Learn English with English, baby!

Join for FREE!

Social_nav_masthead_logged_in

Find Friends

zhaleh hoor

zhaleh hoor

I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one’s name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog!

zhaleh hoor's Friends (140)

rainxiaoai
Germany

mosphiren
Germany

MarySeery

MarySeery
United States

JoeSimmons

JoeSimmons
United States

ReedJohn

ReedJohn
United States

JllmanTyan

JllmanTyan
United States

EligioSagese
Spain

TonyBecker

TonyBecker
United States

KiraBarton

KiraBarton
France

SichaelHuber
United States

View all friends >

My Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qXej8xJeLk

zhaleh hoor's Blog

Subscribe to my RSS

July 5, 2013

Want to Speak a Foreign Language Better? Learn to Write First!

by Jane Smith

Learning to speak a foreign language is very difficult. Not only do you have to understand what another person is saying, you have to think quickly enough to figure out how to respond. It can be frustrating to feel like you have a handle on a foreign language, only to try speaking it with someone from that background and come out on the other end completely turned around. What many people don't realize, though, is that one of the best ways to successfully speak a new language is to learn how to write it. Why? Basically, when it comes to a foreign language, if you can write it, you can say it.

In the simplest sense, writing practice is the ultimate way to really learn new vocabulary and practice verb construction. It's easy enough to memorize new nouns and verbs, but it's quite another animal to use them fluidly in speech. Practicing new words in writing is a perfect way to engrain them in your mind and remember how to use them again. You will also understand how to integrate them into full sentences.

Writing practice is also the best way to learn how to speak your mind in a new language. Most language courses handle daily conversation and academic writing and do a great job of preparing students for speaking to people of a completely different background. Unfortunately, they cannot prepare anyone for the reality of actually figuring out how to say what you want to say at a moment's notice, in a completely new language. Most beginners struggle with never feeling like they can completely convey their true thoughts, because they just don't have the words. That's why writing is so important. Writing long-form articles or essays in a foreign language is one of the only ways to practice making an argument or conveying a point of view.

Finally, what writing ultimately does for new language speakers is give them time to think and practice the language at the same time. Because there is no opportunity to sit and think about how to actually use a language when you have to speak it in conversation, writing helps you develop the ability to truly communicate. No matter what you would like to say, once you've taken the time to figure it out on your own, write it down and read it over, it will be much easier the next time when you want to make a point out loud. In fact, the more often you write, the more your brain will be able to memorize your unique communication style. After truly learning how to write in a foreign language, you will find your own, personal style of communication and sentence structure.

Instead of struggling with speaking until you find yourself more and more overwhelmed, try to combine learning to speak with learning to write. Not only will you find yourself understanding more of what others are saying, you will find that you're actually able to reply.


12:55 PM Oct 12 2014

Tarita_Rambler
Antarctica

Hello, zhaleh hoor!

Thank you for a compliment!

Now I think I have another problem and can't fix it. It's a fear :(

P.S. Unfortunately, the blogs "are down for maintenance." It's my understanding that we can't use them anymore, can we?.. I was going to write something about my problems with English. So... I stop complaining of problems and start learning again.

01:05 PM Sep 29 2014

zhaleh hoor
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Dear Tarita ,your English is wonderful. you have written here really nice. That's strange how u can't speak it, just start it ,don't hesitate :)

Good luck

02:10 PM Aug 24 2014

Tarita_Rambler
Antarctica

-=I don't quite understand; what do you mean by writing?=-

I spent a lot of time about a year ago doing exercises (in written form). Then I've read somewhere about a wonder-working method: copying (rewriting) books (there are so many such methods and, I'm afraid, they will exist until there are people wanting for miracles)). Not that it didn't work at all. It helps to get  accustomed to a language, I think. But I still have problems with picking up words, not to mention speaking. Many people here ask for my Skype: and what can I use it for if I even can't speak?..

06:46 PM Aug 22 2014

Mohanbisht

Mohanbisht
India

It's really helpful. It will definatly help us to learn a foreign languag.

Thanks

01:33 PM Dec 05 2013

nesmasharm

nesmasharm
United Kingdom

very good advices,tnx

07:30 AM Dec 04 2013

zhaleh hoor
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

My Plesure dear. Best of luck!!!

11:54 AM Dec 02 2013

Staisy

Staisy
Russian Federation

Thank you for the post, it was a good exercise  for me to read it. And advices are very useful.

More entries: Want to Speak a Foreign Language Better? (7), Life, Follow Your Dream

View all entries >

Info

39

Female


Location

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Study

College

UOK

Humanities/Language

English literature

English Study

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Advanced

Food, Family, Time, School, Celebrity, TOEFL, Hobbies, Travel, Sports, Romance, Work, Friend, Music

Interests

reading novels,travelling,listening to music,cooking,hiking,going to mountain

music,beautiful things,books,beauty, ice cream:)

disloyalty,telling lie, waiting

white & purple, red

coffee

"Before Sunrise" "Before sunset" "Before Midnight"