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英語自學秘笈~心態與方法
How to Learn English Efficiently
Min-Te Sun, Ph.D.
Department of Comp. Sci. & Info. Eng.
National Central University
Disclaimer
• I DO NOT MAJOR IN ENGLISH!
• I DO NOT WORK FOR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT!
• MY UNDERGRADE ENGLISH IS ONLY ABOVE
THE AVERAGE!
• This presentation content is based on
– my personal experience in English learning –
especially after studying abroad
– the training I received in Singapore RELC this past
summer
Who Am I?
• Min-Te Sun (Peter) Sun
– An associate professor of Computer Science &
Information Engineering, National Central University
– Studied in US for a long time
(from 1993 ~ 2002)
– Worked as a CS professor at Auburn University,
Alabama between 2002 and 2008 (before coming back
to Taiwan)
– Have taught CS courses in English for more than 10
years
Define “Good English”
• The ability to communicate with others
through English
– by reading
– by writing
– by listening
– by speaking
• It has nothing to do with English tests!
– Getting good grades from English tests is merely a
by-product!
Is Good English Important?
• For Individual
– Reading – lifelong learning to improve your
competiveness, especially when you want to acquire
the most up-to-date knowledge
– Writing – emails with foreign friends/co-
workers/customers
– Listening – Q/A with foreign customers/boss/etc
– Speaking – presentation in front of foreign
customers/boss/etc, traveling abroad
• At University level
– Internationalization is one of the most prioritized
tasks
However, We Have Struggled w/ English
• All of us start learning English at least since
our junior high school, so why do you still
come here?
• Issues
– Lack good environment?
– Bad English teachers?
– Too many exams to ruin your appetite?
Perseverance is The Key
• Courtesy
to 研瑞
How to be Persevere in English
Learning
• Do not set the bar too high
– 大家說英語,空中英語教室
– Times, Newsweek Magazines
• English learning through Recreation (Fun)
– Playing English games (may not applicable anymore)
– Attending social events
– Travelling
– Listening to music and Karaoke
– Etc…
English Reading
• Check your English vocabulary size @
http://www.insightin.com/test/test.phtml
– You need about 10000 to score high in
TOEFL/GRE/GMAT
– The average vocabulary size of a 4-year college
native speaker is 20000
– You need about 3000 ~ 5000 words to start with
• Basic English vocabulary
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulary
Start with What?
• Using English to learn English
– Read English textbooks
– Play English online games
– Browse interesting English websites daily
• http://espn.com/ (Sports News)
• http://imdb.com/ (Movie Database)
• http://www.eonline.com/ (E! Entertainment News)
• http://www.billboard.com/ (Top Music Chart)
• http://www.dilbert.com (Dilbert Comic)
• http://www.slagoon.com/ (Sherman’s Lagoon Comic)
• http://www.peanuts.com/ (Snoopy)
• http://bensbargains.net/ (Deal Site)
English Writing
• You should have received enough grammar knowledge
from your high school English classes
• Never trust Google translation
– Better choices out there
• http://www.grammarly.com/
• http://www.grammarcheck.net/
• How to improve your writing
– Reading, reading, and more reading
– Spelling and grammar check tools are your best friends
– Imitate Good Sentences
• Write English emails (and do it w/ care) daily/often to
– International Pen Pals
• http://www.interpals.net/
– Your professors/advisors (and ask them to correct your grammar
whenever there is a mistake)
How About English Listening/Speaking?
• The Most Difficult Parts in English Because
– No Environment!
• Suggestions
– Take courses taught in English (there should be
plenty at NCU)
– Get to know some “language partners” (there are
quite a few international students at NCU)
– Speak in front of people in English (for
presentations, group meetings, TA sessions)
<= This will make a huge difference
Differences Between English Writing
and Speaking
• In English writing, we sometimes use
sentences with complex structure
– I recommend against complex sentences, unless
you can not avoid that
• In English speaking, NEVER use complex
sentences
– No native speaker do that, either
Other Things You Should Try
• Listen to English songs
– Do not learn from Rap songs (Ebonics)
– Practice singing English songs (KTV is a good place)
• Correct yourself whenever you hear something
wrong in your own speech
– Phase 1 – You are too nervous to even hear your own
voice (ask others to correct you)
– Phase 2 – Correct yourself (mostly grammar mistakes)
– Phase 3 – Improve your pronunciation (tools like
audacity help)
English Pronunciation
American English Accent
• Resources
– http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/engl
ish/frameset.html
• Tools
– Audacity
Intonation Makes a Big Difference
• Lack of intonation
– Mandarin: fixed tones and rhythm
– English: variable pitch and tempo
• Incorrect intonation
– It’s pretty good.
– It’s pretty good.
• Where can we learn the correct intonation?
