Now, decide how long you will study English every day.<\/strong> Thirty minutes is good, but if you can do more that\u2019s even better.<\/p>\n Next, write down your English learning goals.<\/strong> This makes your goals real. Also, writing them down means that you can always look at them again.<\/p>\n You will also want to make many small goals instead of one big goal.<\/strong> Big goals can be intimidating (scary).<\/p>\n For example, look at these two goals:<\/p>\n The first one is large and scary, but the second one is very doable!<\/p>\n To make good goals, use SMART goals. <\/strong>SMART stands for five words: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely.<\/p>\n Look at the picture below to see how the “Harry Potter” goal works by using the SMART goal method:<\/p>\n After you set some SMART goals, you will want to make an English study plan<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n You don’t need to make it look like a college course outline. However, your study plan should have some details about what you will learn and how you will study it.<\/strong><\/p>\n Think about your English learning goals. Make sure your study plan will help you complete those goals.<\/p>\n For example, say your goal is to improve your English reading. Your study plan should have activities that help with reading, like:<\/p>\n Make sure your study plan has different types of activities.<\/strong> That will keep your English studies interesting and fun!\u00a0Here is a sample study plan<\/a> for your first week of learning English by yourself.<\/p>\n Remember, a study plan should help you complete your goals.<\/strong> That means it can always change if you make new goals!<\/p>\n Are you just starting to learn English by yourself? Then this is the perfect place to begin.<\/p>\n You need to learn English sounds and basic vocabulary<\/a><\/strong> first… Just like English-speaking children!<\/p>\n Children\u2019s books, TV shows<\/a> and movies<\/a> cover these basic topics. They are also easy to understand,<\/strong> even if you don’t know a lot of English yet.<\/p>\n Use materials made for children as well as your other learning materials. You will understand more and increase your confidence<\/strong> at the same time!\u00a0<\/p>\n To successfully learn English by yourself, you should include English in your life as much as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n The best way to do this is immersion<\/em>. Immersion language learning means surrounding yourself with the language you want to learn. So put English all around you!<\/strong><\/p>\n You can move to an English-speaking country or city.<\/strong> Or, you can do English immersion at home<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n There are many ways to do English immersion at home. You can:<\/p>\n There is a lot<\/em> of English listening material<\/a> out there. This is very valuable (useful) for English learners.<\/p>\n Remember, you learned your first language by doing a lot of listening at the beginning. Listening helps you pick up (get) words from the people you hear.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can do the same with English! At first, you may only understand a little. But the more you listen, the more vocabulary you will acquire (get).<\/p>\n So, listen to English whenever you have the chance.<\/strong> Play English songs in the background. Listen to English-learning podcasts<\/a>. Watch TV shows or movies, or listen to people speak in English on the street.<\/p>\n Soon, you\u2019ll be having conversations in English, too.<\/p>\n It’s great to listen to English music while you do other activities.<\/p>\n However, to really learn English from songs<\/a>, you need to pay attention to the music itself. <\/strong>The words of a song are called\u00a0lyrics and they can be a great learning tool!<\/p>\n Learning with music can be a lot of fun. Plus, songs are catchy (they will stick in your head).<\/p>\n If you forget a word you learned from the song, just start singing! It will probably come back to you.<\/p>\n Children’s materials and listening to music can be easy and fun, but you might still want something more engaging (interesting).<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s also a lesson on “Harry Potter”:<\/p>\n It can be hard to learn with videos at first. There are a lot of things going on. Also, the characters in movies or TV shows may talk quickly. They might use vocabulary you don’t know yet.<\/p>\n Here are some tips to make videos easier:<\/p>\n Actually, some language programs are made to help you learn English with videos. FluentU<\/a>,<\/strong> for example, uses native English-language videos to help you learn English. FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n <\/p> \r\n You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download the iOS app<\/a> or Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \n
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