Mixing in EnglishコミュのHow to get back my confidence of speaking English!

Hello. This is the first time to join this community.My name is Rie-chan. Recently, I realise that my English speaking skill is getting worse. The more I speak English, the more I lose my confidence. I enjoyed having communication in English before and I didn't care of making mistakes, however, I'm very nervous to speak English.

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[1] mixiユーザー 09月02日 13:46

Lack of confidence arises from uncertainty. Studying will help a lot. It allows you to verify your knowledge on your own. It is also important to find someone who can practice with you without making you feel uncomfortable. Both close friends and complete strangers are good for this, but for different reasons. Close friends are good (if they speak English well) because you should feel comfortable with them. Complete strangers are also good because if you embarass yourself in front of them, you never have to see them again.

[2] mixiユーザー 09月03日 13:52

Thank you for your advice, chiung. That's right. I should study it more to polish my English. I used to spare my time to use English, like going out with Engish speakers, watching News in English, reading books and magazines in English and so on. However, in these years, I didn't pur my effort to polish my Englsih due to busyness of work. I will make a chance to speak English and read d English books and magazines to learn good expressions.

[3] mixiユーザー 09月03日 14:13

I watch a lot of Japanese television with subtitles. I do this primarily for entertainment but it also helps me to learn the Japanese language. If you have access to English language television programs, I would recommend watching a lot of that. It provides an opportunity to learn without feeling like you are studying.

[4] mixiユーザー 09月23日 15:23

I know exactly what you mean. I've always lacked confidence in speaking other languages - even when I've known them well. Can I suggest that you start out by preparing 'set' pieces - that means prepare a text that covers one of your interests and practise it again and again so you get used to the language YOU want to use. Textbooks never give you the exact patterns you need to express yourself well. Work out the text and practise, practise, practise until they become natural to you. Then do another topic/interest. I'm sure you'll begin to feel more confident talking about yourself and then about other things too because you will have some familiar sentences to use and just change the vocabulary. Good Luck!

[6] mixiユーザー 09月30日 00:41

I completely understand your situation. More you understand English, more you loose confidence. It's just because you know more English than ever. You used to not care about making mistakes because you weren't aware of mistakes. But now that your English skill is getting better, you actually know what you did wrong. And it becomes more obvious to yoursel.

I've been in the States (been to England too) for 5-6 yrs now. I still have that problem. I never have 100% confidence in my English. More I talk, more I worry. You know what I mean? In my opinion, I think it's a good thing. If you don't have enough confidence, you just have to practice more, study more, speak more. and that'll get you to the next level. and you'll hit another wall again. then you just have to repeat the steps all over again. That's how you learn.

I tend to become shy when I loose confidence. But don't let that happen to you. Speak out. The confidnce will come back to you.

Good luck!

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