Intro
Amigos,
Había pensado que como algunos de ustedes me han pedido consejos y/o tips sobre aprender inglés (o francés), he optado por mejor hacer una serie de sesiones muy simples al respecto.
No es que sea experto hablando inglés (ni de hecho tengo conocimientos en docencia), pero así como mucha gente me ha ayudado e instruido, quisiera ahora hacer lo propio, dándole, a quien le pueda servir, consejos, detalles, y terceras cosas sobre el idioma, advirtiéndoles además sobre expresiones o modos de expresarse que en mi caso me han hecho ver como idiota, o que en caso contrario me han ayudado a encontrar un trabajo.
A lo largo de estas sesiones trataré de no usar palabras en Español. Por favor, en lugar de googlear significados, mejor googleen imágenes; también ayuda mucho pensar en inglés (ya hablaré de eso en su momento).
La mayor parte de mis amigos anglófonos no le dan importancia a la gramática, sólo hablan inglés y ya, porque tienen en su vocabulario muchas “muletillas” (palabras o hasta frases memorizadas de las que se valen para expresar una opinión, dar o pedir algo). Es sobre esa base que van estas sesiones, y por supuesto que yo también me equivocaré (en tales casos lo más seguro es que edite, para no causar mayores confusiones), que como dije en un inicio, lo que trato de hacer es ayudar con lo que sé, procurando darle un orden y haciéndolo lo más sencillo posible.
Sépase que lo primero es comunicarse, por lo tanto, aunque daré pautas para pronunciar palabras y frases, es probable que lo haga de modo general sin entrar en demasiados detalles por ser ello abrumador (¿alguien ha visto una “e” volteada cuando enseñan inglés?... es la fecha que yo no sé cómo se debe pronunciar, y mejor pronuncio esas palabras imitando a los anglófonos, y me salen mejor, según yo).
Dicho esto, es hora de aprestarse a la materia de estudio:
:::: SEANCE ONE ::::
Hello Friends,
Is not the fact that my level of English is the best, but I was thinking that since some of you have required me to give you a hand at this matter (plus a couple of friends recently asked me if I could be able to give them some basis), I decided to make these English entrances here same, this is, to have a less than a five minutes seances across your own thread on facebook (hopefully daily seances), that way it won’t be overwhelming to you to learn English.
Having said that, I’m eager to share what I’m still learning and practicing on this language, and hope you find the experience pretty entertaining.
As a recommendation, If you love art, see it as an artistic thing, if you love video games then see it as a video games thing, and so on… please don’t see/feel it as an useless endeavor, no strict plans, just take five minutes of your time to catch up your daily English “tidbit”, and that’s it.
I strongly encourage you all to speak as clear as possible, to repeat, and to try, feel no strings no boundaries on your efforts, and disregard what others have to say about your pitiful English skills: we’re on our way to improve it, let’s do it!
On the other hand, there will be good things: you’ll be able to discover new English friends without fear, plus you can get a better chance to get a job, and for sure, tons of positive things among that, trust me.
Additionally, I suggest you not to save your best for later on, this (the acknowledge of the language) won’t come if you don’t make any efforts, remember you're not alone, I am willing to help you to improve.
As a general petition (and as a matter of fact indeed), keep in mind these principles:
First— Stop saying “my English is lame”. Worst case scenario: if it is, then throw it away and start over without remorse. Even if these seances are hard to understand to you at the beginning (which I hope is not), at least just read and speak on your own terms, privacy, at your own rhythm, that’s going to help you to grow up a stronger confidence.
Second— Stop acting like dumb: In our try to speak English, we end up speaking like clowns, and that’s not funny. Record your voice, pay attention on how you pronounce the words, use google’s tiny speaker located on the “translate” box, and compare it to your own pronunciation.
Third— Feel proud of what you’ve learned, fall in love with new words, push yourself to go one step ahead: this is a relationship, so honor that.
Fourth— If you feel that you’re not making any progress, give yourself some time off. No rushes. No pressures. “Do not fret about it”, this is not a race. There’s nothing wrong with you, try at your own rhythm, be steady, which is not to be passive entirely, but steady.
Fifth— Get some other insights on the language, for instance, watch movies with subtitles in English. Use scrap paper and make notes, jokes, make up simple stories, “free your mind”. Use sticky notes to name objects, try watching movies with your eyes closed (at least your ear is going to get use to English).
Sixth— Don’t push yourself so much, make an honest effort, just a little one, and cheer yourself up with every gaining (in your own terms, ‘cause you’re not a rabbit of course).
Because I’m showing/giving you some premises of the language acquired from a Spanish way of thinking, I will try not to use Spanish words, unless stated otherwise.
This learning has a lot to do with the “Idiomatic” thing out there, anyway I am trying to express it as ripe as possible, suitable for adults (mostly serious/professional conversations) though, but my guess is that even teenagers will end up getting the picture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, comments, feel free to drop me a line on the comments below, thank you for being polite and respectful.
Good luck and speak up!
