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No Title(I am sorry to bother you, but would you like to help me correct it?) I've been studying English systematically for over 2 years. Unfortunately, my English is not very satisfying. I've learned grammar, words and sentences. Even so, I can't express myself clearly. I mean that I haven't be able to start thinking in English. Though I am capable of saying a sentence without grammatical errors, it sounds like Chinglish. Sometimes it is not so difficult for some native English speakers with patience to understand what I say, but that is not enough for a English major. Now and then, I wonder how can some people speak three or more foreign languages, since it is tough for me and my classmates to master only one.

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No Title(I am sorry to bother you, but would you like to help me correct it?)

How about make a title "Thinking in English"


I've been studying English systematically for over 2 years. Unfortunately, my English is not very satisfying. I've learned grammar, words and sentences. Even so, I can't express myself clearly. I mean that I haven't be able to start thinking in English. Though I am capable of saying a sentence without grammatical errors, it sounds like Chinglish. Sometimes it is not so difficult for some native English speakers with patience to understand what I say, but that is not enough for a English major.
Now and then, I wonder how can some people speak three or more foreign languages, since it is tough for me and my classmates to master only one.

I think you're doing pretty well. You should set up a chat on Skype or other platforms with an English native. It works. I've been helping a guy in Tianjen for the last 6 years, and now he fluent. Perhaps his English has hiccups, but that's understandable. This is the problem with all courses for second-language learners, myself included. We should first learn to speak the language (regardless how rough it might be) and learn the grammar later. The message is more important than the grammar. That's how we learn our first language. Someday, schools, colleges, universities, etc., will see the light. 


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No Title (Would you please help me to correct it?)

I've been systematically studying English for over 2 years. Unfortunately, my English is still not at a very satisfactory level. I've learned grammar, words and sentences, but even so, I still fail to clearly express myself to others. What I mean is that I haven't been able to go beyond thinking in English. Though I am capable of saying a sentence without grammatical errors, it sadly, comes out sounding like Chinglish. Admittedly, it is not very difficult for some native English speakers, those with patience and a sense of humor, to understand what I am trying to say, but that ability level is definitely not good enough for an English major like me. Now and then, I wonder how some people are able to speak three or more foreign languages, yet, it seems rather tough for me and my classmates to master only one!

Hi Juzi. Good job! Whatever changes I’ve made were merely done to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, but I easily understood everything that you were trying to convey to me as a reader. As you, yourself, state, I feel that you are thinking too much about sentence construction, translating rather than allowing it to happen naturally, and this is what causes the Chinglish. All of us can pretty much run easily and naturally, yet, if we were to think about the process [lift this foot up, move our arms, etc.], it would greatly inhibit our natural movement and we’d look as graceful as a running panda! In addition to your intellectual learning, you also need to practice the mechanics, the physical movements, needed by your mouth and tongue through constant repetition. Once you master saying words clearly, then you’ll no longer have to think or hesitate about using them just as you do in your native tongue. Finally, learning a language is a process that each of us has to go through at our own speed, so it is pointless to compare yourself to others who, perhaps, have an affinity for it. If it is of any consolation to you, I do not feel that I’ve mastered even one language, my native one, myself! I hope that this helps you and best of luck!  J.

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