Obviously the best way is to be in an environment that forces you to speak the language you are trying to learn. A few other tips - speak speak speak, think of things you do everyday and then translate them into english.

Hi... The most effective way is to go to a country where they speak the language you want to learn ... we call that "immersion"! Good luck!

To improve your oral English: * Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them. When you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of their speech. * Until you learn the correct intonation and rhythm of English, slow your speech down. If you speak too quickly, and with the wrong intonation and rhythm, native speakers will have a hard time understanding you. Don't worry about your listener getting impatient with your slow speech -- it is more important that everything you say be understood. * Listen to the 'music' of English. Do not use the 'music' of your native language when you speak English. Each language has its own way of 'singing'. * Use the dictionary. Try and familiarize yourself with the phonetic symbols of your dictionary. Look up the correct pronunciation of words that are hard for you to say. * Make a list of frequently used words that you find difficult to pronounce and ask someone who speaks the language well to pronounce them for you. the person could be a teacher, a chatting pal, a real native speaking friend. Record these words, listen to them and practice saying them.Listen and read at the same time. You can always combine as many methods as you like.The more effort and time you dedicate for learning in general the quicker you will improve. Concentrating while learning is important to render your efforts fruitful. Constant practice and repetition will help you always memorize what you have learned . Good luck:)

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Hello Cloris, There is no one best effective way to learn English, it is rather the combination of many methods that yields the best results. It is relative as well and differs from one person to the other. You might be learning faster by listening ,some other people will accumulate more vocabulary by reading. In fact one way or method will improve just some language skills and to get the best results you have to use a diversity of ways to improve all kind of skills including listening, verbal and writing skills. The following are some ways you could use to improve your English, you can combine them all and emphasize on utilizing those methods you find more suitable for you : For increasing your vocabulary you could try: Reading at your level of comprehension simple texts or books and looking up new words . * Listening to English through music and possibly reading the lyrics. * Watching movies in English with subtitles in your mother tongue.. * Chatting with natives online using voice chats or in real life .Mingling with natives is a very good way to be constantly listening to speech in English, even if you don't understand at the beginning.