The document discusses different methods for studying English including self-study, lifelong learning, and e-learning. It recommends practicing reading by reading newspapers weekly and keeping vocabulary lists. For speaking practice, it suggests reading aloud and recording yourself. The document also provides websites for online dictionaries, listening practice, and learning resources. The overall goal is to apply various concepts to continuously build English skills through independent and online study.

1. How to Study English and Why?
By Mona Gamal
Teaching Assistant
Department of English
Faculty of Al-Alsun
Ain Shams University
Who likes exams!!
What do they say about exams?!
* The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are
which answer they want!
* If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book!
* If you are given a take-home exam, you will forget where you live!
What are we talking about today?
* Self-study
* Life-long learning
* E-learning

2. What is self-study?
* A form of study in which one is responsible for one's own teaching.
What is long-life learning?
* Lifelong learning is the continuous building of skills and
knowledge throughout the life of an individual.
What is e-learning?
* E-learning includes all forms of electronic learning and teaching.
Why these three concepts?
* Self-study (WHO)!
* Long-life learning (WHEN)!
* E-learning (HOW)!
Learning to Learn
And then?
* How to apply all these concepts in learning English?!!!

3. Reading: Be an Active Reader!
* A newspaper or article magazine every week.
* Make a vocabulary list.
* Write a comment.
* Compile a file for your progress.
* Exchange with your colleagues.
Practise Speaking!
* Learn the phonetic symbols.
* Read a passage out loud in front of the mirror!
* Record for yourself.
* Arrange for practice time with friends.
Online Dictionaries
* http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
* Cambridge: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
* Longman: http://www.ldoceonline.com/
* http://www.merriam-webster.com/

4. Listening!
* YouTube (English songs with lyrics).
* News on radio and TV
* Listening websites:
http://teslej.org/ej17/m3.html
Learning Websites!
* ESL (English as a Second Language)
Our Website: English for Life!
* http://englishforlife-alalsun.blogspot.com
A Last Word!
“It is not hard to learn more. What is hard is to unlearn when you
discover yourself wrong.” Quoted