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No. definitely I don't want to sound like this. This American uhrrr sound is so ugly and uncultivated, I mean as in native speakuugh, hammuugh. I never heard someone talk like this in England.
There are even gramar mistakes made by native speakers that are so pervasive that, if you don't make those mistakes yourself, it sounds wrong. For example "There are a number of people in the street" Should actually be "There IS a number of people in the street" because it's only one number. I notice these kinds of mistakes frequently but never bother mentioning them.
Excellent advice for anyone learning any language. I'm a native (British) English speaker and learnt Italian (C2) and French (B2) as an adult. I fully agree that these are universally valid language-learning tips. I would add that immersion is essential. You need to read as many ENJOYABLE books as you can in your target language. You must listen to and watch as many ENJOYABLE podcasts and TH-cam videos in your target language. Don't expect miracles. It's a very long process, but very satisfying. As the video says: Life-long learning is key.
When i read your comment I remembered the essays we had as homework. Mr. Quirk, Mr Chomsky came nearby when I read your comments. I think Grammar is the logic part of any language, without it we utter...
So true, native speakers do not care about the grammar of ESL learners. We generally have great respect for anyone who is willing to learn a new language. It is not difficult to make allowances for grammar. The thoughts and ideas you are trying to convey is what is important.
As an autistic English student: idioms and expressions are my own personal hell in any language I try to learn! especially those more deeply related to a shared culture or tradition
Hi, I'm a teacher of english language and one of the problems i have had is when my children's parents want them to speak and learn English in some weeks even if their children dont know anything about english. I think english takes a lot of time to learn it. When it happens, I prefer my parents leave my course. Want to thank you for the good advice in your video. I feel more motivated to teach English, language that I've always loved.
Hi there I’m an English teacher as well, I sometimes have had the same problem as you. Remind the relatives of your children that you want them to learn well and this requires its time. Learning well leads to self confidence and you want children grow this as well. Learning fast is like a fast diet, it may work in the short run, but not in the long run, because you want them to do well every single day!! It takes two months to learn bad and build mistakes forever, it takes a longer time to build confidence and become good speakers!
And has to be spoken in the house and surrounding environment the kids are in, the more the language is used the more it can be learned...if not properly immersed it will inevitably take longer to learn.
My daughter has been going to an English school for 2 years (I mean a school where all the education is in English) and we have been learning at home as well. She has learned a lot so far, but she still doesn't have very good English, and her other non-native classmates do too. So, I think, it's a long process
Great advises. Thanks a lot. I´m sick of those youtubers saying..."Stop saying very well, say marvellous instead". You have to understand the word marvellous but you have to say what ever comes up to your mind to be fluent in your comunication.
I think they are saying about exam environment, where 'very' doesn't cut it, if you are trying to present your C1 level skills. If yes - then no, 'very' is not the best word to use. :P In every day speech though - using sophisticated vocab could make you sound like a show off to others., since most people speak a dumbed down version of their native language anyway. So remember to keep those marvellous and incredible words for exams and use very good and very nice in every day speech.
I’m a TEFL teacher in Asia, and you are right- the students do not use phrasal verbs even when they have been taught them and even when they are told they are a major part of the language and native speakers use them frequently
I avoid phrasal verbs like the plague😂. But I feel more self-conscious because I’m a linguist in my native language. I work for an U.S based company and I often have to attend videocalls. So, in my mind, the issue of being a perfect English speaker is always an issue.
That's why people love Jackie Chan despite his less than perfect English. He gets his point across from his sincerity, interesting anecdotes, and body language, and people understand him perfectly with no trouble. I made all these mistakes decades ago when i came from Hong Kong. Despite having learned English from kindergarten, we never had to use it in our everyday lives. It took me around 2 years to be comfortable in my own skin because I was overly conscious about grammar, pronouncing like a native, etc. Being correct is important, but when it comes to communicating in a foreign language, those impediments could take a backseat. Making yourself understood in a foreign country in an impressive feat in and of itself, which already requires a lot of guts. Not afraid to make mistake is the first step of the learning process. People thought i was quiet or shy and not friendly in high school, but i really wanted to make more friends except i was too proud and scared of making mistakes. That's why it's so easy for kids to learn a new language, just like learning to ride a bike despite falling. My mother tongue is Cantonese, but I'm still learning English, mandarin, and Japanese all the time. It's definitely a lifelong process and you learn something new everyday
Thank you! I know people are different, but when I make mistakes in a foreign language I usually think about my feelings towards someone speaking my native language. I feel honor that they decided to dedicate time to learn it. I feel understanding and compassion that my native language grammar and pronunciation are difficult. And I feel proud of him when he is able to express himself.
Before learning another language it never dawned on me how difficult learning is. I've had some Spanish speakers come up to me and speak what english they knew and I was happy to talk to them, it never bothered me. However it never really impressed me or anything, I think we Americans just come to expect it without really thinking about it. That said, now I have much more respect for anyone learning english, as a learner myself I have a decent idea of what they have to go through.
You're absolutely right it's incredibly important to understand other people and to be understood by them. As an English learner i comprehend you because it's not my mother's tongue.
When I learned English in my school ,I always thought this was boring, but now I enjoy the english and just 6 months improved a lot it, I don't have a perfect English but I can understand many things
The point is…the fact they don’t care helps you to not be afraid to try,, which is the base of learning languages, thats the points,not, don’t care about Grammar ! Good job!
As someone who used to teach English, my number 1 advice I always gave my pupils of a certain level was to find a hobby they enjoy and watch videos of it, or read about it online and to not care whether they understand every single word or not if they understand the meaning of a text or video overall. This is how I learned English as well (not in school, although it did give me a base to jump off of). The key is to not get impatient with yourself, it takes time. With any language, not just English. Greetings from Hungary!
Excellent points. My American girlfriend told me once :' It doesn't matter if you speak perfect English, the most important thing is that I understand what you are saying'. Lifelong experience. This is so true. 50 years and counting for me. Very important factor, in my opinion : you have to love the language you learn, and you need to love the process. It's a wonderful journey. By the way. My girlfriend and I split up, but we are friends and have wonderful memories. Lovely background choice on that clip.
great video! thank you. So many teachers here focus so much on "Speak like a native" but the point is "why?" why should I have to speak like a native if I'm not? I love when someone speaks Portuguese to me with their mother tongue accent and how they figure out a way to say something, following the logic, even though that word doesn't exist or in that case means something else. These mistakes often enhance communication rather than mining it, as it forces both to pay more attention to their own message and to their interlocutor.
Using good English grammar will help you communicate your ideas more effectively. Fluent English speakers will use the features of the language to convey subtitles, and when listening try to use the same "rules" to decode what is being said. Thus there is a risk of misunderstanding when the listener reads more, or less, into what they hear than what the speaker intended. Note, however, this problem is not limited to non-English language users. Similar things occur between UK and USA speakers or any time there are cultural or social differences between the people. Also, if you make it clear that you are learning English, most people will accommodate, often by asking for additional clarification when needed.
