Learning to speak English at home is one of the most common problems students’ face nowadays. Following a few methods, however, can help people to understand English and speak fluently. Ruchi Taluja, a veteran Spoken English teacher, has shared some of her ideas on ‘how to learn spoken English at home.’
A. Watching TV-
To learn English, the first thing that we need is television. We must make sure to watch daily English soaps. Doing that regularly will help us in memorising various English words. We should observe the way they are speaking, besides understanding the way they express.
B. Writing a blog or a diary-
Many may not understand why it is necessary to write English, while all we are dealing with is speaking the language properly. Well, it has been seen that to speak a language fluently, it is essential to write in a specific language correctly. Writing helps to analyse yourself.
C. Hosting a Cultural Event at Home-
You can host any particular cultural event at your home. All you would need is the permission of your elders and family members. This would help you a lot in speaking the language properly. You can talk about the history or source of the celebration, how it is celebrated in your house and many other things related to it. The best part of such an initiative is that nobody is going to judge you about the way you are speaking. As everybody is your known person, they won’t make fun of you. So this could be a great way to check out your speaking ability.
D. Play video games in English-
Nowadays, there are various types of video games available on the internet. All you need is to download the English video games. There are multiple sources like YouTube, Google, from where you can get an idea of the video games. Playing those games would help you enrich your English vocabulary and develop your English speaking capability.
E. Attending online English Classes-
The best way to learn Spoken English at home is by attending online classes. This gives you a scope to interact with the teacher and have a one to one conversation. These classes are designed specially according to the requirement of the learners. So anyone attending those would get a scope to participate in interactive lessons. However, for a thorough understanding, we shall be discussing online classes at the end of the article.
F. Study grammar and vocabulary online-
Besides reading grammar books, you can also take the help of Google to know different English words. This would help you in enriching your grammar.
G. Listening to Radio-
Radio can contribute hugely when you are looking forward to learning English. However, make sure not to listen to any local language like Hindi, Tamil etc, but English only. There are a few English Radio channels that broadcast various programmes at a particular time. You can listen to those and improve your vocabulary.
H. Reading books-
Reading books help to learn the language properly. The more you read it, the better you would understand the language.
These are some of the ways to learn English in your home.
Approximate time to learn English
There is no such particular time. It can differ from person to person. For someone, it might be one month, for some other, it can continue for years. But there is a particular method that we all need to follow.
First, we have to allocate a particular time to develop each skill.
· Week 1– For the first week, you should make it a point to listen to English as much as possible. You can start by watching videos. It would help if you listened to what the characters are saying. English daily soaps can come handy in such a situation. However, try to avoid movies as those are lengthy and could be too much for the first time learners.
· Week2– Whatever you have heard in the 1st week, you should try to speak in the second week. You must have gathered knowledge after listening to those videos throughout the first week. So now, all you have to do is express those in words. However, make sure to use only English language while doing that.
· Week 3– You can choose a book, a newspaper or anything readable and start reading it. Many may ponder on how reading can help in speaking English. Reading helps in enriching the vocabularies. So when someone speaks English, he or she can pick out the right words and express feelings.
· Week 4– All the other skills like listening, reading and speaking would help you to write the language correctly. This way, you would have a clear idea of what you have learnt throughout the whole week.
To get the best result, you should repeat this process for one or two months according to the requirements, and you will understand a gradual change in your English speaking power. The more you practice, the better your English becomes strong.
Besides all these, there are a few other ways to improve your English:
1. Practice speaking vocabulary.
2. Listen to a native speaker.
3. Watch English Movies.
As said earlier, one easy and affordable way to learn English is by opting online English Classes. There are many benefits. Some are:
Benefits of checking online English classes
- You can learn English from your comfort zone –
There are instances where learners have struggled through their self-learning process. Booking an online class helps in many ways. The mentors will help you in many ways. You can learn from your home. Having any queries regarding any lesson, the online class provides a prompt solution.
- You can use several resources at the same time –
Your tutor would help you to correct your English. You can learn from Google and YouTube videos. But when you have queries, only online classes can help.
- Improving all of your four skills-
Reading, writing, listening, speaking are the four skills of the language. These online classes engage students in a way so that all the gifts are developed.
- Taking part in engaging and interactive lessons-
Online classes provide the best kind of interactive courses. These lesson classes are grabbing and interesting. It is why all the students enjoy this type of study.
- Having a sense of accomplishment-
Once you gain confidence, you can indeed feel a sense of accomplishment.
- Meeting new people and connect with an online community-
Such a classroom provides you with ample opportunities to get connected with others looking out for the same assistance. This helps you to understand different issues regarding spoken English training and also the solutions.
Teacher Bio- Ruchi Taluja has five and a half years of experience in Online English Teaching. Here she offers some fresh insight on learning Spoken English at home.
