http://www.englishforums.com/English/TopicOfTheMoment/Forum38.htmDiscussions on anything and everything, all while helping you learn English. (Just like being in a bar!) Please register if you wish to post here.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#142428Tue, 26 May 2009 19:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:142428Redstar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#142428http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-142428.xmlI have learned English in school for a long time, but it did not work too much on me. English is only a subject for me. I had to pass many English exams. Till I came to a English speaking country, I found my English is very poor. The effective way to improve listening is to watch TV and news. It really works.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#142364Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:142364MYsTikaL1http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#142364http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-142364.xmlI started learning English in the 1st grade when i was 7. I liked English a lot and now i'm fond of studying it. I'm learning Enhlish with the help of books because they are very useful (!) and my computer helps me in that process too because lots of programs are in English, especially in Russia. I meet this language every day & i think it's very good, perhaps my mother decided to learn the English language some weeks ago, i think she'll become a master in this international language 8)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#138275Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:138275julielai2http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#138275http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-138275.xmlHey guys, Watching TV shows like "Law and Order" helps me with common idiomatic expressions. Reading helps me think and write. And after years of learning English, I've come to the conclusion that learning a language isn't that much different from learning things like, say, tennis or gymnastics. You start off with the basics, learn the individual parts, and piece them together through constant practice. And occasionally you lose a skill or two, and you have to "reconstruct" your basics or work on a few things and put them together again. Gymnasts will probably have to learn all the basics of a routine, then put it together through routine runthroughs. Occasionally they run into problems with a particular skill, and they will...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#137408Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:137408Savvysavz3http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#137408http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-137408.xmlHey French hater, I used to be regular in watching NASH too, but that's quite long ago. I stopped watching television when studies took over and then the Internet came up. I think Internet churns those brain cells rather than television which is for couch potatoes. I used to watch one British comedy called ''mother makes five'' but that's quite old. There was another one where an English professor teaches about 20 students, each from a different country, it was hilarious!Each student would depict and imitate the customs and ways of their country, a bit far-fetched but really puts you into splits ( I dont remember the name of the comedy now). Among American comedies, I loved ''Picket Fences'' and'' Sledge hammer''. They were...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#137391Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:137391Waïti4http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htm#137391http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-137391.xmlHiya... Me again... Let me be less controversial this time ... Over the past two years, I've improved my english mostly watching DVDs. I'm not a big fan of TV and I usually feel bad about lounging around watching it. But when it comes to DVDs then hey why not take pleasure in both entertaining ourselves and gaining in vocabulary, idioms as well as listening comprehension ! Of course I go for the english speaking version and I usually put on the english subtitles rather than the subtitling in my mother tongue. Even better than films are english or american series : the show usually lasts less than an hour so enough to relax after work but still plenty of time after to dive into your dictionary in search for new words you don't...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htmThu, 26 Feb 2009 20:26:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:137356Savvysavz5http://www.englishforums.com/English/NonNativeEnglishSpeakers/bkqvn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments38-137356.xmlHey there non-native speakers, There are hundreds of posts in this forum from people asking how to improve their English, what grammar books to read, how to understand American/British accent etc... I have also been reading posts from non-native English speakers who are fluent in English . So, why dont you tell us your experiences, how did you start learning this language, when did you start learning it, and what tips and tricks made you fluent in English? Savvy