Exactly. It is very easy to miscommunicate because of grammatical or pronunciation mistake. It may not be so noticeable with English, since it's been distorted since ages and accentuation isn't that crucial in this language but try to mispronounce French, or Chinese - good luck with getting your message across.
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Fabulous video! About #7, my speaking skills would not be where they are if I hadn’t been literally speaking to myself in English for the past 20 years. I was an ESL instructor for 15 years, and once I suggested that to a student who complained about not having someone to talk to and she gave me a weird look. 👀 I never suggested that again but I can attest to how effective this practice is. ❤
Please don't say we don't care about grammar. We do and we should care more. But when a person who is learning English is trying to communicate with me, I'm forgiving. I know how hard it is to learn another language.
I'm glad you're understanding and forgiving because learning a foreign language is truly not easy! And my point about "not caring" is in a specific context that my students understand.
9 gems coming from an absolutely great English teacher. As a non-native English speaker, how I wish my first English teacher taught me these when I first encountered this second language in my junior-high days (half a century ago).
By the way, the experience of learning my third language, German, was a total disaster. It was during my college days and the instructor insisted on memorizing rigid grammar (whole lot of it) and reciting essays he picked (all of them very dry and boring). And when we had those conversation practices during the classes, he always picked out every single mistakes and intonations I made and gave me that "look". I never got motivated to learn German. It's a pity, I do know it's a beautiful language.
I appreciate your support! I had a similar experience learning French (because I became an English language teacher). I'm glad there are so many better methods and approaches to language learning now!
@JForrestEnglish I am a native English speaker, born and raised in America, and I have been a self-taught German language learner for the past year. Every single point you make e in this video applies to my situation as well! I especially appreciate what you said about not needing to focus on following grammar rules perfectly when interacting with native speakers, that as long as they understand the point you are making, it's a successful interaction! I'm just now starting that phase of my learning journey and the positive feedback I get is a huge confidence builder! I live alone so I do practice a lot of my German speaking out loud, but then I can only wonder if I really got it right. Now I have living, breathing German speakers to practice with, and it's a game changer! It's also a unifying experience, being a language learner. Our target languages are different but we all go through the fundamental process of learning the same way.
As a native speaker, I wouldn't say I don't care. I notice mistakes, but they aren't a big deal. Accents are nice though, as long as you're understandable, it adds flavor. You don't need to erase where you came from! Even native speakers have many different accents, both in the USA and in the UK, besides other places as well.
Learning this fantastic language in this channel is part of my process to get my English goals, and I enjoy it so much. Keep working and teaching, dear teacher!
I love hearing the accents of non-native speakers. Foreign accents display the inflections and nuances in the English language. Have fun learning and be proud of your accent.
4:54 ... Thank you!! (ESL teacher here!) I tell my students all the time...I'm showing how a native person speaks, how expressions are used...but You--student--don't need to copy me Exactly but you should recognize the expressions and pronunciations that you hear from native speakers!
I’m a native English speaker and I care about grammar a lot. It’s a language that needs to be used correctly for best results, like any other language.
Fair. But the point is that my students can still speak even if they make a grammar mistake. This fear of mistakes paralyzes students. I want them to overcome that ;)
I try to speak precisely but I don't get after other people on how they speak. A lot of native speakers use poor grammar. In general conversation, if I can understand what they're telling me then it's fine.
No one cares about grammar more than us English teachers, including JForrestEnglish. There are plenty of non-standard uses of grammar and word usage by native speakers and non-native speakers alike. I want my students to be aware of them and not let perfection, whatever that is, get in the way of communication. As an editor I make corrections to documents in a way that is different to my conversation classes. It's best not to set such prescriptive traps for ourselves. No one likes a pedant in a real-world conversation, it makes for bad company. I am paid by my students to be one while keeping it fun, engaging and interesting. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" in the real-world, and even in some educational instances depending on the circumstances, especially if it's not of immediate necessity. Over years of experience one develops a sense of when, where, and how to approach correction. You’ll never hear me say, “Well, that’s not how a highly-educated, native-speaking, professional communicator would say that!” Such unhelpful statements can, and will, bite you in the rear end someday. A joke: The first Texan to attend Oxford is amblin’ across a quad and approaches an Oxonian. “Where’s the registrar’s office at?” “Here at Oxford, we don’t end our sentences with prepositions.” “Alrigthty then. Where’s the registrar’s office at, a-hole.”
I agree with everthing. As a non native English speaker living abroad, that matches perfectly my experience. I dont understand why these tips are not typically stressed enough.
no， English speaker really care of my grammar. They can find any mistake I wrote on my resume even though it just is a little misspelling such as “a” and “an”😢😢😢
If you are writing, with plenty of time to check errors, then native speakers will pick up on errors. There are grammar-checkers you can use online. If you are speaking, grammar mistakes are nothing like as important, unless they are really bad like mixing up future and past tense.
100% True. As long as you can't communicate to your audience,your ideas in the same way you understood. That's how English is born in different countries differently.
It all depends if you are being malicious or not. A native speaker will likely be able to tell if you are a non-native speaker and will give you the benefit of the doubt. Also, if a pronoun error is caused by the language barrier then it will clearly be present for more than just one specific colleague whom you wish to harass.
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Totally agree with what's said in the video. Being a non-native speaker myself, I think part of the reason a native speaker doesn't care about your grammar mistakes is that as soon as you open your mouth they already know you're not a native speaker. You sound unnatural in so many ways that even if you're trying hard to avoid certain grammar mistakes, it doesn't help much. So focusing more on learning more phrasal verbs and such is the most effective way to improve your ability to communicate.
If I understood what you meant, your english is perfect! I hate when people say, "that's not the right way to say that". If they could determine what my intended meaning was enough to know that the way I said it was "wrong", then they understood what I meant, so what's the problem? (Oh, I see, they just want to make other people feel inferior and make themselves feel superior by correcting them). If you get corrected by a native speaker who isn't trying to genuinely help you, if they're correcting you just to make themselves feel superior to you, all you have to say back is, "You understood me just fine."
I have been learning English for years and currently agree with all these things. My first fear was about the choice of American or British English, but then I understood that speakers from the UK know that "lorry" in the USA is a truck and vice versa. I remember when one of my teachers spent more than an hour teaching us some phrases which are often used by native speakers and using these phrases will make us similar to natives. I quit her lessons because I do not need to pretend a native speaker and my main goal is communication with people.
Hi Jennifer! Thanks a bunch for these splendid points! By the way, what a beautiful background, just like in Finland! I admit it bothers me to some degree when I sometimes make pretty basic speaking mistakes since I, basically, know that word or sentence structure. When I speak English, my mind goes blank sometimes. Then I recap that word or sentence structure afterwards so I don't hopefully make that same mistake again. Especially, I like to learn, and also use, phrasal verbs and idioms, as it makes me sound more fluent. As for me, when I once in a while encounter situations, where I need to speak English, I just "take the leap" and start to speak English. Despite mistakes I make, they understand what I mean.
