how to improve English for people who learn it as a  foreign language?
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You must completely submerse yourself in the language. Everyone around you needs to make an effort to speak to you in English and you should force yourself to reply in English.\n\nAlso, any entertainment activity should also be done in English.  Television, music, sporting event, etc. should all be in English and you should make an effort to not speak in your native tongue for a considerable amount of time.\n\nYou should also contact a local public high school, or library, as I have found they sometime offer English language classes for adults for free (or a small fee, depending on the area you live in).  They usually meet weekly for a couple hours and they can be very educational.\n\nBelieve me, I'm Italian-born and learned English by attending classes and surrounding myself with the language as much as possible.  That's truely the only way to learn.
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practice, practice, practice.always talk to everybody in english. if you just keep on reading english books and listening to english conversations without you using it, then there's no way you'll learn it.
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first of all you must improve your english
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Talk to English-speaking people about a variety of subjects, watch dialogue-driven films in English, and ideally you should spend time in English-speaking countries.\n\nI'm so glad you want to improve your English; too many people who live here don't even try! Good for you!
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Hi there. I am a linguist and here are some tips.\n\nRemember that you need to train yourself to speak English as comfortably and perfectly as you speak your mother tongue. \n\nHow do you do that? By inculcating certain practices in your daily lifestyle. These will get you closer to sounding like a native English speaker and equip you with a global accent -- and you will speak not American or British English, but correct English. This is the first step to learn any other accent, be it American or British or Australian. \n\nBefore you check out the tips, remember the three rules of good communication.\n1. Speak slowly.\n2. Speak audilbly.\n3. Speak clearly.\n\nHere are the tips.\n\ni. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them.\n\nWhen you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech. \n\nii. Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down.\n\nIf you speak too quickly, and with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you.  \n\nDon't worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech -- it is more important that everything you say be understood. \n \niii. Listen to the 'music' of English.\n  \nDo not use the 'music' of your native language when you speak English. Each language has its own way of 'singing'.  \n\niv. Use the dictionary.\n\nTry and familiarise yourself with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. Look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say.  A good dictionary can also help learn new words, their meanings, parts of speech, spelling and a lot of other details of good English\n\nv. Make a list of frequently used words that you find difficult to pronounce and ask someone who speaks the language well to pronounce them for you.\n\nRecord these words, listen to them and practice saying them. Listen and read at the same time.    \n\nvi. Buy books on tape. Alternately, listen to British or American TV channels. Focus on the language - vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, pace, etc.\n\nRecord yourself reading some sections of the book. Compare the sound of your English with that of the person reading the book on the tape. \n\nvii. Pronounce the ending of each word. \n\nPay special attention to 'S' and 'ED' endings. This will help you strengthen the mouth muscles that you use when you speak English.\n  \nviii. Read aloud in English for 15-20 minutes every day. \n \nResearch has shown it takes about three months of daily practice to develop strong mouth muscles for speaking a new language. \n\nix. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation mistakes. \n\nMany people hate to hear the sound of their voice and avoid listening to themselves speak. However, this is a very important exercise because doing it will help you become conscious of the mistakes you are making.\n\nx. Be patient.\n\nYou can change the way you speak but it won't happen overnight. People often expect instant results and give up too soon. You can change the way you sound if you are willing to put some effort into it. \n\nQuick tips\n\nVarious versions of the English language exist. Begin by identifying the category you fall into and start by improving the clarity of your speech.\n\n~ Focus on removing the mother tongue influence and the 'Indianisms' that creep into your English conversations. \n\n~ Watch the English news on television channels like Star World, CNN, BBC and English movies on Star Movies and HBO. \n\n~ Listen to and sing English songs. I'd recommend Westlife, Robbie Williams, Abba, Skeeter Davis and Connie Francis among others.
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I'd recommend getting a book and its corresponding "book on tape."  Follow along in the book as the narrator reads on the tape.\nYou should pick up the proper way to speak and write English in no time.
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first learn english language
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The most effective and successful way to improve one's communication skills is to 'COMMUNICATE'.\n\nYes! Unless one is not getting into the practise of communicating all the time, it is hard to have that skill.\n\nFeel free to communicate (in the language you desired to develop)! Never hesitate for the pronunciation mistakes or of its grammar.\nBut when you did those mistakes or may be blunders(depends on the language),  try to avoid the next time and for ever.\nGradually, try to communicate nicely, error-free and fluently.\n\nIts sure it'll be yours.\nBest Wishes!
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The best way to improve your language skills is total immersion.  Find people who speak English and speak with them only in English.  You may find this difficult at first, but this will be the best method for learning.  It seems your writing skills are OK, so most likely you just need to speak the language.  Also, I've known people who've learned English purely through movies.
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read magazines and books in english, with a dictionary close to you. converse with a friend who knows the language. relax and don't be afraid that you'll make a mistake and be open to corrections. or you can also rent english movies (even sesame street- this show helped me with my english during my younger years. still works for my nephews!)
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I think you meant to ask about using English at all times in order to become more fluent in English; if that's the case I wish to congratulate you for being so self-motivated and I think there are some ways in which you can use it to practice.  \n1.-Listen to a movie or newscast broadcast and try to repeat chunks of information after it.  You can even tape them and go back and forth with the segment until you find you are comfortable with how you sound.\n2.-Sing as many songs as you can.\n3.-Read English books out loud.\n4.-Try to see how many objects in your bedroom or office you can name in English.\n5.-Try have conversations with native speakers or practice with someone else that is also learning.\nDon't stop practicing.  When you stop practicing you start getting less and less fluent and you start forgetting things you knew.  Good luck!
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You need to practice. Find people who speak English, practice with them, and tell them to correct you when you make a mistake.
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Go to http://www.sharedtalk.com for practice. Most of the users there are either fluent or are learning English.
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try speak it as often as you can the more you practice the better, it would be better if you had an english person to speak to to help improve your english and to correct your mistakes
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Try learning to communicate in English.
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First of all remove any inhibitions about speaking in english and making mistakes and even if you do dont be embarassed by it.learn from the mistake. And as sugessted by\nscotsman listen to BBC and talk to english speaking people around.
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practice, practice, practice.\n\nwatch tv shows or radio programs in English, and try to copy the words and phrases they use.