I obtained the most part of my knowledge and skills in English on my own. I'll hardly tell you anything new: 1) learning grammar constructions with textbooks and internet resourses, 2) reading, 3) listening broadcast / watching movies, 4) communicating by all available ways, orally and in written. Also, I find exercises "6 minute English" on BBC website to be very useful - you may listen and read the text at the same time. If you're interested, I could give you the link. Good luck!

I have a sleepingdisorder which I've had my whole life. The result was my being up til maybe 3-4am at the age of 8-9, when my favorite american tv-shows were broadcasting... The thing is, I was too young to read the subtitles quick enough to keep up, so I sort of absorbed the English language as they spoke it. I'm not sure how it worked, but I ended up learning a lot of English and by the time I could read the subtitles - I didn't usually need to. A few years later (at about age 11-12) I started playing chess and other games online, in American game/chat-rooms, where I made friends and became fluent in the language. I also talked with them through the phone and via microphones on the computer, which gave me an american accent, while we study brittish in schools.... I never learnt a lot of English from school... ^^;; So I guess my tip is to have your future children listen to English without having translations, if you want them to speak the language well. Also, to learn on your own now, I suggest reading books in English and watching movies without subtitles, as well as talking to a lot of English speaking people. The difference is that it might take longer for an adult to become fluent in a foreign language than a child, but it's still possible. Good luck! ^^

Well, one way could be to re-watch a show or movie that you love and have seen with subtitles (thus understand the plot and conversations), but just without subtitles that time! ^^ And that is soo true, I learned some very advanced words from playing a Playstation RPG called Legend of Legaia, when I was 13!

Thank you! :D Your tips are great. nocastle In the end, your disfunction gave you a language fluence. Not bad, don't you think? Games are a great solution for me too. The most of what I've learned was by the RPG games. Actually, for me is still complicated watch series and movies without subtitles. But I'll force myself to do it! Good look for you, too. o/