Hi there, Vladimir here, with another video on how to learn English
How to become fluent in a foreign language, in English in our case
How to become a fluent speaker of English?
Fluent is such a hot word nowadays, everybody on the Internet is promising to make you fluent
here is my 2 cents/opinion
First we need to define the word fluent.
I use the definition given by Cambridge Dictionary
when a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well, quickly and without many pauses
The first thing you need to do is ask yourself Are you a fluent speaker of your native language?
do you speak your mother tongue easily, well, quickly and without many pauses?
it is not possible to be fluent in a foreign language/English, and not be fluent in
your native language first.
Don't blame the foreign language alone for your lack of fluency
your second language fluency is likely to mirror your first language fluency
this was the first condition for fluency
to be fluent in English you have to be fluent in your native language first
Second condition for fluency is to read a lot, yes you heard me right, read a lot
lots of reading and listening practice, it's what we call input, but mainly reading.
Many people blame their poor language fluency on their lack of speaking practice.
let me let you in on a secret: speaking is overrated
the reason why you don't speak English fluently is because you don't read enough
read and listen
Just consider how long it takes a child to start speaking somewhat fluently
at least 6-7 years of intensive listening
reading can shorten that time, it's the 1 huge advantage adults have over children
we can start reading English texts from day 1
The third condition for speaking fluency is to use Monolingual Learner's Dictionaries,
read a lot and use Monolingual Learner's Dictionaries every time you come across a new word
As I said, everybody is making videos about how to become fluent
the most popular fluency video by far is titled Get fluent with 1 trick - become a confident
English speaker with this simple trick by one Drew Badger and the simple trick is
to learn English like native speakers
learn English like a native speaker, what the hell does this mean?
how can a 30-year old learn English like a native speaker, wait to be reborn in an
English speaking country with English speaking parents, go to English only school
the most popular English learning video on YouTube
help me understand, I am simultaneously discouraged and encouraged by this video
ask yourself this simple question:
what does a native English speaker like Drew know about how to become fluent in English ?
It's like Shaquille O'Neal teaching you how to dunk
I would much rather Allen Iverson taught me how to dunk
Allen:183cm, 75 kg Shaq: 216cm, 155 kg
I bet Drew's Japanese isn't as fluent, he should make a video to demonstrate how his
1 simple trick helped him learn a foreign language Japanese in his case
you won't see that video
learn English like native speakers, native speakers never use Monolingual Learner's Dictionaries
so many fluency videos on the Internet and nobody talks about Monolingual Dictionaries
why? because native speakers don't have to use Monolingual Learner's Dictionaries
the last condition for speaking fluency is of course speaking
but make no mistake
in order to make a single sentence in English you have to have read at least 10 pages in English
That's my 2 cents/opinion, for what is worth, after all all I've done is become fluent in English,
here I am speaking English fluently and confidently
as I said, I am both discouraged and encouraged by videos like the 1 simple trick video
discouraged because I truly, honestly don't understand why the 11 million views
and encouraged because there is room for some real, helpful stuff on the internet
like my book Virtually Native
Everything you need to know about how to become a fluent speaker of English is in that book
Virtually Native is available at Amazon and virtuallynative.com
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