Myths are excuses against early English learning. Learning English Pros and Cons of Learning English
Purpose of this article:
- to "think aloud" a little about the difficulties many of our clients face when it comes to learning English;
- analyze ways to study it and possible options;
- choose the most suitable path that will lead you to the desired result and
- will protect your family budget from serious waste.
You will learn English (you definitely will) if you want to connect your future with Australia, even temporarily. If the question becomes more serious, and the words "Immigration to Australia", "Study in Australia" are used, you simply will not be able to avoid passing the IELTS test!
If you have been learning English since childhood, have spoken English in your family since childhood, graduated with honors general education school with an in-depth study of the English language or "University foreign language" in their homeland - then this article is not for you. Please return to the main page of the site and study other sections that are more informative for you.
Of course, the ideal option for any person who does not meet the requirements of the previous paragraph is to move to one of the IELTS test centers in Australia or New Zealand and learn English until you can easily understand "that nonsense, carried by an aboriginal drunk." This is an ideal option, which is not available to everyone and is far from real life. There are a number of restrictions, both financial in nature and immigration rules from the Australian Department of Immigration (DHA).
Let's talk about everything in order.No best teacher will develop language skills in a student if the language is not his native language. That's right, an English-speaking teacher does not know your language and thus will not give you concessions in the process of explaining: subtleties, turns of phrase or grammar. You will not ask him in Russian: "What is it and why is it so?". You will be forced to ask him a question in English and you will receive an explanation in English. Do not understand - it means in "Anglo-gestural" language! But there will be no concessions and concessions to you!
Moreover, since HOW English was taught in Russia, guided by the methodology of the Ministry of Education, one cannot learn from the very beginning. This is wildness, when some uncle, who had only been to England on business trips, issued a decree where to start in the study and how to finish! Your Russian-speaking teachers themselves studied according to these rules (not their fault) and, accordingly, will transfer this knowledge to you. As a result, "ugly speech turns and stupid grammatical forms" are initially laid in the student's subconscious. In real life, no one will ever say that, you can even simply be kicked out of a decent society if it is said there. Alternatively, an English-speaking teacher is not initially familiar with such "nonsense", so you, the students, will not encounter them either.
Thirdly, what kind of successful language learning can be in Russia if you, having just finished 4 hours a day with the best teacher, went out into the street and when you get on the bus you hear not in English: "Where is your ticket, mate?" , and in Russian: "Where are you climbing without a ticket?" When on TV - Russian speech, when the price tags in the store in Russian ... In 15 minutes you will forget everything that went on for 4 hours with a teacher.
Fourth, a language can only be learned by speaking it! You will simply be forced to return to Russian in order to ask a question in a store or relatives in the family. 4 hours with a teacher is not enough to develop speech skills.
What is the problem with learning English in the same Australia?
First of all, it is a human complex and a feeling of self-doubt. It is not so easy to explain to an ethnic Australian seller what you want in an Australian store for a person with a low language level. Not only words and phrases are forgotten, sometimes people just get stuck in their tongues. Everything ends with primitive monkey gestures. This is a very difficult threshold, which sometimes remains simply insurmountable for many.
Secondly, purely from everyday considerations, a newcomer to another country will be drawn to his ethnic circle of already old immigrants. This is understandable, we need everyday advice, we need understandable explanations for everyday issues, we just need to relieve stress in communicating with "people who are close in historical spirit." And here: a question in Russian, an answer in Russian, newspapers in Russian, vodka - also Russian, "heart to heart" in Russian - today, tomorrow, after tomorrow ... From what they left, they came to that!
Thirdly, there is an erroneous opinion that if you settle in an English-speaking family, then everything will come by itself, your English language skills will begin to develop by themselves. Yes, we agree, but this will happen only if you settle in a student dormitory and follow the same daily routine as everyone around you. If you pester with a question in "English - gestural language" to the owner of the English-speaking family where you are going to live, who has just come from work, then in 90% of cases you will hear: "Leave me alone, I'm tired, I came home from work, I'm going to sleep I want" or "Don't you see - I'm watching rugby on TV!" As a result, the person closes in on himself again.
Fourth, you can get a job to learn the language "in practice", but without a fluent language, you will be hired as a waiter at best. Language progress will go, but within the framework of the menu and a couple of phrases like: thank you, come again, good luck to you ... etc. In a real situation, you will be hired as a loader in a greengrocer's shop, as an office cleaner at night, as a watchman at a construction site - where language progress develops "narrowly" according to the specifics of the enterprise. Moreover, you will be tired during the work shift - and you still have to do homework and prepare for tomorrow's classes at the Australian Language College. Your working capacity, and, consequently, the effectiveness of such classes in a language college drops sharply.
