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Latest post Sun, Mar 26 2006 7:49 PM by Akio. 12 replies.
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Akio  +  208056 Tue, 21 Mar 06 10:43 AM
Hi, this is my rant.
I have been studying English for several years. Come to think of it, I've devoted too much time to English despite the need for advancing my other skills as an engineer. English is addictive.

It may be an issue of my poor time management but the total amount of time we non-native speakers have spent would be beyond all imagination. If all these energies had been diverted to resolve other difficulties, there were no problems on the earth.

I am little tired. I was reading English on the net almost all day.

Are there anybody who is skipping their job and indulging in English study?  Smile [:)]
Akio
Joined on Sat, Aug 27 2005
Japan
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Chaobo  +  208093 Tue, 21 Mar 06 03:11 PM

As a product engineer.I must  grasp the english,i read email and information writed by english everyday.this is my work and this is my life.English is so important in the world,not only in japan but also in china.Student graduate frome the school must get a perfect english skill.so they can find a good job.
Chaobo
Joined on Sat, Dec 10 2005
china
Junior Member 96
i just want to improve my english
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Robyn Terri  +  208119 Tue, 21 Mar 06 04:32 PM
Well Akio, all that study has paid off, your English is very good.

One thing though;
(Is there anybody.....)
Robyn Terri
Joined on Sat, Apr 16 2005
Western Australia
Full Member 323
Words don't have meanings, meanings have words.
ASREDDY  +  208120 Tue, 21 Mar 06 04:33 PM

Hi All,

I am working as software engineer. English is very much needed for any type of job now a days, becasue everthing is globlizations. I have been learning english since 16 months.

As per my observations i need to put more efforts to wards english. If I am good at language i will get good position. Every where communications is much needed.

where erver you go we can get english speakers, so english depedence is more.

Now a days in INDIA rural people also put more efforts towards to  learning english.

I came from small village ... I didn't put much efforts at the time of studying ... I don't have awaraness those days.. now I realized so I am putting efforts to learn with in short span of time..

please give me your adivces on quick learning english ...

thanks in advance ...

 
ASREDDY
Joined on Tue, Mar 21 2006
Hyderabad
New Member 17
Thanks & Regards, English learner " I would like to became good writer in English"
Akio  +  208159 Tue, 21 Mar 06 06:36 PM
Wow, thank you for all the replies!

Chaobo, it's great. You're exercising your English skills for your current job. It must be a situation that urges most to acquire it.

Asreddy, I wasn't able to write such good English at 16th month from start. I think you are going the best way.

Robyn, thank you for the correction. I always thirst for that. But my longer writing may get out of hand.

I understand the importance of English just in general. Fortunately,-unfortunately?-, my job doesn't need English skills so far. It is intended as an advance preparation, so to speak, acutally it's my pastime now.

My addiction to mere a pastime has slightly become a burden, considering that I have to study more other subjects for my work such as software.

I suppose this is an envious dilemma and a common dilemma. I have to strike a balance. Smile [:)]
Akio
Robyn Terri  +  208284 Wed, 22 Mar 06 02:16 AM
 ASREDDY wrote:

Hi All,

I am working as a software engineer. English is very much needed for any type of job now a days, because everthing is globlized. I have been learning english for 16 months.

As per my observation, I need to put more effort into learning English. If I am good at language i will get good position. Everywhere communication is needed.

Where ever you go there are english speakers, so there is more dependence on English.

Now days in INDIA rural people also put more effort into learning English.

I came from small village ... I didn't put in much effort at the time of studying ... I didn't have awaraness those days.. now I have realized the importance of English I am putting in effort to learn in a short span of time..

please give me your adivces on quick learning english ...
My advice is practise and pay attention to corrections people make for you.
It can take us more time to correct than it took you to write in the first place, so take the time to study corrections and learn from your mistakes.

thanks in advance ...

I admire anyone who takes on learning another language.
Keep up the good work.

 
Robyn Terri
ASREDDY  +  208924 Thu, 23 Mar 06 05:47 PM

Hi Robyn Terri

Thank you for your advices. 

I would like to work on my weeknees.

I am little bit wory about my writing, I am hesitating  my self I couldn't achive these one.

How can I do to achive to become a good writer and communicater in English.Please let me know your views.
ASREDDY
Jhumjhum  +  209130 Fri, 24 Mar 06 08:56 AM
Hello to all
ASREDDYgaro, in sixteen months you have learnt well .But I think there is no shortcut,put your full effort that will definitely work.For developing your writting skill you could give more importance to the grammer and spellings. You can always keep an Oxford mini dicionary and consult it for spellings
Chaobo you are correct . English has become an essential part of our life.Once one of our teacher told us that dollar speaks every where At that moment I could not realise his words but now I think I have understood.
Akio, I think you are correct . Languages sometimes become an addiction or passion .There is no end of improving .Sometimes it affects my work also, although I feel my English is not improving to that extent.
Jhumjhum
Joined on Thu, Mar 2 2006
Regular Member 609
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Jojojump  +  209265 Fri, 24 Mar 06 05:16 PM

 Thinking about why we learn English?

  I have been studying it since my first year in the middle school, and think what I have got? Still get stuck now, poor performance in my oral and written English, how frustrated, so bad!!!

  It is not easy, in fact, a paintaking work!!! I have to say my English study went to the wrong place at the first time.

Old-fashioned teaching system, only emphasizing on  Grammer Study and Vocabulary memory, and coping with endless quizs and exams.The purpose was to pass exams and get high scores. In other word, I'm complete victim of examination-oriented education.So was my English Study.

  After my graduaction from College, I've found that I was confronted with a more chanllaging world, then, how important and critical your sophisticated language skill could be in practice.

  So I decide to get rid of all trash I have got during my 10 years Study in learning English, three year in the middle school, three years in the high school and another four years in College. Now I am a new English learner, more enthusiastic and more diligent, I learn it not only because I need to be acquaintance with it but also l love to learn it.

  So jojo, come on, there will be a dear!!Big Smile [:D]
Jojojump
Joined on Sat, Mar 18 2006
wenzhou,zhengjiang province China
New Member 04
A girl who is keen on learning English, eager to and have to enhance skills in both oral&written&reading English
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