Am i supposed to watch CNN everyday?

hisano

Since 2003,Things are going backwards.
i used to be a person of wide reading*english books* and i did made strenuous attempts to improve my english.
and my english was once pretty good.....

% X) x$ y  M- _% }$ \4 years late i have come to accept the reality that i can even not speak fluent english, when i make a presentation during a seminar.thats really a tragedy for me.
i alway felt jealous of any  impassioned speechs *in english*made by any german colleagues who were once in  englishspeaking countries.....
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% K0 w# R2 |( g* {; D" ?! ~am i supposed to watch CNN everyday?or should i do something else?

it might be a long process to perceive any progress in english learning.but it seems like ,i dont have any other choices.
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# q7 f8 n( O# |  L9 R& J9 Ndoes someone have the same problem like me?

Stil

Langauge is so easy to be forgot when you don't touch it any more. It is really a pitty that you lost something that you used to work hard to get it.

adiuvare

原帖由 hisano 于 2007-5-15 12:27 发表
. p3 x5 Z. R% mSince 2003,Things are going backwards.
; o0 y- A0 s- s i used to be a person of wide reading*english books* and i did made strenuous attempts to improve my english.
  D9 @( C8 l9 f4 r6 D+ [5 V; Oand my english was once pretty good.....

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According to second language acquisition theory, there are several factors that play an important role in the way of language learning:
Motivation, Input, parallel information (the feedback we get from the speakers) as well as the language processor (our brain).

" U% @! Z0 V/ U& B, s+ s& g% jit might be a bit tricky to keep polishing our english in a non-english-speaking country, however this does not mean that we can not manage to do so. As non native speakers we have to overcome a set of two-fold difficulties, namely whether we should focus on the fluency or on the accuracy of a foreign language we are learning. In my opinion, we had better pay greater attention to our accuracy of the language cos most of us are dealing with academic problems, which require high accuracy of one's "output". It would be perfect, of course, if you can be good at both accuracy and fluency simultaneously, which might otherwise course a plain student a life long time to do so. Besides, fluency does not mean speaking fast; it has something to do with a language feeling that guides your words and expressions that best interprete your ideas while speaking. Watching CNN and BBC is such a good way to get a language feeling. The question is how long do you think one can keep doing so if one is not highly motivated? So before listening to english news, we should perhaps raise this old question again: why are we learning English? which level are we going to reach in the end? Only by answering this question can we be correctly and well motivated and thus start our great english learning task.

" y! e  J3 c( x2 ~sorry for being a little bit doctrinaire.....;)

shanyang

german.english conlflict.....:)

yk

原帖由 adiuvare 于 2007-5-27 20:55 发表

. W7 p7 J, E8 D/ D8 A' n  z( DAccording to second language acquisition theory, there are several factors that play an important role in the way of language learning:
Motivation, Input, parallel information (the feedback we ...

I  am wondering' is the above  written by you'? If yes,  we can learn english from you.
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[ 本帖最后由 yk 于 2007-6-6 15:29 编辑 ]

adiuvare

原帖由 yk 于 2007-6-6 15:21 发表


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I  am wondering' is the above  written by you'? If yes,  we can learn english from you.

. b( ]$ V' @" H0 O! {" Iunfortunately yes.
sorry for having written such kinda nonsence days before. my english is actually getting rusty due to the lack of practice. many of the expressions are to some degree "germanized".

走着吸气

I watch CNN everyday, it's helpful, really.

but can't stand their British accent $m25$

adiuvare

原帖由 走着吸气 于 2007-6-17 00:07 发表
6 j5 f/ k6 T2 {6 x$ L5 TI watch CNN everyday, it's helpful, really.
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% s+ v0 o5 ]" r( ]. K, Rbut can't stand their British accent $m25$

! y) s! \8 G5 N2 c7 W/ JBritish accent rocks!!!
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Isnt Hug Grant so coooooool?

随风

原帖由 走着吸气 于 2007-6-17 00:07 发表
' J$ G& b" K& i1 G: H2 fI watch CNN everyday, it's helpful, really.

4 {/ V- b$ Q9 K: Vbut can't stand their British accent $m25$

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adiuvare

汗，还真没反应改过来，7楼很幽默