In the fifth..., in the twenties..., in three hundred and fifths...
Let's now look at the current issue from a financial point of view.
Option 1.
When applying for a student visa to study English in Australia for a period of 50 study weeks (There is a restrictive condition for students from countries of the "third reliability group": general course ELICOS language training cannot exceed 60 study weeks and no more than 50 study weeks on one student visa, this is the first. Secondly, in order not to receive restrictive condition 8534 "Without the right to further stay") on the initial student visa, you will need to present:
- certificate of full payment for the language course at the college. This is approximately AUD 300 per week. We consider AUD 300 x 50 = AUD 15000;
- availability of funds in the account at the rate of payment for accommodation AUD 1500 per month plus 28 days, medical insurance and a round-trip air ticket. It turns out: AUD 18000 + AUD 600 + AUD 2000 = AUD 20600;
- visa fees, payment for a medical examination, payment for translation of documents when applying for a visa, travel expenses to Moscow for a medical examination, additional expenses - approximately AUD 2000.
We are considering the option that you do not work, but only study and spend all your energy on learning the language.
To sum up... - AUD 37,600 for a stay in Australia - 1 year + waiting time and hassle in the process of preparing an immigration case and making a decision on granting a visa - approximately 6 months. This is without taking into account the fees of immigration agents if you apply for a visa yourself.
Add to this amount of funds the fee of the immigration agent, add a little for "unforeseen expenses" and get AUD 40,000 - funds that need to be spent for a year of study English language in Australia.
Option 2.
Learning the language in Russia. The study period is 50 weeks - the period is identical to that discussed above. We consider ideal conditions: you do not work, study 5 days a week individually with a teacher for 3 academic hours a day, do not leave your apartment (get out only to get to the class and then with headphones in your ears at this time), listen only to English-language programs on satellite television. Eat, do, do homework and sleep...
For example, a very experienced teacher from St. Petersburg, to whom we send our clients, charges about 500 rubles per academic hour. individual lessons. Total: 1500 rubles per day, 7500 rubles per week. It turns out: 50 weeks for the course x 7,500 rubles = 375,000 rubles;
- installation and payment for connection of satellite television equipment - approximately 10,000 rubles + 1,000 (rough) rubles per month. It turns out: 21,000 for 1 year;
- food, utility bills for an apartment - 3000 rubles per week. It turns out 150,000 rubles.
To summarize ... - 546,000 rubles. We divide by the exchange rate of AUD to RUR - what happened?
In Russia, under "ideal living conditions" to learn the language cheaper than under "harsh living conditions" in Australia.
Let's now look at this from the point of view of the "immigration rules" of the Department of Immigration Australia (DHA).
When you finally get a positive decision to grant you a student visa to study English in Australia for a period of less than 44 calendar weeks (10 calendar months), then in 100% of cases the immigration officer will "imprint" a small inscription on your visa stamp: 8534 "No further stay". This is translated simply: "Without the right to further stay." This visa restriction states that you MUST leave Australia before the date stated on the visa. You cannot apply for any other category of visa in Australia (except for refugees) and extend the current one for a further period. YOU ARE DEPORTED! After 10 months in Australia, you return to Russia and start the immigration process anew by applying for a new student visa.
Therefore, to study English in Australia, the most rational way is to take the ELICOS language training course lasting from 44 calendar weeks (10 calendar months + 2 days)- up to 50 study weeks (how many 50 academic weeks will be stretched according to the calendar time, taking into account breaks and vacations, it is still difficult to say - this will be exactly indicated in the Confirmation of Enrollment (CoE), which will be issued to you by an Australian educational institution).
When you study English in Russia, the entire immigration process can run in parallel, since in most cases at the first stage of immigration (professional confirmation) no IELTS test certificate required. In other words: “You are at home in Russia, in warmth, comfort, learn English, and the immigration process at the “first stage” moves by itself. The process has approached the “second” stage - go take the language test. to the required score - the immigration process went on painlessly. If you didn't pass - study further, then went to take the language test again. As soon as you passed the test, the "ice broke" again ... It turns out that in this scenario, your time has not been lost and Your nerves are fine!
What can we advise in these cases?
First of all, it is good to weigh everything yourself again. We can only give general advice, we do not know your individual abilities, true aspirations and desires. We only ADVISE.
