How to be confident to speak in English ??

Hello everyone, I have been given for another task in my foreign language class and here am I, writing for the new entry .The question that is given was how to be confident to speak in English. Well, everyone in their life will have their experience of speaking in English in front of anyone, right? Can you imagine or remember your first experience of speaking in English. When all eyes were on you and you have to be brave enough to stand in front of them. URGGGGHHH, it feels like there are butterflies in your stomach. It was such a scariest moment ever. I still can remember it either.

Okay enough for remembering that moments, we stick into the main topic. What are the tips on how to be confident to speak in English?

Firstly, read texts out loud. When using this way, you will finally capable to pronoun the words correctly. You will know that your pronoun is wrong when you try to read it loudly. It will sound weirdly when it was wrong. SO, by using this way, you can improve your level of pronunciation. 

Next, make friend with English speaking expats. It is one of the effective ways to boost your confident level. If you are forced to speak in English as they cannot understand our mother tongue language, by hook or by crook you have to speak in English with them. Of course you will feel terrible in the first trial to speak with them but in the end you will feel more confident and comfortable communicate with them.

Another way to boost your confident is to take it easy. Well, maybe you are wondering what is that means. Always remember that, just because you are speaking to someone in English it doesn’t mean that you have to try out every word and every grammatical structure you know. You just have to listen to the other person carefully and respond to what other people are saying. You respond can be a smile or frown, a few simple words or maybe a short question. Well, it doesn’t have to be complicated.

Prepare. YEAH, it was one of the ways to feel confident. Practicing speaking will make you a better speaker. Even if you speak by yourself, you are training the muscles of your mouth and throat to produce English sounds. You can review things that you have learned and learning specific vocabulary regarding the topic that you will talk.

Finding a technique that works for you can helps you feel comfortable when speaking aloud. There are many technique that you can learn and practice. It depends to you. You may find that simple breathing exercises can quickly make you seem calmer. Just take a deep breath and try to talk in front of the audience. Truthfully, it can decrease your nervous. I have tried this indeed.

Your attitude and your mind set are just as important as the time you take to learn and prepare. You need to remember that you can speak English. It can possess you an excellent source of English vocabulary. Think positive. Believe with your English skills and focus on the English concepts that you have mastered.

Other than that, work in groups of five or smaller can make you feel better to speak in English. Two heads are better than one. Two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person working alone .When discussing, you will get more ideas to present and it make you be more confident to talk. You will feel really calm and comfortable without any worries.

Trust your teacher. It means that you have to believe that your teacher will always support and helps you to improve your English. You have just to ask from your teacher on how to practice to be a good speaker. Try to speak in front of your teacher and he or she will give the comments. Take their advice to motivate you and learn to avoid the same mistakes. Remember that teacher will always want to see their students to succeed. So please don’t be shy.

Get more out of listening! You can watch the videos from the youtube or maybe you can learn from the television. Try listening not just to what words mean but to how the person says them. Notice which words the person links together in a sentence and how they pronoun each words. Remember these details and the next time you speak and you English will begin to sound more natural.

Fake it till you make it. You have to pretend to be good at something and pretend to be confident. As you continue and build your skill, your fake confidence will be replaced by real confidence. Sometimes you need to be pretended to improve your confident to speak in English. Maybe you will feel like it is such an unrealistic ways but it was true.

Hopefully, you can practice all the tips above to boost your confident to speak in English. I hope it can help you. Good luck!

Challenges that I have faced in acquiring English

  English is a language that has been widely used in many varieties throughout the world. It is one of the most widely spoken languages. Although it comes second to Mandarin in the total number of speakers, English is the language you’ll be able to use most widely, as it’s spoken in more countries than any other language. Being able to speak English allows you to communicate effectively in numerous countries, and this opens up lots of possibilities for you in terms of the countries you could choose to seek work in one day – not to mention travel to as a tourist. You won’t have to worry about getting lost when you travel to an English-speaking country, as you’ll easily be able to ask for directions, and taking guided tours, ordering food and chatting to the locals will no longer be a source of stress.

 Well in acquiring English, there are many challenges that i have faced . One of them is I got fear of participating and interaction with mainstream students. I feel really terrible to tolerate and communicate with some student that makes me feel annoyed with. But I have to foster my self-esteem to be able participate with other student as there will be more presentations and teamwork needed to be done in the university. I have to get used with it now or never.

