How to learn English in 21^st century

            Nowadays, it is well known English is international language. People around the world use it to communicate. They cannot avoid using and learning English. In south-east Asia, they are going to be ASEAN community and English is going to be a formal language to communicate. Then, Thailand will become to be a member of ASEAN community too. You see that English have more performance in your life. Therefore, it is a good way if you practice your English skill more. You can practice by using these strategies.

            Before making note from reading, you need to ask some questions. For example, why I reading this?, what am I looking for? In addition, you need to ask questions about the content of your reading.  It’s very useful if you analyse the topic think about your purpose for making note. You could save time if you have approach to ask questions. There are many practical suggestions on noting from text that are: choose index cards or A4 in one side only, record full references details after you finish noting. When you note your reading, you need to properly acknowledge in the paper. You can use colour pens to note because it can show the different to areas and help you to remember your note. You should be using and revising your note. Moreover you can add your own thoughts and you will be able adapt the ideas in your note. Noting can help you to effective reading.

            Reading will be effectively or not it depends on your reading purpose and you should have ways to read. There are many purposes and many ways to read like to locate specific information, you might read quickly and looking for the specific information that you want to know. When you read the new topic, you may spend more time to understand. Then, you should begin with a general introduction, you should read slowly and make sure you understand their meanings and write them in your own words. However, some courses there are reading essential text. For example, scan the content page before you begin reading. Read and note major points or idea in your own words. When you are reading for assignment, you should refresh your mind about the assignment topic and review your plan. Also, you should make brief note and avoid overuse of colurpens. It’s well known that all reading topic is not easy. So, you should have strategies than you can try. After you finished reading, you should revise and ask questions your reading. . It needs you to do that is criticized and make decision about the reading. This is for you to do and study alone.

            Studying alone is you can study in your own time or free time without the force set by lecture timetable. It is freedom for you to be responsibilities in your life. You need to organize your time effectively. Your schedule must be practical, flexible and realistic. Planning, it is important to get some understanding of how much work you need to do, and how much time you have to do it. You may spend your time to study in library or other about assignment. When you spend time, you should concentrate for the task. You do not waste vast amount of time. You may do other things. In addition, group study is the chance for many students. There are clearly advantages that is meeting or talking in face to face situation. They can use computer networks to communicate to other students. E-mail is as well as direct interaction. It is very quickly to respond. It helps you for your study like send your assignment to your lecturer, send another copy to the student. Then, you should write your assignment and lecture clearly and revise its before sent it to them.

            Lecture noting which can recall relevant points and ideas presented in the lecture. So, before you going to lecture notes, you should read briefly about the lecture topic beforehand because it can help you to take more relevant note and become actively in the learning process. You should know the purpose of lecture like for examination. You need to take fairly comprehensive notes. You see that taking note is an active and thoughtful exercise, you can hardly be wrong. Therefore, you should note the topic name, lecturer and date for each lecture. Use abbreviations and revise your note as soon as possible. This is very important because it helps to reinforce the information you have gathered in the lecture. Your lecture note will be achieved if you organize a good time.

            Time organization is more complex than just writing out a timetable and scheduling time in your diary. You must set distinct goals in the long-term and short-term. After that, you plan what do you do in weekly and identify times when study will be number one priority for you and you need to check it is a balance between study and other or not. When you have emergencies situation, it is essential that you are able to re-organize your life so that study time is available. It is normally for students that is losing heart during a course. So, lecturers are often happy to offer advice, support and information, particularly in their subject area and you need to find the problem in your course. If you know the problem, you should analyse the source of the problem. You should know that everyone is different that you are being successful than friends because you have more time to study and your friends and you have own unique learning styles and rates.

            All of ideas above allow you to offer increased opportunities for language learning by taking advantage of learning strategies that you can do it very well. You will be good in English if you give a chance for yourself to practice and practice. It seems that how much you practice that is how much you are good in English.