Young children learn languages effortlessly. They are curious, interested in learning and eager for challenges. Once they reach puberty this often changes but it need not.
Young children are not self-conscious about using the language, and they are observant. They do not have preconceived ideas about what the language should be like or sound like and they do not have grammar theories. They do not ask why the language is spoken a certain way.
The best way to learn a language is to imitate children.
"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play"
Heraclitus - 500 BC
That is the attitude needed to be a good language learner, the attitude of a child at play.
I often asked my daughter to read what I wrote, then she would tell me: don't need this, or that; plus "a" or "the"...
She can not say any reasons. She just has some sense of the language. I feel it's quite safe if checked by her. I like this way to confirm my writing.
One day my daughter told me:" Mom, your writing is getting better." Oh, a little good teacher, my lovely daughter. It's amaizing that you know she could not say any of English when she came to Canada. She was only 5 at that time.
If you are satisfied with your present level of English, then there is no problem. Learn Japanese or French.
If you wish to improve, you need to find something that attracts you in English. It could be a friend, a novel, a writer, a subject like music or gardening or business that you read up on in English. You need to create a situation where you enjoy using English, then you will start to learn. Do not try to study the language itself. That is too boring.
And you need to be observant of the language, of the phrases and the pronunciation.
But if there is no passion, move one to something where you have passion.
There is a an expression in English. You cannot push on a rope.
Get a novel where there is also an audiobook available. Observe the key words and phrases in the novel. Listen to the novel many times in audio book version. If you belonged to The Linguist (www.thelinguist.com) you could systematically learn the words and phrases. Then try to use these new words and phrases.
Yeah, Steve, that is a question I always want to ask, how children learn language? I remember you wrote once "don't ask why", I guess children never ask like "why use this word".
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