– English songs
– Watch movies (with and w/o caption)
• A highly recommended movie: Forrest Gump
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How to learn eng

  • 1. 英語自學秘笈~心態與方法 How to Learn English Efficiently Min-Te Sun, Ph.D. Department of Comp. Sci. & Info. Eng. National Central University
  • 2. Disclaimer • I DO NOT MAJOR IN ENGLISH! • I DO NOT WORK FOR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT! • MY UNDERGRADE ENGLISH IS ONLY ABOVE THE AVERAGE! • This presentation content is based on – my personal experience in English learning – especially after studying abroad – the training I received in Singapore RELC this past summer
  • 3. Who Am I? • Min-Te Sun (Peter) Sun – An associate professor of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Central University – Studied in US for a long time (from 1993 ~ 2002) – Worked as a CS professor at Auburn University, Alabama between 2002 and 2008 (before coming back to Taiwan) – Have taught CS courses in English for more than 10 years
  • 4. Define “Good English” • The ability to communicate with others through English – by reading – by writing – by listening – by speaking • It has nothing to do with English tests! – Getting good grades from English tests is merely a by-product!
  • 5. Is Good English Important? • For Individual – Reading – lifelong learning to improve your competiveness, especially when you want to acquire the most up-to-date knowledge – Writing – emails with foreign friends/co- workers/customers – Listening – Q/A with foreign customers/boss/etc – Speaking – presentation in front of foreign customers/boss/etc, traveling abroad • At University level – Internationalization is one of the most prioritized tasks
  • 6. However, We Have Struggled w/ English • All of us start learning English at least since our junior high school, so why do you still come here? • Issues – Lack good environment? – Bad English teachers? – Too many exams to ruin your appetite?
  • 7. Perseverance is The Key • Courtesy to 研瑞
  • 8. How to be Persevere in English Learning • Do not set the bar too high – 大家說英語,空中英語教室 – Times, Newsweek Magazines • English learning through Recreation (Fun) – Playing English games (may not applicable anymore) – Attending social events – Travelling – Listening to music and Karaoke – Etc…
  • 9. English Reading • Check your English vocabulary size @ http://www.insightin.com/test/test.phtml – You need about 10000 to score high in TOEFL/GRE/GMAT – The average vocabulary size of a 4-year college native speaker is 20000 – You need about 3000 ~ 5000 words to start with • Basic English vocabulary – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulary
  • 10. Start with What? • Using English to learn English – Read English textbooks – Play English online games – Browse interesting English websites daily • http://espn.com/ (Sports News) • http://imdb.com/ (Movie Database) • http://www.eonline.com/ (E! Entertainment News) • http://www.billboard.com/ (Top Music Chart) • http://www.dilbert.com (Dilbert Comic) • http://www.slagoon.com/ (Sherman’s Lagoon Comic) • http://www.peanuts.com/ (Snoopy) • http://bensbargains.net/ (Deal Site)
  • 11. English Writing • You should have received enough grammar knowledge from your high school English classes • Never trust Google translation – Better choices out there • http://www.grammarly.com/ • http://www.grammarcheck.net/ • How to improve your writing – Reading, reading, and more reading – Spelling and grammar check tools are your best friends – Imitate Good Sentences • Write English emails (and do it w/ care) daily/often to – International Pen Pals • http://www.interpals.net/ – Your professors/advisors (and ask them to correct your grammar whenever there is a mistake)
  • 12. How About English Listening/Speaking? • The Most Difficult Parts in English Because – No Environment! • Suggestions – Take courses taught in English (there should be plenty at NCU) – Get to know some “language partners” (there are quite a few international students at NCU) – Speak in front of people in English (for presentations, group meetings, TA sessions) <= This will make a huge difference
  • 13. Differences Between English Writing and Speaking • In English writing, we sometimes use sentences with complex structure – I recommend against complex sentences, unless you can not avoid that • In English speaking, NEVER use complex sentences – No native speaker do that, either
  • 14. Other Things You Should Try • Listen to English songs – Do not learn from Rap songs (Ebonics) – Practice singing English songs (KTV is a good place) • Correct yourself whenever you hear something wrong in your own speech – Phase 1 – You are too nervous to even hear your own voice (ask others to correct you) – Phase 2 – Correct yourself (mostly grammar mistakes) – Phase 3 – Improve your pronunciation (tools like audacity help)
  • 15. English Pronunciation American English Accent • Resources – http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/engl ish/frameset.html • Tools – Audacity
  • 16. Intonation Makes a Big Difference • Lack of intonation – Mandarin: fixed tones and rhythm – English: variable pitch and tempo • Incorrect intonation – It’s pretty good. – It’s pretty good. • Where can we learn the correct intonation? – English songs – Watch movies (with and w/o caption) • A highly recommended movie: Forrest Gump