Study skills tips

Study skills tips

Read the study skills tips to practise and improve your reading skills. You'll learn some great study tips at the same time!

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Many studies about language learning ask the question: What makes a good language learner? There are some things that good language learners do and some things they don't do. Here are some of the most useful suggestions from studies.

  • Don't be afraid of making mistakes. People often get things wrong. Good language learners notice their mistakes and learn from them.
  • Do group activities. People use language to communicate with other people. A good language learner always looks for opportunities to talk with other students.
  • Make notes during every class. Notes help you to remember new language. Look at your notes when you do your homework.
  • Use a dictionary. Good language learners often use dictionaries to check the meaning of words they don't know. They also make their own vocabulary lists.
  • Think in the language you're learning outside the classroom. When you're shopping or walking down the street, remember useful words and phrases. Sometimes, when you're at home, say new words to practise your pronunciation.
  • Do extra practice. Test and improve your language, reading and listening skills with self-study material. You can find a lot of this online.
  • Imagine yourself speaking in the language. Many good language learners can see and hear themselves speaking in the language. This helps their motivation.
  • Enjoy the process. Good language learners have fun with the language. Watch a TV series or film, listen to songs, play video games or read a book. It's never too late to become a good language learner.

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Submitted by ASSAMOI on Thu, 10/04/2025 - 13:13

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To learn english, now I listen to music in english. I do my homework on Duolingo and the british councul site each day. 

I often review my notes to not forget and I speak with other learner from time to time. 

Submitted by yamin1991 on Fri, 21/03/2025 - 11:37

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What other tips do you have for learning a new language?
Hello everyone, I want to share some tips I’m learning a new language. I’m from Myanmar. Now I’m learning my new language English. As you know, there are 7 days in a week. I just take only 2 hours per days. Everyday I take notes to do lists. While I start to do my lists, I don’t do another tasks. On Monday to Friday , Vocabulary about 15 minutes before I start my learning. And then start learning for Listening 20 minutes, Reading 30 minutes, Speaking 30 minutes and writing 40 minutes. On Saturday, Grammar 1 hours and reading hours. If you are studying lessons, you can get a lot of vocabulary and then write down. On Sunday, warm up all. I get this schedule from my online teacher. It’s very helpful to my learning journey.

Submitted by _Anastation_7878 on Sat, 08/03/2025 - 17:43

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1. Learn phrases, not just words; 2. Search resources about your interests and use them; 3. Indentify your current English level
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Submitted by omarkhadr on Tue, 28/01/2025 - 15:53

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Practicing the language daily achieving your goal.

 

Submitted by RAMKUMARDRK on Tue, 19/11/2024 - 05:42

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Listening Skills: Definition, Importance, and Practice Tips

Practising good listening skills is an important part of succeeding in the workplace. Effective listening can help you interpret information accurately, form positive relationships and develop new skills. Understanding the types of listening and how to become a better listener can help you form effective communication habits and apply them in your professional life. In this article, we define listening skills, discuss their importance, talk about some of the types of skills that improve listening and offer steps to help you practice good listening. Listening skill means Listening skills contribute to your ability to accurately receive information when communicating with others. These skills are an important part of effective communication in the workplace. Developing good listening habits can help to ensure you understand the information correctly, interpret messages accurately and optimize your conversations and communications for efficiency.

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ramkumar

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Submitted by zino on Thu, 29/08/2024 - 14:18

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To learn a new language, I should do the following:

  1. Stay motivated.
  2. Set a clear goal.
  3. Improve the four skills by using the British Council website.
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Submitted by afredo_954 on Sun, 07/07/2024 - 06:56

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It's a good idea creating a spoken journal. It may be created in a WhatsApp chat and you can record audios speaking about many different topics, whatever that comes to your head: about your day, a movie you watched recently, your thoughts etc. In this way, you can see your progress throughout  the time, while you improve your fluency and pronunciation. 

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Submitted by jondepdation on Tue, 25/06/2024 - 15:52

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I have a tip I often use when prompting for new vocabulary:
First, you need to draw 5 parallel and alternating lines to form 6 or more vertical columns
Second, you alternate writing vocabulary in your language and your linguistics
And after 3 days you can write the vocabulary you have learned into divided columns or more days to make it easier to remember.


 

Submitted by Angel7768 on Wed, 05/06/2024 - 23:25

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What other tips do you have for learning a new language?

To be in calm and understand the proccess. It could be good idea to advice people create their own planification.
concentrate in practice the new vocabulary theit learn everyday.
And enjoy each victory.

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