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Is learning English language a very easy thing to do? And what made me learn it so fast with no effort?
I learned English all on my own from video games.I can,I don't know how unotentionally memorize the cutscenes and then can mysteriously speak like them exactly.Something I could never understand why. I now am 19,going to high school and my mates and teachers don't believe me that I did not take any help from a tutor or anyone else.I now can speak and read English faster then most people.
I live in Saudi Arabia and have been for the past 17 years.I have never met an English speaking person,nor have I ever gone to an English speaking country.My teachers don't even explain in English 90% of the time,they only explain in Arabic.My English teacher doesn't let me explain in English because I speak so fast and with such accent that my mates don't understand,it goes up their heads.
It looks as though English language got handed to me,I did not put any effort at all whatsoever for it.If I tell all this to my mates,they say that " English is one of the easiest languages to learn "They say that anyone can do it.
Is English really a very easy language to get hang of? And how did I become good at it unusually?
And please don't say that " You're Gifted!! " or anything,I'm not gifted at all.If I had a good brain or if I were gifted,I would be a good student that I'm not.I'm one of the lowest students in my class.
Good answers are highly appreciated!!!
Thank You!!!
6 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
well, I'm learning french
and learning it is very hard for me
i think english is harder than that-
but it depends on how
through video games, some people can catch on to things very easily- connect words to actions
and put 2 and 2 together
some people learn certain things faster than others (:
- ?Lv 69 years ago
I think you are over confident about your english...if you learn some english from your video games that's just because you love to play it so that to understand the games rules, features and other associated things you interestingly learn a part of language without any effort..
But don't jump to the conclusion that it's very easy to learn English without efforts...yes you can make it easy to learn by the interest you have showed...UNDERSTAND it that I am not getting rude but only try to giving you practical facts about how you really could be fluent and best in english...any ways wishes for your interest and your strong (now I am not using 'over') confidence.
- 9 years ago
Probably because you learned it by just listening to it, I think that's called the "Pimsleaur approach,". Its when you just listen to it and repeat it and don't worry about the mechanics of it or anything. I hate the way that schools teach languages here in the US. It's like learning math or chemistry. Like in my Chinese class: you're given words, you gotta write it, you gotta do the work, you write it down again, you learn phrases, memorize the phrases, learn some news words, read the dialouge... FML. It's just so LAME and BORING and TRADITIONAL. I've heard that if you immerse yourself in a language (Like, going to another country and only hearing that language, or in your case, from video games) for a certain amount of months, then you naturally start to learn it. I wish they taught us like that in my school, but they don't, so now im stuck in a class I hate. Good for you man, being bilangual will take you places. Maybe i should start watching chinese movies with subtitles more oftenn.... idk...
- Anonymous9 years ago
I learned it pretty fast. I was into a Spanish speaking family. No, English is my first language and I don't know a lick of Spanish.
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