 Next, unfamiliar with the vocabulary is also one of my difficulties learning English. I have to search the meaning for the unknown vocabulary in the dictionary . Sometimes i found that it hard for me to know how to choose the correct and related vocabulary in my essay or writing.

 Moreover, practicing the correct pronunciation in speaking in English. Actually it was pretty hard to pronoun certain words . Absolutely,it was something that comes naturally and it is gifted if anyone can speak English well. Obviously, i was really envy with my friend that can pronoun correctly in English. However, I will try my best to practice more and more to improve my pronunciation.

Afraid of doing grammatical error in writing. Yeah, of course we did not want to see our essay full of errors right?  Although I have taught about the common grammar since my primary school, but I'm always make the silly and common mistakes in my essay.

Lacking of motivation also make me hard to speak in English especially in front of other people.My family and teachers are not really encourage me to speak in English. I need the motivation from my surrounding people to make me feel confident on speaking in English.Of course if the people around us make the good respond and listen our presentation carefully, we will feel really enjoy to speak in front of them.

Besides, I am usually get used with the mother tongue language as while I was still a child my parents always taught me to use that particular language. Well, practice makes perfect! That why it takes times for me to practice and speak fluently in English.

I have less confident in talking in front of my friend. I'm feeling shy even though I have done a lot of presentation in front of my common friends. I need to be more relax and  I have to take a deep breath before talking in front of them. As you know, calamity is the touchstone of a brave mind.

Sometimes, I have the problems on using the correct grammar especially "the exceptions to the rules". It takes some times for me to choose whether I have to use simple, compound or complex sentences in my writing.

Next, English is used only in class. I'm barely used English to start my conversation with strangers or someone that I am not familiar with. I do not practice to speak English in front of my friends. I am scared that they will laugh at me.

Last but not least, lacking of practice.Repeated practice is just like what it sounds! I'm as a students as well as others students need repeated practice hearing on using a new language.We need multiple opportunities to comprehend and express our ideas in a new language. Like with anything new that we learn, practice helps us get better.

In a nut shell, there are many ways to overcome our challenges whether in acquiring in English or other problems in our life. Bear in mind that where there is a will there is a way. You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger. Just trust that every problem has a solution.

The New Me

Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and wished that you could change the way you look?Maybe that you think that you're the fairest guy or girl in the land, but do you wish you could be more intelligent , or more charming or even more ambitious?

  The new me? It was something that hardly to be describe. Well one thing that I am pretty sure is I want to become a successful person in the future and of course my target now is to be a specialist doctor . Now I am on my road to medical school. What I have to do now is to wake up and starts to prepare myself fighting for the sake of my life . Never say never! yes it was the song that really motivate me that I 'll never give up to achieve what I want . Just think about how far I have come before I think about give up.

 A news that really change my life as I got the offer from Yayasan Terengganu to study further in medical. It was really unpredictable and unbelievable.. at the same time I am not sure whether I'll make the right decision. From that day, I've set my mind that Allah have show me this way and all I have to do is just depend on Him .I have to use this chance the best that I could. Alhamdulillah , Allah have give me such a lovely parents for me. My parents always give me a lot of motivation to keep me going and their hope will always make me to be more confident. They are my strength, Truthfully,  they are everything to me and I rather to do anything just to make them proud of me.

The first day of my second semester, I have my new vision to become a responsible student. Yes, I have to change! Remember better late than never. Hello! I don't want to cry over the spilt milk. SO,what I have to do now? I have to use all the time that i have wisely. "If you want to succeed , you have to change yourself not others ", said my former secondary school teacher. That words was always lingering in my head. What you do , it was you that will get back that reward. Everyone else can only happy for you but it was you who get everything that you want. FIGHTING!!! I have to become more hardworking, be more punctual and never do the assessment last minute. I have to prepare myself completely before going to exam although it was just quiz or test. I'll not take it easy anymore. I have a lot of people around me that are put their trust on me and I am responsible to make their dreams come through. Obviously, their happiness make my life feel wonderful. My sacrifice will never could replace my parents' sacrifice. I wish that one day they will proudly said that she is our daughter.

 Bear in mind that " your dreams in life aren't going to just happen ,you have to make them happen by working hard and stay focused" .

 From now  you will see the new me..

                                                  KEEP IT UP AND DON'T GIVE UP :))