Hi. How are you doing today? Hope You Are Doing Fine...
In this letter, we will talk about research. We know this doesn't
sound like a very exciting topic ;)
However, it is a VERY important topic. Why? Because independent
research is the only way we can judge different English learning
methods.
Everyone has an opinion. Some people will tell you, "You must study
grammar". Some will tell you, "You must practice speaking all the
time".
Everybody has an idea about the best way to learn English. How do we
know who is right?
We only know by looking at independent, test research. We must look
at a lot of studies to find the answer.
When we do that, we find the following:
1. Listening to understandable and interesting English is the best way
to improve speaking.
2. The Listen & Answer Stories Method is the most powerful teaching
method to improve English speaking (and listening).
3. Grammar study and translation are not successful. Memorizing word
lists is not successful.
4. Free, easy, fun reading is the best way to build vocabulary and
advanced grammar ("academic English").
That is what the research tells us. How does the research work?
Usually they divide a big group of students.
One group is put in a normal English class (grammar study, vocabulary
study, etc.). The other group is put in a Listen & Answer Story
class (also called "TPRS").
After 4-24 months, they test both groups of students. The students in
the Listen & Answer group do better on Vocabulary tests, Speaking
tests, Listening tests, Reading tests, and even Grammar tests. The
longer the time, the bigger the difference between the groups.
That is why we are so strong about the Effortless English method. Our
methods are not based on opinion only. AJ developed these methods
based on the research.
Good luck with your English learning,
http://www.LearnCasualEnglish.blogspot.com/
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