[Told by a UTokyo Graduate] Tips for Your Daily English Study

Hello, I am Innyanko, and I post content related to English conversation (for my note, please refer to Guide to Innyanko's English Conversation Struggle).

Currently, I use four methods for my studies: NativeCamp, Speak, watching overseas dramas, and transcription.

This time, I thought I would talk about the tips I use in these studies.

NativeCamp

I take NativeCamp lessons with the goal of improving my English conversation skills.

And, something I have been working on recently is training my listening skills.

Specifically, I take on lessons without preparation, and during the lesson, I try to avoid looking at the English text as much as possible and interact mainly using information from my ears.

For example, when I choose Daily News, I don't look at the questions and instead listen to what the instructor reads aloud and respond to it.

Instead, I choose slightly easier study materials.

This is quite difficult, but it makes for good training.

Also, I try to review thoroughly after the lesson.

Furthermore, regarding NativeCamp, I have explored it in depth in the following article.

Speak

The purpose of Speak is to learn phrases useful for speaking.

Therefore, even if it is for a short time, I continue every day and make review my main focus.

Specifically, I do a 10-minute smart review before working on the regular tasks.

In the first place, Speak itself is designed to encourage frequent review, so by using this method, I end up reviewing the same expressions many times.

Thanks to this, a virtuous cycle is created where I use the phrases I learned in Speak during NativeCamp, and I can feel that my vocabulary is increasing.

For speaking, please take a look here.

Watching foreign dramas

Currently, I am using SUITS as my material and watching it to strengthen my listening skills.

My goal is to be able to understand native English, so when I watch the drama, I stop it one by one to analyze the audio.

For example, if there is a line like "What are you thinking about it?", I analyze the linking, elision, accent, speed, and rhythm.

Once I have done that, I repeat overlapping, shadowing, and reading aloud, and drill the analysis results into my head.

Since I proceed like this, I don't make much progress at all lol

However, since the goal is not to move forward, I am taking my time with this.

The story about SUITS is introduced in detail below.

Copying

The purpose of copying is to form an English-speaking brain.

Therefore, I try to understand the meaning while reading aloud and copying, and I make sure not to rely on Japanese.

Also, to retain English in my memory for even a little longer, I try to memorize as much as possible while copying.

Summary

That was "Tips for Daily English Study".

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Additionally, I have tried 18 online English conversation services, and I provide comparisons and recommendations for them.

Those interested in online English conversation should take a look at the following article.