I need your advice...

[caddy_caddy]

I am a student of English literature.My problem is the following::( :(
I wanna improve my oral English;actually my writing is good (not sooo good),but when it comes to speaking I make so many mistakes !!!
I feel so ashamed of myself.
What to do ?
Do u have any idea???

[Logos]

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary has handy sound files for each word, so, you can hear pronunciation. Just click the red speaker icon for any word :) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word

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[caddy_caddy]

no dear ; it is not a matter of pronounciation.
I am not fluent in speaking;I am hunted by the GRAMMAR RULES;I think of it before uttering any sentence so I get confused and I won't be able so speak correctly .
I fear mistakes so I make mistakes!!

[Scheherazade]

I fear mistakes so i make mistakes!!Happens to the best of us... No worries.

I say initially make couple of mistakes on purpose and then there will be nothing more to fear.

[Dori]

When you read something, read it aloud. That might help.

Most Americans don't speak flawlessly anyways, so don't worry.

[caddy_caddy]

Happens to the best of us... No worries.

I say initially make couple of mistakes on purpose and then there will be nothing more to fear.

you are trying to cheer me up; I don't agree with u;happens sometimes to the best of us not most of times :( :(

[barbara0207]

Hi caddy!

I have a lot of students with similar problems. Fluency is mostly a matter of practise. The more you speak the better you get until at last you will forget about grammar problems or at least not think too much about them.

Maybe you do not have enough opportunity to speak English. Then you might try the following: Think of a number of questions (some simple ones and some more complex ones). Write them on cards. Start with the easy ones. Take a card, imagine an English speaker asks you the question and say your answer aloud. Allow yourself a certain amount of seconds to come up with your answer; don't check whether it is grammatically correct. Practise and reduce the number of seconds until you can answer without a pause.

Hope this helps!

[caddy_caddy]

u know DORI I like to read aloud ; I will try ; it might be helpful as u said.
I really appreciate your reply.
Thx

Maybe you do not have enough opportunity to speak English.




That what I think of and for that reason I registered here; I spend most of time reading to improve my language but I think I should communicate with others using English.
I wish my presence here would give me a chance to speak as much as I can .
SPEAK MY MIND WITHOUT THINKING OF MISATKES

:brickwall

BTY plz feel free to correct my mistakes hhhhhhhhhhhh

[Virgil]

I am a student of English literature.My problem is the following::( :(
I wanna improve my oral English;actually my writing is good (not sooo good),but when it comes to speaking I make so many mistakes !!!
I feel so ashamed of myself.
What to do ?
Do u have any idea???

I can't offer advice, but please don't feel ashamed. It just takes time an effort. I was never good at a foreign language. I know some Italian because I was raised with it and I took Spanish in school. While I can read some passags, my ability in both languages is very poor. Your English already seems to be better than my Spanish or Itaian. :)

[jgweed]

I would think that there is a correlation between writing good English and speaking it, at least as far as grammar and expression are concerned. Learning to write without making mistakes will surely help you speak the language without making the same kinds of mistakes.
Cheers,
John

[Nossa]

I am a student of English literature.My problem is the following::( :(
I wanna improve my oral English;actually my writing is good (not sooo good),but when it comes to speaking I make so many mistakes !!!
I feel so ashamed of myself.
What to do ?
Do u have any idea???

There's nothing to be ashamed of. From my experience, the only thing that really helped me to speak better in English was to listen to everything in English. News, songs, movies (without subtitles), programs and stuff like this. That's the only way I knew how to speak in English. Good luck.

[Niamh]

they are both good advice barbara and nossa!