I love your message! And I totally agree with you!!! I’m a native speaker of English and German ( bilingual), and I have learned 3 other languages since, ( French , Italian, Ukrainian) and I can totally relate and tell you that the people don’t care about grammatical correctness when you communicate as a foreigner. Whether it’s me speaking a foreign language or a foreigner is speaking to me , it’s totally lovely when you can make yourself understood and express yourself. That’s the most important thing when it comes to language in my opinion 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻And : a lot of it comes naturally over time. Like expressions and idioms.
Good advice, I’m a native English speaker and as long as I understand the message that is being conveyed , that’s great. Students of English will improve their grammar, pronunciation with practise. As for speaking English with their native accent, I say great, it’s much better than sounding like a BBC newsreader. In the UK every region has its own accent.
This video hit the spot and it seems you read my mind to film it since every single aspect you mentioned is what happens to me frequently. I've been learning English for the most part of life because my great grandfather was American and he would always speak to me in English regardless if I grasped the message or not because he didn't know how to speak Spanish (which is my native language being Colombian). However, I began taking English seriously only after I graduated from college and even though I virtually understand all types of English media whether it is written or spoken, I've been refraining from speaking to people or looking for bilingual job positions exclusively in English just off the fact I consider I'm not as proficient as the people I'm talking to. Additionally, my anxiety skyrockets anytime I have to say something out loud in a language that I know but I'm too chickened out to admit. On behalf of all non-native speakers around the world, we owe you so much for debunking these myths revolving around learning English and any other language as well since in a perfect world you'd be the English teacher we deserve and need with urge
A long life learner! What a beautiful expression, I love it! Learning a language is a very long journey and needs to be loved." Learn from cradle to grave" is a very good saying and should be put in our minds to achieve our success. You have explained very important tips to follow up them, they help a lot create a good environment for learning a language or something else. ❤
Hey! This is a wonderful and encouraging video. And I do adhere to everything said here. I’m from Chile and I applied to an internship program in SUNY when I was way younger and my formal education in the language was my main toolbox, but soon I realized that reality is a bit different. Sometimes the teacher won’t tell you what is the right word for a specific context, and you get to learn a lot by paying attention when having a conversation and getting exposed to new words or concepts. So this was my own way of practicing and I’ll share it with you: whenever I got a word or concept that was really new to me from any conversation, I pushed myself to use it as soon as possible in the same day or in the day after in a different conversation. That way I was making sure it was part of my memory, and my toolbox was expanding day by day. I still use it by the way and I it works a lot. Cheers 👍
I don't mind, I know a couple of people I hang out with that English is their second language and they have asked me to point out any mistakes when they talk and I like to give them other ways to get the same point across so they can have more options of how to say the same thing, but I do always let them know that anyone will understand them with how they talk now, but I do help them because I know they want to improve
I love the expressions , i love many phrasal virbs ( such as " go through " and " turn out "and many others ) , i am an fan adherent of "passive voice" - it provides many solutions , but i hate the idioms...
When I decided to pick up the first book in english and read it, I realised that was a huge change in my process. Curiously I found out that reading made my speaking to improve.
Thanks for sharing the things you wish the English learners knew. IMO, all these 9 things are very important to any English student. For me, the tips #4 and #7 are the ones I can start immediately. I liked the fact that you filmed this class in a beautiful outdoor environment. Your outfit is also beautiful. You rock, Jennifer!🌻
Norwegian here. Back in the early 2000, I was reading some English comic books (not suitable for children) that was written in a way similar to how the characters would speak in real life. That was a great lesson "normal" textbooks normally cannot teach.
Beautiful background!🌳✨ You’re absolutely right! I believe it’s important not to give up no matter what, study regularly, since it’s better to learn 1 new word in a day, than nothing. At some point the progress may not be seen, but it will inevitably happen if we persevere in our studies🙂
I am learning French, and your advice is good advice in that context as well. My wife, a native French speaker who has some experience teaching French to native English speakers, has given me similar advice with regard to my efforts to learn French. As an aside, I have logged more than 400 hours learning French, and I am still not at the point where I can reliably and spontaneously put together a simple sentence in French to express a random thought. My goal is to pass an official DELF exam at a B1-level. I feel like, at an intuitive level, that I am no more than half way to that goal. I am finding French to be much harder than the German I learned in school. Ranking my skills in French, my best skill is reading comprehension, then oral comprehension of simple French sentences spoken clearly and slowly, followed by written expression, and then in last place, oral expression.
I'm glad your wife also encourages you with this same advice! I'm sure your French is better than you think! Standard assessments usually aren't reflective of fluency in the real world. Regardless, I wish you all the best!
Thank you so much about this video. I'd like to add to #3 - Native speakers don't care about our accents, but they do care about our articulation. As being slavs ( Ukrainian, Russian languages) we used to mumble a little letters in words, and speak fast ( me personally). That's how I used to speak English too. But native English speakers sometimes don't understand me because of that, even though I say everything correctly.
This is a really good point! In the U.S., we have many regional accents, so most of us are generally not bothered by an accent, as long as we can understand what the person is saying. We may even slow our speech slightly and enunciate more with other native speakers who are from another state or region due to those differening accents. Clear articulation helps a lot!
You are really a motivating teacher,love the way you encourage people to do so and you're right on everything you've said , motivation , confidence and daily practice are the key to improve your learning big howdy from Santiago Chile
Very helpful and straightforward advice and sharing. A lot of IELTS trainers are always emphasizing the use of advanced vocabulary or idioms to boost speaking scores. As a result, lots of my high school students speak English with a sweet voice, but are totally incomprehensible due to the big words they use are not compatible with their basic grammar and the little meaning they can convey.
Forrest in the forest? Love that 😊!!! I came across your video by chance - I’m actually English but am learning French and found your advice oh so encouraging! It translates to learning other languages obviously and I so wish I saw this a few years ago!! I was paralysed by anxiety about making mistakes in French and this really held back my progress . We moved to France two years ago and my husband’s level of French is approximately the same as mine - he makes more grammatical errors than I do HOWEVER he ploughs on and has more interesting and varied conversations as a result !! Also I think French speakers can become a bit exasperated with me when I am not sure of a grammar point and try different versions looking for approval when all they want is for me to continue what I was saying .. so I really applaud your advice , I’ll really try to keep it in mind when I next chat with a native French speaker . I also really like the advice of speaking aloud to myself - I’m also learning Spanish and my level is too basic to have a conversation with anyone I know .. yet!!! Thank you , merci and Gracias !!
Haha, I never thought about the Forrest in the forest. Very clever of you ;) Funny because I also learned French and Spanish as second languages. And it makes me so happy this video encouraged you! I didn't know this when I learned French and the journey would have been a lot more enjoyable if I had!
This is soooo true. I am not a native English speaker and I am so concerned about my sentence structures and grammar mistakes but hey, in my language, I sometimes make mistakes and even some wrong pronunciations of those words that I am not familiar with and I often have hard time hear people clearly from other regions of my country and I need to ask them to repeat or explain me more and sometimes they ask me to explain and I need to find another way to convey my ideas. If that happens in my own language, I guess it can happen in English as well since English is a language after all. Thank you for making those good practical ideas and it does add more confident in my English speaking!
