I'm a native German Speaker with English as my second language. I'd like to improve my skills in the English language but don't know how to. What I currently do is watching English movies and writing in English forums such as 4chan. The problem is, by watching movies I'm just a passive actor, it's no practice. Writing in forums is, but I get no feedback (what's important to improve skills, I think) and/or write simple sentences only.
What do? Maybe I should join a community full of grammar nazis, giving me no room for errors without being admonished, but does such a place exist?
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Anonymous2010-02-13 17:40
Well, this forum is such a community. Your English is awful. Just watch a lot tv and listen to audiobooks. But I don't actually care about it, just write this post to practice for myself.
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Anonymous2010-02-13 18:38
You should read a lot of English books. There's no other way to be exposed to as much language in as little time. It will sink in.
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Anonymous2010-02-13 20:21
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You might want to try out Lang-8.com, it's a website where people can post journal entries in the language they're learning, and native speakers of that language can correct your grammar/spelling mistakes and usually give good explanations. Good luck.
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Anonymous2010-02-14 9:01
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If you think my English is awful, you certainly won't want to hear my pronunciation. But I don't actually care about it, I just write this because I want to make use of every opportunity that allows me to write some English text.
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Very interesting, that's what I'm looking for. Thanks a lot!
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Anonymous2010-02-15 23:01
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Practice a lot, and do not worry about your pronunciation too much. I am an English teacher in Japan, so I work with lots of kids and adults learning English. I also deal with my own studying of Japanese, and I have a pretty bad accent (I'm from Virginia, USA).
Try finding news websites that interest you, and read articles in German and English. BBC, CNN, and so on.
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Anonymous2010-02-16 6:25
>>5
here is >>2
That was a joke. Don't be so serious about yourself. Your pronunciation can't be sooooo bad as English is quite similar to German. If you want to feel better about yourself try listening to Asians speaking English, Especially Chinese, Japanese or Korean.
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Anonymous2010-02-17 23:39
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