Hi!
I am a Travel and Tourism Management Lecturer here in Namibia
at the Polytechnic of Namibia. I have learnt English in many
different ways.
First, and at the early stages I used
textbooks as one means of learning English. This method has
been possibly been the main one. It has been extremely useful
when it comes to learning grammar. The other supplementary methods
have included conversations with English-speaking people. In
fact during primary school it was on offense to speak in your
native language during classes. This helped us a lot since it
forced us to communicate in English and get rid of fear of making
mistakes. I also engaged in debate and later on public speaking.
In addition I read a lot
of novels (fiction, biographies, etc.),magazines, newspapers,
quizzes and puzzles. Reading such material has been useful when
it comes to learning written or oral styles. It helped me with
comprehension as well. When I grew up there was not much TV, so
listening to TV has not really had a major influence. However,
today, this can be a major influence. These days you can also
use the Internet for learning English more effectively.
I hope that this information
helps you.
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