:::: TYGRUS ::::
Había pensado que como algunos de ustedes me han pedido consejos y/o tips sobre aprender inglés (o francés), he optado por mejor hacer una serie de sesiones muy simples al respecto.
No es que sea experto hablando inglés (ni de hecho tengo conocimientos en docencia), pero así como mucha gente me ha ayudado e instruido, quisiera ahora hacer lo propio, dándole, a quien le pueda servir, consejos, detalles, y terceras cosas sobre el idioma, advirtiéndoles además sobre expresiones o modos de expresarse que en mi caso me han hecho ver como idiota, o que en caso contrario me han ayudado a encontrar un trabajo.
A lo largo de estas sesiones trataré de no usar palabras en Español. Por favor, en lugar de googlear significados, mejor googleen imágenes; también ayuda mucho pensar en inglés (ya hablaré de eso en su momento).
La mayor parte de mis amigos anglófonos no le dan importancia a la gramática, sólo hablan inglés y ya, porque tienen en su vocabulario muchas “muletillas” (palabras o hasta frases memorizadas de las que se valen para expresar una opinión, dar o pedir algo). Es sobre esa base que van estas sesiones, y por supuesto que yo también me equivocaré (en tales casos lo más seguro es que edite, para no causar mayores confusiones), que como dije en un inicio, lo que trato de hacer es ayudar con lo que sé, procurando darle un orden y haciéndolo lo más sencillo posible.
Sépase que lo primero es comunicarse, por lo tanto, aunque daré pautas para pronunciar palabras y frases, es probable que lo haga de modo general sin entrar en demasiados detalles por ser ello abrumador (¿alguien ha visto una “e” volteada cuando enseñan inglés?... es la fecha que yo no sé cómo se debe pronunciar, y mejor pronuncio esas palabras imitando a los anglófonos, y me salen mejor, según yo).
Dicho esto, es hora de aprestarse a la materia de estudio:
:::: SEANCE ONE ::::
Hello Friends,
Is not the fact that my level of English is the best, but I was thinking that since some of you have required me to give you a hand at this matter (plus a couple of friends recently asked me if I could be able to give them some basis), I decided to make these English entrances here same, this is, to have a less than a five minutes seances across your own thread on facebook (hopefully daily seances), that way it won’t be overwhelming to you to learn English.
Having said that, I’m eager to share what I’m still learning and practicing on this language, and hope you find the experience pretty entertaining.
As a recommendation, If you love art, see it as an artistic thing, if you love video games then see it as a video games thing, and so on… please don’t see/feel it as an useless endeavor, no strict plans, just take five minutes of your time to catch up your daily English “tidbit”, and that’s it.
I strongly encourage you all to speak as clear as possible, to repeat, and to try, feel no strings no boundaries on your efforts, and disregard what others have to say about your pitiful English skills: we’re on our way to improve it, let’s do it!
On the other hand, there will be good things: you’ll be able to discover new English friends without fear, plus you can get a better chance to get a job, and for sure, tons of positive things among that, trust me.
Additionally, I suggest you not to save your best for later on, this (the acknowledge of the language) won’t come if you don’t make any efforts, remember you're not alone, I am willing to help you to improve.
As a general petition (and as a matter of fact indeed), keep in mind these principles:
First— Stop saying “my English is lame”. Worst case scenario: if it is, then throw it away and start over without remorse. Even if these seances are hard to understand to you at the beginning (which I hope is not), at least just read and speak on your own terms, privacy, at your own rhythm, that’s going to help you to grow up a stronger confidence.
Second— Stop acting like dumb: In our try to speak English, we end up speaking like clowns, and that’s not funny. Record your voice, pay attention on how you pronounce the words, use google’s tiny speaker located on the “translate” box, and compare it to your own pronunciation.
Third— Feel proud of what you’ve learned, fall in love with new words, push yourself to go one step ahead: this is a relationship, so honor that.
Fourth— If you feel that you’re not making any progress, give yourself some time off. No rushes. No pressures. “Do not fret about it”, this is not a race. There’s nothing wrong with you, try at your own rhythm, be steady, which is not to be passive entirely, but steady.
Fifth— Get some other insights on the language, for instance, watch movies with subtitles in English. Use scrap paper and make notes, jokes, make up simple stories, “free your mind”. Use sticky notes to name objects, try watching movies with your eyes closed (at least your ear is going to get use to English).
Sixth— Don’t push yourself so much, make an honest effort, just a little one, and cheer yourself up with every gaining (in your own terms, ‘cause you’re not a rabbit of course).
Because I’m showing/giving you some premises of the language acquired from a Spanish way of thinking, I will try not to use Spanish words, unless stated otherwise.
This learning has a lot to do with the “Idiomatic” thing out there, anyway I am trying to express it as ripe as possible, suitable for adults (mostly serious/professional conversations) though, but my guess is that even teenagers will end up getting the picture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, comments, feel free to drop me a line on the comments below, thank you for being polite and respectful.
Good luck and speak up!
:::: TYGRUS ::::