Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you learn a new language, such as English? 【小题1】

First, feel positive (积极的) about learning English. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Be patient. You don’t have to understand everything all at once. 【小题2】 We can learn from our mistakes.

Second, practice using your English. For example, you can write a journal, or a diary every day. Soon, you will feel more comfortable writing your ideas in English. After several weeks, your writing will improve. 【小题3】 You can practice speaking with your classmates after class. You might make mistakes, but it’s no worry. Gradually you will feel confident when you write and speak in English.

Third, keep a record of your language learning experience. You can write your learning experience in your journal. After each class, think about it. Do you answer questions correctly in class? 【小题4】 Perhaps the lesson is a bit difficult, but you can try to understand it. Write these reflection (反思) in your journal.

You should believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day. You can make a record of your achievement. Make learning English fun, and have more confidence in yourself.

Good English pronunciation is of great help to both your listening and speaking. Here is some advice on improving your English pronunciation.

【小题1】 You can’t correct your pronunciation when you don’t know the rules of it. So, start improving your pronunciation by first making yourself clear about the rules.

Watch while listening. Find an article with recording. 【小题2】 In this way, you can learn the relationship between the spelling of a word and the sound.

Have yourself recorded.   【小题3】 But it is a great way to improve your speech habits. If there’s a letter or a word that you want to improve, record yourself saying it. Then compare it with the recordings of native speakers. Find the differences and improve your pronunciation.

Add correct stress（重音）to words. English is a stressed language. That means greater force is used in speaking some words. 【小题4】 For example, the word “introduce” is pronounced with a stress at the end, so it sounds like this, “in-tro-DUCE”.

Practice every day. After learning how to say something correctly, you need to do more exercises. 【小题5】 With enough practice, you can get what sounds right, too.

I’m an English self-learner. English isn’t my first language, so it wasn’t easy for me to learn it. I was a slow learner when I was little. Before five, I couldn’t even speak in full sentences. My learning problems were the result of my mother taking medicine. When she was pregnant (怀孕的) with me, she didn’t want to have any more babies. So she took medicine to end her pregnancy. Amazingly, I survived (幸存). But the medicine influenced my early intellectual development.

At the age of 13, I found myself interested in English. I developed a habit of reading English magazines, listening to English programs, and keeping an English diary. In order to improve my speaking ability, I often told my friends many stories in English. I kept learning, and realized that no matter how hard my situation was, I could choose to move TOEFL, and decided to go to America for higher education. And now I’m an English teacher.

I encourage people not to give up when they have difficulties. Give yourself one more chance to succeed. Success has less to do with IQ and more to do with hard work, set a goal and keep working towards it. Have a goal and never give up, and your hard work will pay off.