You make some very good points, particularly about native English speakers not having perfect English and not being afraid about making mistakes. However, I respectfully disagree about mistakes in grammar. There are times when it is crucial to use the correct tense. I work with victims of domestic violence. Most of the time my client has already separated from the abuser. However I need to be absolutely certain that my client is not telling me about current incidents and only about what had happened in the past. I need to know that he is not continuing to control and threaten her. Often clients will say “I don’t know” or “I can’t remember”, when you ask when something happened. So it is important to know the difference between the present continuous tense and the different past tenses. Most native English intuitively use the correct tense if they are currently being threatened. They will say ‘he is threatening me’ even when the actual threats happened in the past - for example a threat yesterday, and on the previous day and on the day before that. A non native English speaker, even though they are fluent, may keep using the past tense. Often when I question in more depth I can find out the threats are currently happening. However if a woman is really traumatised she may not be able to say. However I think if it is really important that you need to communicate something- say you are not sure of the correct tense. Explain the time period you are talking about - your listener will be able to ask the questions to clarify. Then they can ask the questions to clarify the time frame Do not be frightened to ask for help with the language, particularly if what you are saying is important.
I feel in confidence more after seeing this magnificent video. I consider myself B2 but I make mistakes while speaking particularly. This sometimes makes me negative for my developing process in English. However, I am motivated thanks to you. Thanks a lot teacher!
Something that is very seldom mentioned is that English very often has two words that mean roughly the same thing, one of Romance origin and one of Germanic origin. Written English, which is what people learn most of the time in class, usually favors the Romance forms, while common spoken English usually favors the Germanic forms. A lot of native speakers don't even notice this, but the fact that books can't teach you spoken English is one of the biggest hurdles to cross when learning English as a non-native speaker.
I was raised in the Intermountain West, 23 years in the military, I had earned 2 B.S. degrees and when I got a job in eastern Tennessee, I had to learn new meanings for old words, new words for old meanings. This would possibly be easier for someone who is learning a second language because there might be less to unlearn.
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No. definitely I don't want to sound like this. This American uhrrr sound is so ugly and uncultivated, I mean as in native speakuugh, hammuugh. I never heard someone talk like this in England.
There are even gramar mistakes made by native speakers that are so pervasive that, if you don't make those mistakes yourself, it sounds wrong. For example "There are a number of people in the street" Should actually be "There IS a number of people in the street" because it's only one number. I notice these kinds of mistakes frequently but never bother mentioning them.
@@KenFullman I wonder about "The United States is..."
Excellent advice for anyone learning any language. I'm a native (British) English speaker and learnt Italian (C2) and French (B2) as an adult. I fully agree that these are universally valid language-learning tips. I would add that immersion is essential. You need to read as many ENJOYABLE books as you can in your target language. You must listen to and watch as many ENJOYABLE podcasts and TH-cam videos in your target language. Don't expect miracles. It's a very long process, but very satisfying. As the video says: Life-long learning is key.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts ❤️
When i read your comment I remembered the essays we had as homework. Mr. Quirk, Mr Chomsky came nearby when I read your comments. I think Grammar is the logic part of any language, without it we utter...
Learnt? Really? It’s the 21st century.
@@DRL1320 Yes, really. As I said above, I'm British. I'm also 62.
@@DRL1320 I use learnt very often. Lemme guess, American?
So true, native speakers do not care about the grammar of ESL learners. We generally have great respect for anyone who is willing to learn a new language. It is not difficult to make allowances for grammar. The thoughts and ideas you are trying to convey is what is important.
I'm glad you get my point ❤️
As an autistic English student: idioms and expressions are my own personal hell in any language I try to learn! especially those more deeply related to a shared culture or tradition
You could say you're "raining cats and dogs" with your eyes.
This works for every language. Thank you for verbalizing so many of the difficulties that language learners experience!
You're very welcome!
Every language? You sure? I wouldn't risk mispronouncing words in Chinese... I wouldn't risk neglecting Japanese grammar. :/
Hi, I'm a teacher of english language and one of the problems i have had is when my children's parents want them to speak and learn English in some weeks even if their children dont know anything about english. I think english takes a lot of time to learn it. When it happens, I prefer my parents leave my course. Want to thank you for the good advice in your video. I feel more motivated to teach English, language that I've always loved.
I'm so glad you enjoyed this video and it left you motivated. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
Hi there I’m an English teacher as well, I sometimes have had the same problem as you.
Remind the relatives of your children that you want them to learn well and this requires its time. Learning well leads to self confidence and you want children grow this as well. Learning fast is like a fast diet, it may work in the short run, but not in the long run, because you want them to do well every single day!! It takes two months to learn bad and build mistakes forever, it takes a longer time to build confidence and become good speakers!
And has to be spoken in the house and surrounding environment the kids are in, the more the language is used the more it can be learned...if not properly immersed it will inevitably take longer to learn.
@@mattfield3371 absolutely
My daughter has been going to an English school for 2 years (I mean a school where all the education is in English) and we have been learning at home as well. She has learned a lot so far, but she still doesn't have very good English, and her other non-native classmates do too. So, I think, it's a long process
Not only providing english reading lessons, you provide a lot of useful tips for English learners as well.
Good Job Ms Jennifer
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @titotriatmojo ❤️
Great advises. Thanks a lot. I´m sick of those youtubers saying..."Stop saying very well, say marvellous instead". You have to understand the word marvellous but you have to say what ever comes up to your mind to be fluent in your comunication.
I appreciate that!
I recall watching one of them saying "Don't say 'very'" and a minute later she said "Because I'm very nice, I'm giving you a discount" 😅
That's funny 😅@@LuziSantos
I think they are saying about exam environment, where 'very' doesn't cut it, if you are trying to present your C1 level skills. If yes - then no, 'very' is not the best word to use. :P In every day speech though - using sophisticated vocab could make you sound like a show off to others., since most people speak a dumbed down version of their native language anyway. So remember to keep those marvellous and incredible words for exams and use very good and very nice in every day speech.
I’m a TEFL teacher in Asia, and you are right- the students do not use phrasal verbs even when they have been taught them and even when they are told they are a major part of the language and native speakers use them frequently
Great point. Thanks for watching! 😁
I avoid phrasal verbs like the plague😂. But I feel more self-conscious because I’m a linguist in my native language. I work for an U.S based company and I often have to attend videocalls. So, in my mind, the issue of being a perfect English speaker is always an issue.
That's why people love Jackie Chan despite his less than perfect English. He gets his point across from his sincerity, interesting anecdotes, and body language, and people understand him perfectly with no trouble.
I made all these mistakes decades ago when i came from Hong Kong. Despite having learned English from kindergarten, we never had to use it in our everyday lives. It took me around 2 years to be comfortable in my own skin because I was overly conscious about grammar, pronouncing like a native, etc. Being correct is important, but when it comes to communicating in a foreign language, those impediments could take a backseat. Making yourself understood in a foreign country in an impressive feat in and of itself, which already requires a lot of guts. Not afraid to make mistake is the first step of the learning process. People thought i was quiet or shy and not friendly in high school, but i really wanted to make more friends except i was too proud and scared of making mistakes. That's why it's so easy for kids to learn a new language, just like learning to ride a bike despite falling.
