how to improve english

The main problem with most students who find it difficult to speak English well is that they lack confidence and they have a fear that they might go wrong and will be laughed at.But if you do not start practicing English communication how would you know where you are going wrong and where you need to improve. We all make mistakes and the only way to learn is to practice and have others correct us.

When communicating in English language, many students tend to think in their mother tongue and speak in English.
If you wish to improve your communication in English then first you need to start thinking in English, i.e., change your language of thought from your mother tongue to English as this reduces the effort of translating your thoughts from your mother tongue to English.

Improve your vocabulary to improve your communication. Keep a dictionary handy and use it to learn the meaning of a new words that you hear but don t about its meaning.Make a list of such new words as and when possible and try to use these words when you are communicating in English, this helps you make your language richer.

Read English books, newspapers and magazines. Watch English news, TV shows, movies, preferably with subtitles.
The more you hear the more exposure you get to new words to add on to your vocabulary and you get more familiar to the pronunciation and intonation of different words.
Record your own voice and listen to it. This will help you gain confidence and work on your mistakes.

Also try and find a friend who is also interested in improving English so that you can practice together, correct each other and learn together.

You might be an eloquent speaker when it comes to your mother tongue, but expecting the same standards from yourself when speaking in a foreign language may not be very realistic. Especially, if you re at the early stages of learning. Learners are often told not to worry about the mistakes they re making, however, it is easy to understand why you would like to make a good impression on your audience. To overcome this difficulty, you may try slowing down your speaking speed. Nobody will hold it against you if you speak more slowly and clearly. Great speakers do the same to get their message across. Selecting your words carefully may also be seen as a sign of respect towards your audience. It shows that you want to give them the best possible answer.

You may be worried that the people you re talking to are impatient and would like you to say what you want as quickly as possible.
First of all, it may not be true

In a way, this will take the pressure off too. When you learn a new word, try to memorize a couple of sentences that contain it.
There might come a time when you can use one particular sentence with little, or no alteration at all. Unfortunately, many people learn words by heart, but have no idea how to use them in a sentence.
It will be such a relief not having to worry about whether the sentence is correct grammatically or not.

When speaking in a foreign language, you might be so focused on what you are saying and whether it s correct or not, that you forget to listen to what others are saying.
This is a big mistake as they might be using the exact words or grammar you ll be needing later on. So pay attention to what s being said around you, it s your most important resource at the time of speaking to someone.

We also need to keep in mind the fact that communication is a two way process. Not only does it make you seem uninterested