Study Plan

I didn't pass English at the KGP, so it's about time now to think about how to improve my English until September. A friend of mine told me to write a study plan I must force myself to stick to, otherwise I might get lost somewhere. I can only agree with him, because "just starting to learn English" doesn't work out that well, as I experienced. The problem is, I don't feel like having a real goal to reach because there are no vocabulary lists I will be tested on and no special grammar parts I just could learn by heart. But I have many ideas how to improve my knowledge in all areas of language learning.

So, let's get started- here is my plan.

 

• Vocabulary.
  When it comes to writing and expressing myself verbally, I often search for the right words but I just can't find them. As a result, I use the same boring words over and over again. Getting to know a various range of words and synonyms will be a great benefit.
  - vocabulary.com: Finally an entertaining way to learn new words. The program even creates lists of words I failed at, so all I have to do is doing the so called "challange" to extend my treasury of words. In addition to that, I will create some lists of random words I come across while reading, writing and so on. Thanks to the Internet it's so easy to get my vocabulary collection organzied.
  - reading: This will not only extend my treasury of words but also give me a better feeling for English grammar. I plan to read "The Chronicles Of Narnia", which is something I always delayed doing because of so many other important and time-consuming things in my life (like studying ;) ).

• Grammar.
  To figure out my main mistakes I will go through all the stuff I wrote last year. I think the tenses are something I should revise carefully as I still struggle with them alot.
  - englishpage.com: Doing these exercises hopefully gives me a better understanding of the grammer rules.
  - Major No-Nos: Probably a good idea to go through this list again (and again and again..)
  - Innovations Books: Studying the grammar parts and doing the related exercises should be helpful. ;)

• Writing.Frankly, dear readers, writing is my weakest point. Even though I wonder if anyone might read this during the summer break and I'm not sure who I'm talking to if not just to myself, the sentence is still correct - my writing skills happened to be "under all pig" the last semester. :P Excuse me for drifting away. What are my plans to improve my writing skills? Well, I think that's obvious.
  - writing. Using this blog is the best way to keep focused because there is a chance somebody will actually read my outpourings. I hope this will help me to stay motivated and focused. I don't have time the whole summer but I intend to record my progress in all areas.

• Culture Stuff.I think I won't change the topics I've chosen, but I'm not sure yet. Over all, I want to inform myself about American History in general.
  - watching documentaries and relevant movies: Hehe, something I enjoy doing.
  - reading books: I don't know yet which books and where to find them, but I'll figure that out.

 

• Speaking.
  - finding someone I can talk English to.
  - trying to think only in English.
  - talking to myself in English. 

Well, it's a wonderful feeling to have a plan. Right now I'm really motivated to improve my English since it's something I'm doing more or less voluntarely at the moment. ;)

 

LET'S DO THIS! YEY!