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Why my english remain suck?

I still don't know why my English remain suck in both writting and speaking. After 3 years of ambitious to mastering this language, all i can see is my performance remain static.

All tips suggested by friends, and online community already done. From read a newspaper, sing and listen an english songs, participate in english forums like lowyat.net and chip.com.my, none of it contribute to upgrade my level.

Verb, conjunction, preposition and even noun.. i really don't understand about it and how it function. I dont know whether i'm stupid or the language itself suck. Bahasa Malaysia grammar is a lot easier compared with english grammar. Why the community who create this language did not create it as easy as Bahasa Malaysia? I hate those Mat Salleh... they put me in a serious trouble.!

I should postpone the Mainstream English course a year more. I'm not yet prepared. I think i cannot score more then 3.00 on this subject. Well, it is my own mistake.

Recently i just finished downloading Microsoft Students 2006 software from http://www.piratebay.org and i found the software may help me to understand more about this language, at least at Basic level which i'm not even reach it right now.

Sometimes i'm jealous, why some people can write english properly, know how to compose sentences and make reader endeur to read more. For example this blog http://www.lindamunshi.blogspot.com i found through google. I love her writting style and i wish i can be like her.

Dear reader.. can you suggest where to find partner to talk in english? Chat room? On a street?....

I need help... HELP ME!!

Comments

don't give up, dude. keep on with the papers, books, songs, etc. etc. but most importantly, you got to write and speak the language most of, if not, all the time. while it does help to understand the "technicalities" of the language, i.e. grammar, sometimes, after you've gotten so used to the language from all the reading, writing, talking, singing, etc., you will know that a sentence is right or wrong just from the way it "sounds".

DON'T GIVE UP! all the best, chief! :)
Anonymous said…
hey keep it up, as long as you are trying, i see no fault in it ... read more ...
Anonymous said…
Hi Izhar,

Yes, I do agree with you, your English needs working on.

Perhaps the best way to fix it is by speaking English with your friends/family. This is definitely a difficult thing to do, especially when your friends and family already speak with you in casual Bahasa Malaysia.

Oh, and I disagree with you. I've been speaking English since I was a kiddo and I've never had any troubles with grammar. On the contrary, I struggle with my Bahasa Malaysia.

So yeah... the best way is to speak English. I know this is possible, I have many Malay friends who converse in excellent English simply because they were brought up speaking dual languages (Both bahasa Malaysia and English were given equal priority).

Best of luck :)
Anonymous said…
Oh! I just remembered an old trick a close friend of mine used to do. While watching English movies/shows, try and narrate what each character is saying. Follow every word they say (would be great if you had english subtitles to read off) and try to understand what each phrase mean :)
Anonymous said…
I don't think writing a blog is going to improve your grasp on a language. You're going to keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again, and the great likeliness of it all is that no one is going to nitpick over all your mistakes to help you see where you went wrong.

A by-product of a society that closes one eye to faults of one another? What you need is someone willing to help rewrite whatever you're gonna type, and note the differences.

That said, I can't imagine learning anything new unless someone is willing to be an asshole and correct every sentence you make.

I hope I didn't sound like a complete dick saying all that.