At English Steward, we have classes for both American kids who need to improve their reading and writing skills and for kids from other countries who have come to visit or live here, and need to learn more English to thrive in school. But we also have adult students who need to learn English to live and be successful here.
The biggest worry I hear from adult students is that they are not learning English quickly enough. My response? Learning English takes time. That is obvious. For adults it takes much longer than for children. I've taught a wide age range of students and found that young children can remember the pronunciation, meaning, and spelling of a word after just seeing the word once or twice. Late Elementary and Jr. High students take four or five times. And High School students can remember more than adults, but definitely must work harder to learn than young Elementary students. So, what does this mean for adults who are learning English? They must remember a few things:
Don't give up in learning English. Even if you just study one new English word or phrase a day, over a year you will learn so many new things. Keep trying! :)
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