3 Golden Rules for Improving Oral English

Learning English for years but still can’t speak fluently? You are not alone. In fact, Oral English is the hardest aspect of English to learn for most ESL students.

But why does this happen? How do most students develop English writing skills faster than speaking skills? How can one improve Oral English fast?

We have 3 golden rules to improving Oral English that you should always remember and practice:

Rule #1: You can’t learn Oral English like you learn History or Biology

Subjects like History and Biology can be mastered by learning and memorizing theory. Applying what you learned is easy. However, you can’t learning things like Oral English, biking, swimming or dancing by just learning theory. You only learn these by developing muscle memory through practice.

Think of how you learned to ride a bike? Did you memorize parts of a bike or watched videos of other people biking? No. You learn biking by DOING. The same rule applies to learning Oral English. You will only improve by continuous speaking practice, not by learning theory.

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Rule#2: Find a teacher that will act like a Conversation Partner, not a professor

Most English teacher are great at teaching grammar and vocabulary. However, you will never become fluent in English just by studying grammar and vocabulary.

The secret to improving Oral English is practicing speaking a lot. For this to happen, your English teacher should act like a Conversation Partner. If your English teacher is the only one who speaks during the lesson and you are only taking notes, then you are not improving your Oral English skills.

Find a English Teacher who works like a Conversation Partner.

Rule#3: Focus on Fluency, not Grammar

Tired of memorizing endless grammar rules? Stop doing this immediately.