Those who need to know the language at the "Academic level" - as a rule, for further admission to an Australian university or college (with subsequent immigration to Australia through Independent (professional) immigration)- those people are better off learning the language in Australia. You will need a professional level of language teaching with a "bias" towards academic knowledge of the rules for writing reports, research and reports. This requires knowledge of the structure of written assignments, their features and standard rules from the point of view of traditional academic teaching. It is best to apply for a "combined" visa subclass 573 (or 572) for two years or more with a preliminary study of English at a language college at the same university that has such a preparatory language department. In the case of a student visa subclass 570, where he studying proccess will last more than 10 calendar months, the visa restrictive condition 8534 "Without the right to further stay" is not set. After 10 calendar months (minimum) of successfully learning a language and passing the "Academic section" of the IELTS test in Australia, you have a chance to change educational institution to the university without violating the visa regulations. If this is done correctly, then you will have the opportunity to extend the initial student visa for a full term of study at a university in Australia (without leaving the country) and study in peace, and then immigrate to Australia 100% as a person who studied at an Australian university and received Australian university education, also without leaving Australia.
Those who need to know the language at the "General level" - as a rule, to process the immigration process for an independent category of visas, a work visa, etc. - the better it is to learn the language in Russia. For "general English" it is enough to understand and express your thoughts in writing and orally. For these purposes, an experienced Russian-speaking English teacher is quite suitable.
When choosing a teacher, pay attention to the fact that you need classes with an emphasis on passing the IELTS test. It's not the same as just learning English!
Isolate yourself from the outside world, work with a teacher individually, watch only English-language news broadcasts (ABC, CNN, SBS, Sky News, Euro News, etc.) and educational transmission (Geographic Channel, Planet of Animals, Historical Channel, Travel, etc.). This is very important, because the announcers in these programs speak the correct, very expressive, natural language without accents, jargon and abbreviations. Watch movies on DVD - once with subtitles and no sound, the second time with sound but no subtitles. Watching children's cartoons is very important, as you will subconsciously perceive the most basic expressions in the simplest structural presentation. Sing karaoke in English - it's just fun, but with a huge memorization effect. Play computer word guessing games.
In no case do not go to English courses in Russia! (Once again, learning English is a completely different concept, unlike preparing for the IELTS language test). Don't waste your time and money! Don't believe any of the new trendy speed learning technologies! Do not fall for the "mass fooling hook"!
Please note that we have given ONLY ADVICE based on our own experience. This is by no means a "guide to your action". The choice should be yours!According to our personal belief, we do not recommend our clients come to Australia to study English in order to successfully pass the IELTS language test, since in this case there will be no argument in favor of Australia!
Today it is difficult to be a truly literate and interesting person if you do not know English - this language once upon a time became the language of international communication, but even being far from the centers of international trade and diplomacy, it is simply necessary to know it. Do you want some arguments in favor of resuming English teaching, even if the relationship with him did not work out from school?
So, the first reason is practical. Without knowing the language, it is difficult to apply for a good position - if you write in the questionnaire that you speak English at the school level, and someone indicates that it is colloquial, this “someone” will surely bypass you. The vast majority of employers console themselves with the thought that sooner or later their company will enter the international level, and therefore prefer to hire personnel with the necessary skills. Therefore, even if you still have plans to learn English online, feel free to write that you already know it, without postponing classes for a long time. Subsequently, an advanced level of English will help you directly draw information on your specialty from excellent international publications.
The second reason. Today, tourist trips abroad have become very affordable. Therefore, it is not at all excluded that soon you will go to a place where it will be very difficult to speak Russian. However, the inhabitants of the majority tourist countries they are fluent in broken English, and speaking English more or less tolerably, you can avoid funny situations, dangers and even financial costs, because it is much more difficult to deceive a person who is not in an information vacuum.
Reason three. The spread of the Internet has made it possible to make acquaintances around the world, flirt and even enter into international marriages. Banal ignorance of the language can interfere with the development of romantic relationships, and vice versa, English will help you make pleasant and useful acquaintances.
Reason four. In order to feel like a very cultured person, you should read Shakespeare or Byron in English, so to speak, in the original, and even better, learn a couple of sonnets and, if necessary, read them in a warm company. This will certainly make a good impression. And in general, the more a person knows, the more valuable he is to others.
Is it difficult to improve your level of English? Today it is no longer - we will not argue that English courses in St. Petersburg are likely to be more productive than in the periphery. But even in small towns you can find an opportunity to learn the language, if you make an effort. After all, the main thing is desire, right? Good luck!
" English: for and against.
Svetashova Mariana Alexandrovna
Do I need to say that the main State exam in the near future, absolutely all students will have to take the English language - everyone knows about it! Are you ready to surrender foreign language, how compulsory subject?
OGE is a mandatory exam at the end of grade 9 high school Russia. It serves to control the knowledge gained by students of 9 years, as well as for admission to institutions of secondary vocational education.
