HOW TO ENCOURAGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT STUDENTS TO SPEAK MORE OFTEN AND
CONFIDENTLY
English department students are
demanded to master 4 basic skills in English, they are reading, writing,
listening, and speaking. Even though
these four aspects are equally difficult to be mastered, but the
speaking aspect is considered the most difficult. When the students are told to
try to speak in English in public, many are reluctant to do it, although
in front of their own friends. It is because they are afraid of making
mistakes, not confident, tongue stiff, does not have much vocabulary, etc. This
certainly can not be allowed, because English is the main aspect in
language that is often used by the most people. Speaking also becomes the main
element to measure how good someone in mastering English.
There are several things you can
do, as a student, to improve your speaking skill. First, you always speak in
English at least 15 minutes and do it everyday. Start with making a simple
conversation. This can help you to get used your tongue speaks in English.
Talk by yourself also help you to
get used your tongue speaks in English. For example, when you are looking for
your mobile phone, then you can say “where’s my phone?” instead of saying in
your mother tongue.
You also should listen to music
or watch film in English language or watch abroad TV channel as often as possible. It will help
you to enrich the vocabulary, especially the words that oftenly used in daily
conversation. Besides, you can also know the appropriate pronounciation of the
word.
Last but not least, read English
literature. It can be English-language magazine, newspaper, or novel. This can
help you to improve your speaking skill.
