1. Discover Which Type Of English Learner You Are When learning how to speak English you first need to find out what type of English learner you are. Ask yourself questions such as Why do I want to speak English? Do I need to speak English for my job? Do I want to speak English for travel and hobbies, or do I have something more serious in mind?
2. Understand Your Goals Once you know what type of English learner you are, you can begin to better understand your goals. Once you know your goals, you'll better understand what you need to do to speak English well. This is similar to understanding what type learner you are.
3. Find Out Your Level Before you begin to learn how to speak English, you'll need to know where to begin. Taking a level test can help you understand what level you are at and then you can start using resources appropriate for your level in order to learn how to speak English well.
4. Put Together A Plan For Learning Grammar If you want to know how to speak English, you'll also have to know how to use English grammar.
5. Put Together A Plan For Learning Speaking Skills If you want to know how to speak English, you'll have to have a plan for speaking English every day. Here are tips to make sure you speak - not just study - English every day.
- Do all exercises using your voice. Grammar exercises, reading exercises, everything should be read aloud.
- Speak to yourself. Don't worry about someone hearing you. Speak out loud in English to yourself often.
- Choose a topic each day and speak for one minute about that topic.
6. Create Opportunities To Speak English
Using English as often as possible is the key to learning how to speak English well. Join English learning communities online such as EnglishCafe or iTalki to practice speaking English with others with Skype. Join local clubs that focus on speaking English, speak to tourists and give them a helping hand. If you have friends who are learning to speak English, set aside 30 minutes every day to speak English together. Be creative and create as many opportunities as possible to speak English.
Tips:
1. Be patient with yourself. It takes a while to learn how to speak English well. Remember to give yourself time and treat yourself well.
2. Do everything everyday, but only do ten to fifteen minutes of the more boring tasks. If you want to improve listening skills, just listen to the radio fifteen minutes rather than an hour. Do ten minutes of grammar exercises. Never do too much English. It's better to do just a little bit every day rather than a lot only twice a week.
3. Make mistakes, make more mistakes and continue to make mistakes. The only way you will learn is by making mistakes, feel free to make them and make them often.
4. Learn how to speak English about the things you like doing. If you enjoy speaking about the topic, it will be much easier for you to learn how to speak English well in a shorter amount of time.
