I shall disclose 5 secrets to unlock the door that opens to mastering LSRW skills in the English language.
A question might be lingering in your mind now.
What are LSRW skills?
Here let’s discuss our target language, the universal
language perhaps, English.
I am just a lover of the English language and I have to explore
many areas that lie unexplored in the realm of English language learning.
I could remember that moment when I fell asleep in midst of
words hugging alphabets that made me cry and also that made me cheerful. Indeed many books are lovely to be with.
It was a day when I felt life has no meaning and I was
getting bored with the routine and the responsibilities that I ought to carry out
though many of them it could be half-heartedly. Lying exhausted on the
recliner, I just took a book in my hand. The book titled Mahashweta was written by the
well-known author, Sudha Murty.
I just began reading a few pages although I had many reasons
to get distracted from the interesting pages of the book because to be an
active reader you need to have a peaceful atmosphere, an Island where no one
disturbs you while you read. It can be called yet another form of meditation.
As I flipped the pages of the book one by one after skimming,
I felt like an author can make us fall in love with language if she/ he is that
skillful. I started scanning the book. Sudha Murty became one of my favorite authors
like Paulo Coelho, Osho, Rhonda Byrne, and so on. If you read Sudha Murty’s books
you will definitely agree with what I opined.
Within two days I could peruse the entire book. That’s the
power of language. She has brought out the real life that happens in every nook
and corner of Indian society and a reader could easily relate to herself.
This happened years before and I fell in love with the English
language. Earlier I had to slither like a snake and flutter away like a butterfly
when I heard English as my mother tongue is Malayalam. Gradually I became fond of
words that gave me confidence. I had to even cut a sorry figure in one of my interviews
after I had just pursued my higher studies. Literally, I cried that day because the
receptionist in that firm could speak far better English than I did in my teenage
as she had a lot of exposure to the language than I had those days. Still, I could
remember the humiliation I had to face during that interview even though rest of the interviews I could do well. Many offered jobs too. But that one interview made me
rethink my career prospects.
Out of love for language and out of passion I pursued English
but what I could comprehend from my own experiences was that learning English or
to be the precise acquisition of any language has no end. Learning a language is like
taking a deep dive into a vast ocean. Either we could go under to the depth of the
ocean and see the beauty of it or float on the surface and taste the brine water. I determined to dive deep into the ocean floor.
Acquisition of any language, especially a foreign language like English is a long phenomenon but if you are determined to achieve something, then that’s the best thing to do.
Practice the 4 Skills. They are:
When you listen to native speakers or those who can speak fluently and effectively.
Make use of phrases or words that they have spoken in their conversation.
The new words and idioms will become a part of your vocabulary when you listen actively.
But use with utmost care. If not used appropriately it could have disastrous implications.
Language can create and destroy at the same time.
Remember how you learnt your MT (Mother Tongue)?
You just started listening and imitating as a toddler.
SPEAKING
This can make you confident enough.
Then with native speakers, if you get an opportunity.
Get involved in group discussions.
Be slow and precise as well
as humble while you speak.
Confidence is the key.
Pronunciation is the most important factor to improve your language.
Those who are not native speakers often go wrong with the pronunciation of certain words in English like:
A smile can definitely make you appear confident.
English is just like any other language you use as a medium of Communication.
Do not see it as Sophocles' sword hanging over your head.
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READING
Sudha Murty
Girish Karnad
Paulo Coelho
Anita Desai
Franz Kafka
Rhonda Byrne
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Osho
Kamala Das
Thomas Hardy
Oscar Wilde
Nathaniel Hawthorne
(You can definitely get suggestions from experts in the language.
Definitely, they will help you out.)
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WRITING
It can be learning to draft notice, a Twitter tweet, a small WhatsApp message, versification captions, quotes, essays on trending topics, articles and the list goes on.
When you try to write many of these all by yourself and get a spelling and grammar check you can understand where you went wrong.
The best way to write well is to read a lot.
Note down phrases and idioms as well as quotes that can be used in your writing.
There
are many techniques you can use to develop writing skills which we shall discuss
in the next post.
Hope this page helps you.