My mother tongue is Cantonese, but I'm still learning English, mandarin, and Japanese all the time. It's definitely a lifelong process and you learn something new everyday
Exactly! Love this comment! 💝💝💝
Thank you! I know people are different, but when I make mistakes in a foreign language I usually think about my feelings towards someone speaking my native language. I feel honor that they decided to dedicate time to learn it. I feel understanding and compassion that my native language grammar and pronunciation are difficult. And I feel proud of him when he is able to express himself.
Wonderful perspective. Thank you for sharing! 🌷
Before learning another language it never dawned on me how difficult learning is. I've had some Spanish speakers come up to me and speak what english they knew and I was happy to talk to them, it never bothered me. However it never really impressed me or anything, I think we Americans just come to expect it without really thinking about it. That said, now I have much more respect for anyone learning english, as a learner myself I have a decent idea of what they have to go through.
You're absolutely right it's incredibly important to understand other people and to be understood by them.
As an English learner i comprehend you because it's not my mother's tongue.
Thank you so much! 😊
When I learned English in my school ,I always thought this was boring, but now I enjoy the english and just 6 months improved a lot it, I don't have a perfect English but I can understand many things
That's awesome, I'm so glad!
Clearly :)
As a former ESL teacher, I completely agree. Great content!
I'm so glad we're on the same page! ❤
Thank you Jennifer for your honesty and hope that people can understand your message, the importance of what are you telling them
Yes, I hope so too. Thanks for watching ❤️
The point is…the fact they don’t care helps you to not be afraid to try,, which is the base of learning languages, thats the points,not, don’t care about Grammar ! Good job!
I'm glad you get my point. Thanks for watching! 😁
As someone who used to teach English, my number 1 advice I always gave my pupils of a certain level was to find a hobby they enjoy and watch videos of it, or read about it online and to not care whether they understand every single word or not if they understand the meaning of a text or video overall. This is how I learned English as well (not in school, although it did give me a base to jump off of). The key is to not get impatient with yourself, it takes time. With any language, not just English.
Greetings from Hungary!
Wonderful advice! Thank you for sharing it here! 😊
Excellent points. My American girlfriend told me once :' It doesn't matter if you speak perfect English, the most important thing is that I understand what you are saying'.
Lifelong experience.
This is so true. 50 years and counting for me. Very important factor, in my opinion : you have to love the language you learn, and you need to love the process. It's a wonderful journey.
By the way. My girlfriend and I split up, but we are friends and have wonderful memories.
Lovely background choice on that clip.
Great point! You have to love the language and the process 😊
Background 'ad hoc' , her surname is Forrest , cheers.
great video! thank you. So many teachers here focus so much on "Speak like a native" but the point is "why?" why should I have to speak like a native if I'm not? I love when someone speaks Portuguese to me with their mother tongue accent and how they figure out a way to say something, following the logic, even though that word doesn't exist or in that case means something else. These mistakes often enhance communication rather than mining it, as it forces both to pay more attention to their own message and to their interlocutor.
Well said. Thanks so much for sharing, @LuziSantos!
Using good English grammar will help you communicate your ideas more effectively. Fluent English speakers will use the features of the language to convey subtitles, and when listening try to use the same "rules" to decode what is being said. Thus there is a risk of misunderstanding when the listener reads more, or less, into what they hear than what the speaker intended.
Note, however, this problem is not limited to non-English language users. Similar things occur between UK and USA speakers or any time there are cultural or social differences between the people.
Also, if you make it clear that you are learning English, most people will accommodate, often by asking for additional clarification when needed.
Good points. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
Exactly. It is very easy to miscommunicate because of grammatical or pronunciation mistake. It may not be so noticeable with English, since it's been distorted since ages and accentuation isn't that crucial in this language but try to mispronounce French, or Chinese - good luck with getting your message across.
Fabulous video! About #7, my speaking skills would not be where they are if I hadn’t been literally speaking to myself in English for the past 20 years. I was an ESL instructor for 15 years, and once I suggested that to a student who complained about not having someone to talk to and she gave me a weird look. 👀 I never suggested that again but I can attest to how effective this practice is. ❤
Love that! Thanks for sharing!
Please don't say we don't care about grammar. We do and we should care more. But when a person who is learning English is trying to communicate with me, I'm forgiving. I know how hard it is to learn another language.
I'm glad you're understanding and forgiving because learning a foreign language is truly not easy! And my point about "not caring" is in a specific context that my students understand.
9 gems coming from an absolutely great English teacher. As a non-native English speaker, how I wish my first English teacher taught me these when I first encountered this second language in my junior-high days (half a century ago).
By the way, the experience of learning my third language, German, was a total disaster. It was during my college days and the instructor insisted on memorizing rigid grammar (whole lot of it) and reciting essays he picked (all of them very dry and boring). And when we had those conversation practices during the classes, he always picked out every single mistakes and intonations I made and gave me that "look". I never got motivated to learn German. It's a pity, I do know it's a beautiful language.
I appreciate your support! I had a similar experience learning French (because I became an English language teacher). I'm glad there are so many better methods and approaches to language learning now!
Excellent point! You make your students feel more comfortable and confident! Thank you for your encouragement and support! ❤❤❤
I really appreciate that! ❤
@JForrestEnglish I am a native English speaker, born and raised in America, and I have been a self-taught German language learner for the past year. Every single point you make e in this video applies to my situation as well! I especially appreciate what you said about not needing to focus on following grammar rules perfectly when interacting with native speakers, that as long as they understand the point you are making, it's a successful interaction! I'm just now starting that phase of my learning journey and the positive feedback I get is a huge confidence builder! I live alone so I do practice a lot of my German speaking out loud, but then I can only wonder if I really got it right. Now I have living, breathing German speakers to practice with, and it's a game changer! It's also a unifying experience, being a language learner.
Our target languages are different but we all go through the fundamental process of learning the same way.
That's so interesting and inspiring, @MusicFanKim! Thanks for sharing! 😄
It's good to know these things, thanks a lot Jennifer 👍🏻✔️💯🤓
I appreciate that! And I hope you liked this outside video too. They say "variety" is the spice of life ;)
This was like healing therapy for English learners 🥲💖 Thank you!
You're welcome, @maryhernandez3804!
Muy cierto, muchas Gracias por los consejos.
Thanks for watching! 😁
i was so encouraged and felt more confident to start my new job with a foreign language after watching this vid, tysm;))
I'm so glad! That's exactly what I was hoping for! ❤
As a native speaker, I wouldn't say I don't care. I notice mistakes, but they aren't a big deal. Accents are nice though, as long as you're understandable, it adds flavor. You don't need to erase where you came from! Even native speakers have many different accents, both in the USA and in the UK, besides other places as well.
