Learning English in Ben’s way
I started learning English when I was 12 years old. Dozens of years have passed since then and I have accumulated some experience of learning and teaching. In January 2008, I moved to settle down in Hong Kong, where I have been immersed in an English-speaking environment. Sharing of my experience and tips might benefit many learners.
Generally speaking, if you want to reach an advanced level of English, you should live, work or learn in an English environment for over one year and a half after you feel at ease on an intermediate level, as revealed by Prof. Paul Pimsleur -- a great linguist.
If you want to reach the intermediate level, you might need to spend 2 hours a day continuously for two or three years after graduation from high school.
If you intend to get involved in basic communication with English speakers, you might have to spend one hour a day continuously for two years after graduation from high school.
If you just want to obtain basic information once travelling abroad, you might have to spend 200 to 300 hours on learning.
The most important element which decides your success in learning is your strong and lasting passion! Apart from that, you will need coaching and practice of pronunciation and intonation for about 100 hours; then you will need to increase your vocabulary to 5,000 words and familiarize yourself with reading materials of all kinds for 200 to 400 hours. And TV programmes and radio dramas will provide good listening opportunities. After all that, the best way to keep yourself competent is to use English every day.
What I can do for you is to provide unique training of accent, teaching of vocabulary, tricks of handling English exams, comparing Chinglish with English, and inspirational quotations.
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