Hello,
I'm a new visitor. I have recently started fiction. I am looking for a source that might provide great literary descriptions/prose of anything-tangible or intangible. Can anyone provide advise or direction.
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Hello,
I'm a new visitor. I have recently started fiction. I am looking for a source that might provide great literary descriptions/prose of anything-tangible or intangible. Can anyone provide advise or direction.
Hi friends,
My name is Tarun, I am new to this forum. I am 25 years old and will start my masters/graduate study in Aug (Fall 2014) this year. English is not my first language. And while I was preparing for GRE exam I realized that my english is terrible. I realized the importance of reading and writing skills and now I am determined to improve my english skills (reading and writing). I googled and found an awesome thread on this forum(Since I am not allowed to post URLs I am posting thread name "24156-How-to-improve-writing-skills"). I immediately decided that this forum is going to be the place from where I can get reviews and track my progress. :)
I understand that learning english is a lifelong process, the point in life where I'll stop reading and writing my english skill will start deteriorating. Still I have 5 months before I start my college so I want to improve my language and writing skills a bit before I go to college.
So, here is my study plan.
1. I purchased Raymond Murphy's English Grammar in Use Intermediate level. (I completed beginners few years back). And now I am planning to complete at least 4 or 5 chapters daily and will revise the covered chapters on weekends.
2. I'll read editorial pages of economist, nytimes, TheHindu and some other papers and some magazines, and I'll try to read at least 1000-2000 words per day. And this reading will be active reading, I'll read slowly and carefully understanding as much as possible. So that will be like 1hr of reading everyday.
3. I'll try to write at least 4 essays a week and will post them here for review and suggestions. (I can't write daily because of my full time job)
4. I'll also try to read essays posted by other forum members here and will try to read and follow expert reviews on those essays.
Friends, if you find anything wrong with my approach, please please correct it. Also if you can add anything else please add it as well. Its better to get harsh/rude but honest review here than by my professor at college. :)
Hi:). Welcome:)
Your plan is very good. Try to use English wherever you can. Read texts and watch tv or films. However writing 4 essays for a week is very difficult (one will be enough I think).
Thanks for the welcome Zoe13! Yea I like the quick in and out of a short story versus full length novels; which have to be great for me to want to invest the time.
Hi guys, really sorry bout this but could anybody tell me how to post a new forum? I don't know whether i'm being completely blind or its hidden somewhere..
Thanks
Hello everyone, I would like to introduce myself I'm ladyhawkfirefox. I'm looking forward to reading and commenting on all the great literature that you all will be posting and I hope you all enjoy the stuff I post as well.
Ok, so I'm a noob; can any one tell me how to start my blog and how to post the stuff I write?
Do you mean post to a thread? When you're logged in and replying to a post, just hit the post button at the bottom of the reply to post box.Quote:
Originally Posted by Isjen
If starting a threw, go all the way to the bottom of a section like, say, Personal Poetry. There you will find a button on the left that says 'submit thread.' Hit that button, put in a title and whatever content you have, then hit 'submit' or 'post.' Hope that helps.
Hi! I'm an italian phd student and I would like to improve my english. My university research is about literature, so here I am to learn something about english literature since I'm studying a french author. Please correct me, every time I'm wrong. :)
Thank you very much,
Emily
Hello, I'm Wondra. I found this site while looking for recommendation of classic Asian literature. I am mostly interested in east Asian literature. I focus mostly on reading Japanese lit, but have been trying to find more talented authors from Korea, China, and the rest of the region. I am always open to book suggestions.
Hello, I am thankful to be part of a community engaging with the great literature which has shaped our culture and lives. May we all be enlightened through this meaningful dialogue
Hi, Why there is no Ruskin Bond works ? Infact, he is not in the authors list! -_-
Hello everybody. I'm brand new here. I wrote one story a few years ago, and would love some feedback. I also have a few new stories in the works, so I thought joining a community like this might help me stay motivated.
Hello all, as is probably already apparent, I am completely new to this forum. In fact, I'm new to all forums. A friend told me to a few weeks ago how many decent people he had met through these things so I resolved (it still being January at the time) to try something completely new and here we are. I'm a (trainee) lawyer by day but like just about probably everyone else on here, I like to believe that I have a novel or two inside me (or at least a few poems). Anyway, I'm really looking forward to contributing to discussion about an array of literature and hopefully making a few friends in the process. p.s apologies in advance for any I.T mistakes...
Hello.
Nice to meet you. I am a new member here.
I am a big reader. I love fiction.