Well said! Great point 😊
Learning this fantastic language in this channel is part of my process to get my English goals, and I enjoy it so much. Keep working and teaching, dear teacher!
Happy to hear that!
As a German I can only say thank you. I hate my German Accent. I always think people make fun of it when I speak english.
Are you kidding? We think it is so cool! At least a whole lot of us are enchanted by your accent!
Your accent is great! Thanks for watching!
I love hearing the accents of non-native speakers. Foreign accents display the inflections and nuances in the English language.
Have fun learning and be proud of your accent.
It's nice to hear a foreign accent, it means they're a smart and dedicated person, to learn our complicated, shithole language.
If they make fun of you because of your German accent, they're not your real friends.
4:54 ... Thank you!! (ESL teacher here!) I tell my students all the time...I'm showing how a native person speaks, how expressions are used...but You--student--don't need to copy me Exactly but you should recognize the expressions and pronunciations that you hear from native speakers!
Yes, exactly! 😘
I’m a native English speaker and I care about grammar a lot. It’s a language that needs to be used correctly for best results, like any other language.
Fair. But the point is that my students can still speak even if they make a grammar mistake. This fear of mistakes paralyzes students. I want them to overcome that ;)
I care too. The more precise someone's message, the more likely I can understand it.
@@TimoX-e2v Hello!
Thank you for your comment. I totally agree.
I try to speak precisely but I don't get after other people on how they speak. A lot of native speakers use poor grammar. In general conversation, if I can understand what they're telling me then it's fine.
No one cares about grammar more than us English teachers, including JForrestEnglish. There are plenty of non-standard uses of grammar and word usage by native speakers and non-native speakers alike. I want my students to be aware of them and not let perfection, whatever that is, get in the way of communication.
As an editor I make corrections to documents in a way that is different to my conversation classes. It's best not to set such prescriptive traps for ourselves. No one likes a pedant in a real-world conversation, it makes for bad company. I am paid by my students to be one while keeping it fun, engaging and interesting.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" in the real-world, and even in some educational instances depending on the circumstances, especially if it's not of immediate necessity. Over years of experience one develops a sense of when, where, and how to approach correction. You’ll never hear me say, “Well, that’s not how a highly-educated, native-speaking, professional communicator would say that!” Such unhelpful statements can, and will, bite you in the rear end someday.
A joke: The first Texan to attend Oxford is amblin’ across a quad and approaches an Oxonian. “Where’s the registrar’s office at?” “Here at Oxford, we don’t end our sentences with prepositions.” “Alrigthty then. Where’s the registrar’s office at, a-hole.”
Your manner of speaking sounds perfect to me. You speak so clearly that I can understand 100% of the words.
I'm so happy to hear that! 😍
I agree with everthing. As a non native English speaker living abroad, that matches perfectly my experience. I dont understand why these tips are not typically stressed enough.
I'm glad you understand the point of this video
no， English speaker really care of my grammar. They can find any mistake I wrote on my resume even though it just is a little misspelling such as “a” and “an”😢😢😢
Sorry about that! 😔
If you are writing, with plenty of time to check errors, then native speakers will pick up on errors.
There are grammar-checkers you can use online.
If you are speaking, grammar mistakes are nothing like as important, unless they are really bad like mixing up future and past tense.
100% True. As long as you can't communicate to your audience,your ideas in the same way you understood. That's how English is born in different countries differently.
Absolutely! You got it! 🙌
This might come as a bit of a shock but, people don't learn English for native English speakers.
Absolutely!
Very good video. I know my English isn't perfect, but the important thing is to practice and improve my skills every day. 😊
Exactly! You have the right attitude! And it's all about attitude! 😊
I do notice that when I am nervous, my accent gets much thicker 😂
Thanks so much for sharing, @qww760! That's totally fine.
Thank you for validating my decision to eschew all rules and embrace my inner chaos.
You're welcome ❤️
'Native English speakers don't care about grammar mistakes'...... but you could lose your job if you don't use pronouns correctly.
Watch the full video 😊
That's not about speaking english. That's about respecting your co-workers. If you call your co-worker's names, you could also get fired.
@@Lensmaster1 Same in Germany or in Poland. If you say 'Du' instead of 'Sie' or 'Ty' instead of 'Pan', you could lose your job.
😆😆
It all depends if you are being malicious or not. A native speaker will likely be able to tell if you are a non-native speaker and will give you the benefit of the doubt.
Also, if a pronoun error is caused by the language barrier then it will clearly be present for more than just one specific colleague whom you wish to harass.
Thanks. Great advice. Everything came from your experience. 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
One of the best videos about learning a foreign language I've ever heard.
Thanks!
Hi Jennifer! Thanks for your lessons and inspiration! Now I'm in Canada 🇨🇦 and passed the English exam at CLB6🤩
P.S.: And I'm not unsubscribing from your channel because motivation to learn English has increased even more😉
No way! That's SO AMAZING! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 Congratulations on all your hard work. You deserve all the success in the world and I'm so excited for you! Please share your journey. And thanks for staying on as a subscriber. That means a lot! ❤❤❤
@@JForrestEnglish Wow, it's been a long road. I have been pursuing my dream for 4️⃣ years, starting in 2020. First, I began to improve my English and passed exam (IELTS4). When the war began in Ukraine, I sent my family to Canada🇨🇦 under the CUAET program. I haven’t seen them for 2 years, but I continued to improve my English mainly through videos on TH-cam, including your channel👌 that helped me with this. Two weeks ago I was able to reunite with my family. I took the English test at Regional Connections (CLB6). And now I’m looking for a job in Manitoba, and we’ve already received PR😉
Jennifer, thank you for lifting us up ❤
Always!
Totally agree with what's said in the video. Being a non-native speaker myself, I think part of the reason a native speaker doesn't care about your grammar mistakes is that as soon as you open your mouth they already know you're not a native speaker. You sound unnatural in so many ways that even if you're trying hard to avoid certain grammar mistakes, it doesn't help much. So focusing more on learning more phrasal verbs and such is the most effective way to improve your ability to communicate.
Great point! I'm glad you enjoyed the video ❤️
If I understood what you meant, your english is perfect!
I hate when people say, "that's not the right way to say that". If they could determine what my intended meaning was enough to know that the way I said it was "wrong", then they understood what I meant, so what's the problem? (Oh, I see, they just want to make other people feel inferior and make themselves feel superior by correcting them).
If you get corrected by a native speaker who isn't trying to genuinely help you, if they're correcting you just to make themselves feel superior to you, all you have to say back is, "You understood me just fine."
Great point! Thanks for watching! 😁
I have been learning English for years and currently agree with all these things. My first fear was about the choice of American or British English, but then I understood that speakers from the UK know that "lorry" in the USA is a truck and vice versa. I remember when one of my teachers spent more than an hour teaching us some phrases which are often used by native speakers and using these phrases will make us similar to natives. I quit her lessons because I do not need to pretend a native speaker and my main goal is communication with people.
Thank you for sharing!
