day and then get into the habit of writing more.
• You may start an online blog and share your writings with the world.
• You can learn English songs and sing along with them to improve
fluency and intonation.
• Don’t worry about making your accent perfect. It’s an important
part of your cultural identity to keep your accent. Native English
speakers enjoy hearing Indian (or for that matter any) accent.
• Stay positive! Sometimes you will feel that you aren’t learning
quickly enough. 

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