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English Audio Request

bangbang1
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What is necessary to learn English well?(2)

The problem
The problem with learning and teaching English as a foreign language is that all English learners want to speak English well; however, most learners don't want to spend time on learning English on their own. (Which is probably why they sign up for English classes and hope their teacher will force knowledge into their heads.)

This lack of motivation means that learners basically don't spend their own time on learning English, and if they do, they don't do it regularly. For example, a typical learner might study English phrasal verbs for 12 hours before an English exam. However, he will not read a book in English for 30 minutes every day. He just doesn't feel that learning English is pleasant enough, so he will only do it if he has to. The problem is that a huge one-time effort gives you nothing, while small, everyday activities will give you a lot.

Negative attitudes
One of the reasons why people don't want to spend their time on learning English is that they associate learning English with unpleasant things. When they think "learning English", they think about boring English classes, boring exercises and boring homework. Even if they know they need English in their career, that might not be very motivating if the job itself is boring! In their minds, learning English is something they have to do, not something they want to do.

영어를 가르치고 배울 때 겪는 가장 큰 문제는, 모두가 영어를 잘하고는 싶어한다는 것입니다. 그런데 자기 스스로 공부해나가는 것은 싫어하죠. (그래서 영어 강의를 신청하고, 강사가 여러분의 머릿속에 지식을 집어넣어 주길 기대합니다.)

공부하려는 동기가 생기지 않으니, 스스로 공부하려 들지 않는 것이고, 공부를 한다고 해도 꾸준히 못 하는 겁니다. 예를 들어, 시험 보기 전에 12시간 동안 동사구를 공부할 수는 있습니다. 그러나 매일 30분 동안 영어책을 읽는 건 안 하죠. 영어가 즐겁지 않으니까, 꼭 필요할 때 말고는 공부하고픈 마음이 안 생기는 겁니다. 여기서 문제는, 한 번에 몰아서 하는 공부는 별 소용이 없고, 조금이라도 매일 하는 공부가 훨씬 낫다는 것입니다.

여러분이 이처럼, "r" 발음을 연습하거나 영어 문장을 매일 분석하려는 마음이 안 생기는 사람이라면, 먼저 해야 할 일이 있습니다. 일단 이것들을 공부하고 싶은 마음이 들게 만드세요. 즉, 스스로 동기를 유발시켜야 합니다. 다행히 여러분의 의욕을 불태울 수 있는 검증된 방법이 있습니다.

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