I'm from the US and didn't know what a "lorry" was until I read this comment lol
Hi Jennifer! Thanks a bunch for these splendid points! By the way, what a beautiful background, just like in Finland! I admit it bothers me to some degree when I sometimes make pretty basic speaking mistakes since I, basically, know that word or sentence structure. When I speak English, my mind goes blank sometimes. Then I recap that word or sentence structure afterwards so I don't hopefully make that same mistake again.
Especially, I like to learn, and also use, phrasal verbs and idioms, as it makes me sound more fluent. As for me, when I once in a while encounter situations, where I need to speak English, I just "take the leap" and start to speak English. Despite mistakes I make, they understand what I mean.
That's so interesting, @Ari3870! Thanks for sharing! 😄
Hello, Jennifer.😊 I do find those tips so supportive and encouraging. Thank you for being a brilliant teacher for us life-long learners❗😺🥳
Thank you so much!
@@JForrestEnglish My pleasure❗
I love your message! And I totally agree with you!!! I’m a native speaker of English and German ( bilingual), and I have learned 3 other languages since, ( French , Italian, Ukrainian) and I can totally relate and tell you that the people don’t care about grammatical correctness when you communicate as a foreigner. Whether it’s me speaking a foreign language or a foreigner is speaking to me , it’s totally lovely when you can make yourself understood and express yourself. That’s the most important thing when it comes to language in my opinion 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻And : a lot of it comes naturally over time. Like expressions and idioms.
I'm so glad! Thanks so much for sharing, @DanielaFilipivna! ❤️
You are right as we are able to communicate our ideas that we don't need to focus on grammar. Don't care about the grammar.
Thanks for watching! 😁
Thank you for these tips, I'm watching you from South America, Brazil ❤
You are so welcome!
I used to watch your videos. Today I came across your videos. And I am over the moon because I found you again.
Oh wow, I'm so glad! Have you watched this playlist of mine: th-cam.com/play/PLZobcMk2CPCiCsvV3eLSiohI96VvRtF-q.html
Good advice, I’m a native English speaker and as long as I understand the message that is being conveyed , that’s great. Students of English will improve their grammar, pronunciation with practise. As for speaking English with their native accent, I say great, it’s much better than sounding like a BBC newsreader. In the UK every region has its own accent.
Well said! Thanks for watching!
This video hit the spot and it seems you read my mind to film it since every single aspect you mentioned is what happens to me frequently. I've been learning English for the most part of life because my great grandfather was American and he would always speak to me in English regardless if I grasped the message or not because he didn't know how to speak Spanish (which is my native language being Colombian). However, I began taking English seriously only after I graduated from college and even though I virtually understand all types of English media whether it is written or spoken, I've been refraining from speaking to people or looking for bilingual job positions exclusively in English just off the fact I consider I'm not as proficient as the people I'm talking to. Additionally, my anxiety skyrockets anytime I have to say something out loud in a language that I know but I'm too chickened out to admit. On behalf of all non-native speakers around the world, we owe you so much for debunking these myths revolving around learning English and any other language as well since in a perfect world you'd be the English teacher we deserve and need with urge
I am so glad this resonated with this! I always want to say these things to my students...and now I finally have!
Dude you're writing is next level proficiency
Dude I'm an English teacher and your English is top notch, keep up the good work:))
A long life learner! What a beautiful expression, I love it! Learning a language is a very long journey and needs to be loved." Learn from cradle to grave" is a very good saying and should be put in our minds to achieve our success. You have explained very important tips to follow up them, they help a lot create a good environment for learning a language or something else. ❤
Yes! Thank you!
Thanks a lot, that's a relief this is music 🎵 for my ears
You're the best! 😘
Hi my amazing teacher l hope you feel good❤
Thank you! 😃 You too!
Thank you very much for giving me some really cool and encouraging ideas!
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @hasutailiu5392 ❤️
Hey! This is a wonderful and encouraging video. And I do adhere to everything said here. I’m from Chile and I applied to an internship program in SUNY when I was way younger and my formal education in the language was my main toolbox, but soon I realized that reality is a bit different. Sometimes the teacher won’t tell you what is the right word for a specific context, and you get to learn a lot by paying attention when having a conversation and getting exposed to new words or concepts. So this was my own way of practicing and I’ll share it with you: whenever I got a word or concept that was really new to me from any conversation, I pushed myself to use it as soon as possible in the same day or in the day after in a different conversation. That way I was making sure it was part of my memory, and my toolbox was expanding day by day. I still use it by the way and I it works a lot. Cheers 👍
That's so interesting, @MrWarisnake! Thanks for sharing! 😄
I don't mind, I know a couple of people I hang out with that English is their second language and they have asked me to point out any mistakes when they talk and I like to give them other ways to get the same point across so they can have more options of how to say the same thing, but I do always let them know that anyone will understand them with how they talk now, but I do help them because I know they want to improve
That's kind of you!
Thank you! I realize that sometimes I speak English as an autistic person and I'm happy I can do it as I can, lady
Keep practicing! You've got this! 🙌
Uffff, you give me a profound breath of confidence. Thanks, by this video, really help me in my learning path.
Happy to help!
I love the expressions , i love many phrasal virbs ( such as " go through " and " turn out "and many others ) , i am an fan adherent of "passive voice" - it provides many solutions , but i hate the idioms...
Yes, idioms can be difficult! Here's a video with MANY phrasal verbs to get you going: th-cam.com/video/xcHOTah7w60/w-d-xo.html
When I decided to pick up the first book in english and read it, I realised that was a huge change in my process. Curiously I found out that reading made my speaking to improve.
That's awesome! 🤩
Thanks for sharing the things you wish the English learners knew. IMO, all these 9 things are very important to any English student.
For me, the tips #4 and #7 are the ones I can start immediately.
I liked the fact that you filmed this class in a beautiful outdoor environment. Your outfit is also beautiful.
You rock, Jennifer!🌻
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @user-sj8qj1rs8r! Thank you so much! 😊
Norwegian here. Back in the early 2000, I was reading some English comic books (not suitable for children) that was written in a way similar to how the characters would speak in real life. That was a great lesson "normal" textbooks normally cannot teach.
Thanks so much for sharing, @Ju13n1s2e9! 😄
Beautiful background!🌳✨
You’re absolutely right! I believe it’s important not to give up no matter what, study regularly, since it’s better to learn 1 new word in a day, than nothing. At some point the progress may not be seen, but it will inevitably happen if we persevere in our studies🙂
Very well said!
I particularly liked tip #7 🙂 Thank you for all the tips though, they are all very useful and practical ❤
You're so welcome!
These are things I tell my students all the time!
That's awesome!
Thank you for this amazing video! I wish i could learn all those tips 10 years ago, although i was very useful nowadays. i am a lifelong student!
Glad it was helpful! And yes, I'm a lifelong student too!
Thank so much 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
You're welcome, @huseyinakgul4303! 👍
You're right my dear instructor.
Excellent!
I'm learning chinese, and these advices are very helpful! :) (I'm a spanish native speaker and C2 english speaker)
Glad you like them!
