The essence of effective language learning is to add "life" element to your learning. What does it mean? It means the process learning language involves not only the language items but also the interactive processes of: social, cultural, intellectual, and life enhancement. They are all spirit-related.
(John 6:63 ) The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
The essence of effective language learning is to learn to understand so to add the “life” to one’s learning.
Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly brings punishment to fools.
What does adding “life” to learning means ?
It means the process learning language involves not only the language items but also the interactive processes of: social, cultural, intellectual, and life enhancement. They are all spirit-related.
John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
Impact
Good teaching and learning should have a meaningful impact on individual life.
Acts 5:20 Go ye, and stand ye, and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
7 ways to enhance language learning:
- Learn by listening: Make use of the English television or radio news to learn English so to better understand the world around you.
- Learn by reading: Read news in English newspaper at least twice a week. Learn the titles of the news. They are windows for showing you the "life" around. Learn them so you have more to talk about.
- Learn by incorporating learning resources into daily life: Read and study English daily by checking and reading English e-mail messages or learning resources on the Internet.
- Learn by using vocabulary in phrases: Keep a note of phrases you find useful to develop your language or personal skills
- Learn by repeating: Repeat and study the phrases that is meaningful to you.
- Learn by memorizing: Know the styles of learning that will work for you. For example, you may need to write an expression several times before you can remember it; you may need to read aloud to memorize ideas or information you consider to be important; or you may need to talk more in order to gain confidence in expressing yourself.
- Learn by writing and sharing ideas: Use a variety of exercises to develop your English skills. You may develop or record the exercises that you think useful and share them with your friends. Keep a record of your learning by writing blog messages
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