As a Chinese, I have learned English for more than ten years,but my  spoken English is still very poor.?
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Great. Find a Fil-Chinese in the Philippines. You learn English more from a Filipino than any other.
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I have a few ideas that I think would be good possibilities for you.\n\nFor instance, many ESL students graduate with good reading and writing skills but their listening and speaking skills are not good enough for effective verbal communication with native English speakers.\n\nMy company has developed a unique line of English pronunciation software programs that can help ESL students fully develop their English listening and speaking skills.  \n\nMore and more schools are incorporating accent reduction classes as part of their offerings.  In fact the TOEFL has just changed to add a speaking section.  \n\nI would love to discuss this with you.  My company would also be happy to help you conduct a study that incorporated English pronunciation software.  You can contact me through the contact information on my website (www.AccentMaster.com).\n\nSteve Bo
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Yeah, there was once when I was talking to this guy and he was speaking Chinese to me (coz' I look like a bit of Chinese myself) but I on the other hand wasn't really good in Chinese, and didn't exactly understood everything that he was saying. The worst part was, I simply played along with it - nodding all the while at what he was saying about the stuff I was interested in buying.\n\nWhen I finally made my decision, he took out the merchandise and was at the counter when he told me the amount of money that I needed to pay. Suffice to say, I was clueless and I was like: "Huh?" He simply repeated it in Chinese again, until I finally said: "I'm sorry I don't understand Chinese." He then told me the amount... in English...\n\nI never went back to that shop again though. I guess I'm just too embarassed to go back there and pretend that I can speak really good Chinese... =p
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you could find chatmates who can chat with you. the ones who can speak english well and are willing to teach you. or, if you're still attending school, make friends with people who speak english a lot. you may also start reading pocketbooks. =) i learned english when i was still young(that was my first language, although i am a filipino and our language is filipino). you can do it! just read and read. sooner or later, you'll be able to speak english fluently.
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I guess it depends on how good you are with languages :)\nYou should check out http://www.chinese-forums.com.  There are a lot of people with the same question.  Or go to http://www.chinese-forum.net , it's fairly new though.
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This is an interesting question.\n\nLinguists, especially those who study second language acquisition (SLA), are aware that most people who learn a new language after about the age of 15 always speak with an "accent".  It is quite rare, in fact, to meet a person who doesn't.\n\nWhether or not this means that the person is not a fabulous user of the language is somewhat beside the point.  I am acquainted with a German woman who now teaches in English at an American university, for example.  As far as the grammar, pragmatics, and many other characteristics of her English, she uses English very very well.  In some cases, her ability to use English in an academic setting is superior to that of many native speakers.  However, she speaks English with an accent.  Does that mean that she is not able to use English to communicate?\n\nAnother complicating factor is that our perception and even comprehension of language is confounded by our perception of the person who uses that language.  A classic study that demonstrates this was performed by a researcher named Rubin.  In that study, students listened to a lecture.  They were shown different pictures and told that the person in the picture gave the lecture.  Students who were shown a picture of an Asian male did not perform as well on a comprehension test as students who were shown a picture of a Caucasian male, even though they listened to the same tape recording.  This type of effect, where our comprehension is affected by our perception of the person as well as that person's language, can affect interactions with non-native speakers as well.\n\nBecause so few non-native speakers are able to speak with an accent that sounds native-like, language teachers in general don't make it a goal to train their students to sound like native speakers.  However, there are some features of accents that can be changed to make them more understandable.  Native speakers often listen to the length of the vowel, for example, to tell the difference between the words "beat" and "bead".  So non-native speakers can be trained to make the vowel in "bead" longer than the one in "beat", which will help native speakers to understand them better.  However, one thing that frustrates me as an ESL teacher is the inequality of this; I teach the non-native speakers how to make their accents more understandable, but I never teach the native speakers how to understand accents better.  I find that to be quite unfair.  Who says the native speaker is the one that should be catered to?\n\nIn answer to your question, I know some people that I consider very "fluent" in English despite the fact that they speak with accents.  However, native speakers of English certainly do seem to react when they sense that someone doesn't speak English exactly like they expect.  How much of this is language-related and how much of this is (gulp) prejudice is up for grabs.\n\nEven having written that, I am aware of the irony that I complain about the inequality and unfairness that's built into teaching ESL pronunciation, but I still continue to teach it.  In addition, my ability to speak with a very native-like accent is something that I take some pride in as a non-native speaker of Spanish, for example.  So although I am aware of these issues, I am still contributing to them.\n\nAlso, as a linguistic researcher, I am increasingly interested in the problem of perception.  There is a lot of evidence coming out in research studies today that the reason people speak English with an accent may not be that their English sound system is influenced by their native language, but that their perception of English as they hear it is.  In other words, because they hear things through the sound system of their native language, English might sound more like their native language to them than it does to English speakers.  Therefore, when they hear and store new vocabulary words
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i can't speak english well\nbut i can say many dirty words in chinese\nwould u please give me the best answer?\nplease\ni didn't get anyone
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There are 3 ways to improve your English speaking and vocabulary---\n\n1) Have a good idea of basic grammar-including making of small sentences,use of correct tenses,verb forms and prepositions.\n\n2) Start speaking from dayone even if you speak wrong-do not worry or feel shy or hesitant  to what others will say or feel.Think you are learning to speak as a beginer only.\n\n3) Try to read daily English newspapers and magazines to know new words and find their meanings in the dictionary or even you may talk to your elders or teachers to learn more about the meanings of these words so that you understand as to how to use the same while speaking.You may also write what you want to say or speak so that your concept is clear.
