Nowadays , people are talking about the standard of English which is deteriorating even though we have been introduced with many strategies etc,.... A lot of things have been done, but ... it seems that students still have lots of grammar errors in their writing etc, etc..
Well, for me, actually , we have to go back to the basic... . Language is not something to be learnt.. It is something that you have to acquire yourself... Look for example a four year old girl.... If her mother speaks English with her, than definitely she is good in English.. meaning she can communicate using English..
Take another example, a sixteen year old girl .. a student who has learnt English for many years....7 +4 = 11 years... but do you think she can speak English well.... ??? I dont think so.... Why do you think that 16 year old girl cannot communicate using a language that she has learnt for many years...
The answer , for me, is very simple .... it's because the form four girl rarely uses English in her everyday life. She never speaks the language, rarely reads English books, sometimes write English Essays for her teacher but not because she wants to do it, but purely because she need to do it, or else....... you know what will happen...
From my own experience, I think i learn English by reading English novels. I really love reading. I've been reading since I could read .. When I was 7 years old actually... I remember reading my first Malay Novel, Azman Anak Yatim. After that I read a lot more books... BM of course.
When I got to secondary school, I got chances to read English novel. So I started reading English novels. Never had a day passed without me reading English novels. I remember the wardenMadam Salamiah and Madam Noriah, when making their rounds, after midnight, they would be calling out my name, ..... reminding me to sleep.. I really enjoyed reading..
Well during those days, we rarely watched movies, reading meant watching the movies but in our hearts and minds...So that is how I got to master English. and I think students nowadays should read more to be proficient in English.
So, what are you waiting for... Start reading, and writing ... and using English in your everyday communication.... I guarantee you will improve your English in no time....
