You can memorize English all at once by turning it into a 'story'
Based on my past experience with English education...
English is retained much better when learned through a 'story' rather than as 'isolated text'.
In this article, I will explain why.
In the past, I spent a few months in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force teaching English to beginners.
At the time, I focused on teaching English grammar.
Having known early on that 'Comprehensive English Forest' (now 'Comprehensive English Evergreen') was an excellent grammar reference book,
I made an effort to teach English conversation in an easy-to-understand way using 'Comprehensive English Forest' in addition to the designated grammar textbook.
Ever since I was a high school student,
'English class is boring.'
'English conversation (English) should be learned in a fun way.'
Thinking this way,
I had no intention of teaching boring classes
using standard textbooks.
To ensure students wouldn't get bored and could learn English conversation in a fun way,
after teaching the grammar points for the day,
I always had the students
create a 'short story'.
The procedure is as follows.
For example, if the learning item for the day was an expression using a gerund,
I would first present an example sentence asa 'topic'.
The boy is used to making his own breakfast.
(The boy is used to making his own breakfast.)
(*Excerpted from 'Comprehensive English Forest')
I divided the students into groups of 3 to 4 people,
and had each group create a 'short story' using that'topic' sentence.
For example, they would create a sequence of events centered around the example sentence as follows.
His mother goes to work early in the morning.
(His mother goes to work early in the morning.)
So,
(Therefore,)
The boy is used to making his own breakfast.
(The boy is used to making his own breakfast.)
The boy cooked better than his mother.
(The boy became a better cook than his mother.)
In this way, I would have each group create a'short story',
score them based on criteria such as grammatical accuracy and
how interesting the story was,
and have the groups compete against each other.
Some groups even performed long, funny dramas that were completely 'aimed at getting a laugh',
and it was a very enjoyable time for both me and the students.
We were able to spend a very enjoyable time together.
The advantage of creating this'short story'
is that students canlearn English conversation expressions in a fun way.
This learning method can also be done alone.
For example,
"The boy is used to making his own breakfast."
For this single sentence,
just ask yourself, 'Why?' or 'What kind of situation is this?'
Then, add a situation before and after that sentence to complete your own 'story'.
'Stories' are easy to remember
I think it's easy to imagine if you think of manga or anime,
but illustrations and videos are easier for people to remember than text-only information,
and furthermore, rather than single sentences, it is easier to remember if you repeatedly input the same sentences within a context that has
a 'continuous flow'.
In that sense, by each group creating a'story',
the other groups input visual information through their 'drama',
and at the same time, they listen to their example sentences, which increases the retention rate of English conversation expressions.
Compared to learning only from a textbook,
I think you can see that the ease of memory is overwhelmingly different.
'Passive learning alone' is not enough.
It is important to use your own imagination and envision your own scene (story).
By doing this, you will stop speaking 'dull', textbook-like expressions that lack feeling.You will stop speaking 'dull', textbook-like expressions that lack feeling.
Construct what you want to say yourself and express it in your own words.
This is, I believe, the true value of output.
Even if you try hard to input only textbook-style example sentences,
they are often unusable in actual English conversation situations.
You need to first visualize the content you want to convey,
and build up practice in outputting from an early stage.
Since I was a high school student, I have repeated this kind of training and gradually became able to speak English.
To improve output, keep increasing the amount of experience you have
Based on what I have stated above,
just as much as input, "output" is important.
If you want to acquire English conversation skills efficiently,
learning at a desk is not enough.
I recommend that you visit various places with curiosity,
and "increase your amount of experience."
When I was a university student, I was not satisfied with just activities in an English conversation circle,
so I went to English pubs in Tokyo
and tried to have conversations with Americans and British people.
In that process, I had various failures and felt embarrassed.
But those experiences are useful now.
In proportion to your own amount of experience (output),
you can also gain "input through real experience" that cannot be obtained at a desk.
The more you increase your amount of action,
whether the result is a success or a failure,
it will remain in your vivid memory as "your own story."
If you are thinking of acquiring English conversation skills quickly,
please try to find as many opportunities to output as possible.
For example, as output you can do starting today,
🗣️ Turn one example sentence you learned into your own story
🗣️ Visualize the situation while reading aloud by yourself
🗣️ Try to express even just one sentence about an event you experienced in daily life in English
Small steps like these are enough.
People who become able to speak English
do not have special talent.
The only difference is
⭐️⭐️⭐️"whether they are using English in their own stories"⭐️⭐️⭐️
that is.
Use English in your own life, not in textbooks.
That is the way to master it in the shortest time.
If you want to acquire English conversation skills efficiently, please also refer to the following article on learning methods👇
Roadmap from "zero English ability" to acquiring daily English conversation