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I heard that japanese people are very poor in english
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I'm amazed of the lack of education or the lack of quality of education many of these people have...Next question for yahoo should be...pick the sentence that is correct..."I speak english well" or "i speak a good english" I can only imagine what answer people will choose
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Try to go to China and stay there for a period of time, which I think is the best way to learn spoken Chinese. Make sure your Chinese teacher speaks standard Chinese - Mandarin or Putonghua unless you really want to learn Cantonese or other dialects.
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I think it is very hard to teach english unless you're a teacher. It is not enough to be able to speak it. Foreigners want to know all the grammar and the reasons for it. Not to underestimate you, but I think you would find it a very hard task and the learner wouldn't find it so easy either.
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My suggestion is to come here and write sentences like you have and let people correct them.\n\nThen, I would speak each and every answer out loud.  Even if you don't get the pronunciation correct, if you keep reading these little snippets of information out loud, you will have a very deep understanding on how English is structured.  Then, when you are able to talk to a native speaker, it will just be a matter of getting the pronunciation correct.  That's the easy part.
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From your question and explanation, I can tell you that you have better english than half of the people who post questions on here. They make no sense, their grammar sucks and their spelling is horrible. If you want to improve your accent, well that only happens with practice. Speak as much as you can, and it will get better and better, but let me tell you that some foreigners keep their accents forever. Don't be discouraged though, accents are cute and can even be sexy :o)
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First I'd learn to speak (or type) English properly then try again.  Or just hit the Check Spelling button and stop being ignorant.
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I presume you are trying to learn a foreign language, and that's the reason for the question. \nBest way is to start listening to to music in that language. Also watch a lot of TV programs  - it all helps you to get your "language ear" tuned in. That means you will start to get used to the sounds of that language, and it will help you recognize some new words you hear/learn. This is also a big confidence booster - recognizing the word and thinking "Hey, I know that word!"\nSecondly, enter a language class. Do some research and find a class that will suit you best, depending on what you are aiming to learn (speaking/reading/writing). Also make sure the teacher/tutor uses the foreign language in class to actually teach it. Let me explain. In some language classes, the teacher uses the speaker's first language to teach the new language. It sometimes help a little when explaining difficult grammar or vocabulary. But it's important that you hear this new language in class more than you hear your native language. That why there is such a big demand for English teachers in Asian countries - so the kids can learn from a foreigner, in the foreign language.\nThirdly, try to get a language exchange going. There are many websites on the internet where they advertise for people, who are trying to improve their writing skills in different languages, to communicate with each other. Try one of those. Or even better, register on http://www.eslbase.com It's a database for people who want to improve their language speaking skills. They use Skype to talk with each other and so improve their skills. \nWhatever you do, just remember that learning a language takes a lot of time. Most people can only master a spoken language after 4 to 5 years of intensive study, preferably in the country where they speak that foreign language. \nSo, go for it, and good luck!\nPS. I'm an English teacher in Taiwan, and I've been studying Chinese for 3 years. And still I can't speak it properly. But, it's worth the effort.
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I would propose you concentrate on improving on your English first.\nIf you speak it as badly as you write it you won't have much chance.\nSorry to be the harbinger of bad news, but facts have to be faced.\nGood luck.