These advices give a confidence when I making a sentences
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @user-fy3ek6bn6f ❤️
I am learning French, and your advice is good advice in that context as well. My wife, a native French speaker who has some experience teaching French to native English speakers, has given me similar advice with regard to my efforts to learn French.
As an aside, I have logged more than 400 hours learning French, and I am still not at the point where I can reliably and spontaneously put together a simple sentence in French to express a random thought. My goal is to pass an official DELF exam at a B1-level. I feel like, at an intuitive level, that I am no more than half way to that goal. I am finding French to be much harder than the German I learned in school.
Ranking my skills in French, my best skill is reading comprehension, then oral comprehension of simple French sentences spoken clearly and slowly, followed by written expression, and then in last place, oral expression.
I'm glad your wife also encourages you with this same advice! I'm sure your French is better than you think! Standard assessments usually aren't reflective of fluency in the real world. Regardless, I wish you all the best!
Thank you so much about this video. I'd like to add to #3 - Native speakers don't care about our accents, but they do care about our articulation. As being slavs ( Ukrainian, Russian languages) we used to mumble a little letters in words, and speak fast ( me personally). That's how I used to speak English too. But native English speakers sometimes don't understand me because of that, even though I say everything correctly.
That's so interesting, @1RoseWest1! Thanks for sharing! 😄
This is a really good point! In the U.S., we have many regional accents, so most of us are generally not bothered by an accent, as long as we can understand what the person is saying. We may even slow our speech slightly and enunciate more with other native speakers who are from another state or region due to those differening accents. Clear articulation helps a lot!
You are really a motivating teacher,love the way you encourage people to do so and you're right on everything you've said , motivation , confidence and daily practice are the key to improve your learning big howdy from Santiago Chile
I'm so happy to hear that! 😍
Thanks for your co-operation.
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @Salah_-_Uddin ❤️
I love everything you have said, Jennifer. ❤
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @halinadonda7696 ❤️
Very helpful and straightforward advice and sharing. A lot of IELTS trainers are always emphasizing the use of advanced vocabulary or idioms to boost speaking scores. As a result, lots of my high school students speak English with a sweet voice, but are totally incomprehensible due to the big words they use are not compatible with their basic grammar and the little meaning they can convey.
So true! Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Forrest in the forest? Love that 😊!!!
I came across your video by chance - I’m actually English but am learning French and found your advice oh so encouraging! It translates to learning other languages obviously and I so wish I saw this a few years ago!! I was paralysed by anxiety about making mistakes in French and this really held back my progress .
We moved to France two years ago and my husband’s level of French is approximately the same as mine - he makes more grammatical errors than I do HOWEVER he ploughs on and has more interesting and varied conversations as a result !! Also I think French speakers can become a bit exasperated with me when I am not sure of a grammar point and try different versions looking for approval when all they want is for me to continue what I was saying .. so I really applaud your advice , I’ll really try to keep it in mind when I next chat with a native French speaker . I also really like the advice of speaking aloud to myself - I’m also learning Spanish and my level is too basic to have a conversation with anyone I know .. yet!!!
Thank you , merci and Gracias !!
Haha, I never thought about the Forrest in the forest. Very clever of you ;) Funny because I also learned French and Spanish as second languages. And it makes me so happy this video encouraged you! I didn't know this when I learned French and the journey would have been a lot more enjoyable if I had!
This is soooo true. I am not a native English speaker and I am so concerned about my sentence structures and grammar mistakes but hey, in my language, I sometimes make mistakes and even some wrong pronunciations of those words that I am not familiar with and I often have hard time hear people clearly from other regions of my country and I need to ask them to repeat or explain me more and sometimes they ask me to explain and I need to find another way to convey my ideas. If that happens in my own language, I guess it can happen in English as well since English is a language after all. Thank you for making those good practical ideas and it does add more confident in my English speaking!
That's so interesting, @chlbrn! You are so right. Thanks for sharing! 😄
Tks for yr tips n courage. 💪🏼
Thanks for watching! 😁
You make some very good points, particularly about native English speakers not having perfect English and not being afraid about making mistakes.
However, I respectfully disagree about mistakes in grammar. There are times when it is crucial to use the correct tense.
I work with victims of domestic violence. Most of the time my client has already separated from the abuser. However I need to be absolutely certain that my client is not telling me about current incidents and only about what had happened in the past. I need to know that he is not continuing to control and threaten her. Often clients will say “I don’t know” or “I can’t remember”, when you ask when something happened.
So it is important to know the difference between the present continuous tense and the different past tenses. Most native English intuitively use the correct tense if they are currently being threatened. They will say ‘he is threatening me’ even when the actual threats happened in the past - for example a threat yesterday, and on the previous day and on the day before that.
A non native English speaker, even though they are fluent, may keep using the past tense. Often when I question in more depth I can find out the threats are currently happening. However if a woman is really traumatised she may not be able to say.
However I think if it is really important that you need to communicate something- say you are not sure of the correct tense. Explain the time period you are talking about - your listener will be able to ask the questions to clarify. Then they can ask the questions to clarify the time frame
Do not be frightened to ask for help with the language, particularly if what you are saying is important.
thanks a lot! very informative
You're welcome, @ticiusarakan! 👍
Native here. Good advice.
Thank you so much! 😊
Soooo good to see you close to the nature ! Great advices and tips as usual . Thanks a bunch Ma'm !
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @Mamoona-fw8ty ❤️
I feel in confidence more after seeing this magnificent video. I consider myself B2 but I make mistakes while speaking particularly. This sometimes makes me negative for my developing process in English. However, I am motivated thanks to you. Thanks a lot teacher!
Wonderful! Keep practicing! You've got this! 🙌
JForrest English helps my English better so often. Thank you so much.👍🙏
Very good!
Thanks a lot for this!
most honest video ever about learning English, very honest and motivating as well!❤❤❤
I appreciate that! 😊❤
Something that is very seldom mentioned is that English very often has two words that mean roughly the same thing, one of Romance origin and one of Germanic origin.
Written English, which is what people learn most of the time in class, usually favors the Romance forms, while common spoken English usually favors the Germanic forms.
A lot of native speakers don't even notice this, but the fact that books can't teach you spoken English is one of the biggest hurdles to cross when learning English as a non-native speaker.
Good point!
With 1# as a native speaker as long as I can understand them it would be fine but I would definitely try to inform them about their mistakes.
Yes, I agree with that idea too! Thanks for sharing!
I was raised in the Intermountain West, 23 years in the military, I had earned 2 B.S. degrees and when I got a job in eastern Tennessee, I had to learn new meanings for old words, new words for old meanings.
This would possibly be easier for someone who is learning a second language because there might be less to unlearn.
That's an interesting point, thanks for sharing! And thank you for your service.
Gratefulness scholar! 😊😊
You shared most of the precious tips for us furthermore these are required by us.🤗🤗
So glad you enjoyed the lesson, @anshvirsingh2905 ❤️
This lesson makes me to take courage to speak English👍thanks a million..❤
You can do it!
Great lesson, thank you.
Glad you liked it!