Please note that today the procedure for passing a foreign language is a discipline of choice. But it will take 2-3 years, and it will become mandatory for every student graduating from the secondary level. Therefore, it is worth considering whether you are ready to receive a certificate of secondary education?
Among all the languages studied in our region, English takes the first position.Knowing English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for every good specialist.
Heis international language: the language of computer, sports, business and the business world, medicine, politics, science and technology, music, tourism.
Since 2014, in the Irkutsk region, schoolchildren have been trying their hand at this discipline, in the form of a GIA. The exam consists of two parts - oral and written, as a result of which a student can score 70 points in total (maximum).
Analyzing various tables and diagrams, reading reports and statistics on passing the exam, we can safely say that the level of language and communication skills of most students has increased.
Table 1
The number of participants in the OGE
The percentage of those who passed the OGE exam
2014
139
90,65
2015
215
95,35
2016
1436
84,45
2017
1257
98,49
The average score of examinees is approximately 50%, while the number of participants who did not pass the subject is less than 3%. Due to the fact that in 2015 there were changes in the rules of the state final certification, namely in the oral part of the OGE, the number of participants has increased significantly. The positive dynamics is also explained by the fact that the students approached the exam more consciously. Also in 2017, teachers had the opportunity to qualitatively and seriously prepare students according to an already tested format.
Along with the above circumstances, it is imperative to recall that not all students have a desire to learn and, even more so, to take an exam. Therefore, teachers and teachers need to motivate such children using various methods, information and modern teaching technologies in order to implement cognitive and creative activity. To involve students in extracurricular activities.
Published: 27.10.2012Greetings, dear readers, in another article on self-development.
Today we will touch on the importance of learning English. We will give you the arguments for and against, as well as analyze some resources that will help you in learning.
Let's start with you with arguments against, which are very few, but they still exist among the people and spread exponentially between ordinary people, crushing their desire to develop and become successful people at the root. So that this does not happen so often and so that my conscience does not gnaw at me, I will give you a couple of such arguments and prove to you that they are not supported by reality.
Arguments against language learning
So the argument a number of times is that people think they don't need English in their life in principle. This is perhaps the most profound and merciless delusion. In our time, technology is developing extraordinarily rapidly, mainly information, the spheres of economic activity are also expanding, and we, like the rest of the world, are undergoing gradual globalization.
The problem is that all these processes are taking place under the American and British flag, and in order to keep up with progress, we need to stay on the wave with the rest of the world, and not wait for our kind people will decide to translate new progressive technologies and information solutions into our native language. It may not happen at all or it may happen very late. And if it happens, then, for sure, not for disinterested purposes. Remember, for example, what translates from English the fastest. And the fastest, just translated popular films and books. Why? Because there is a material interest. And now think, is anyone interested in your education and development besides you?!
Now argument number 2: Many people know English at the most basic level and think that this is enough for them. Oh, how deluded they are! In itself, development involves communication with the right environment and literally verbatim knowledge of the language. How will knowing a couple of words like: milk, newspaper, yogurt and my mother works as an engineer help such people if they suddenly have to reserve a hotel room when they go on vacation. Or they will need to know what time and where the breakfast will take place. Is the cost of breakfast included in the price of the tour and the like.
And finally 3, the most offensive and stupidest excuse or argument in my opinion. People say: "I will never need English, I will find everything in my native language and in general I do not think that I will ever meet a person who wants to explain himself to me in English." It's probably not even worth trying. The man is a staunch conservative, to put it mildly. I sat in my cave, so let it go further and sit there until the roasted rooster pecks. And when it bites, it will be, believe me, too late. But let's leave these people alone. This is their choice, and if you climb to them with your convictions, you will still remain misunderstood, and even offensive word You will surely be remembered. Think why do you need it?
What will knowledge of English give you?
And now let's talk about the positive factors that learning this language will bring you. Firstly, like any difficult task that you complete, this will give you more confidence in yourself and your abilities, which is already important. After all, the stronger and more confident you feel, the easier it is for you to solve complex issues and the easier difficult things will seem to you.
Secondly, these are the factors I mentioned above, where I wrote about how negative beliefs are harmful to your future. It really is, take my word for it. You will no longer lag behind the world and will be the first to be informed, new knowledge will also be available to you to receive one of the first.
Thirdly, when learning a language, you expand your global boundaries. Actually your own world. You can already watch the news of another country, appreciate its culture and understand its position in relation to what is happening. Often this is useful when reading newspapers and watching the news. You will already have the opportunity to evaluate a new incident from different angles, and not only under the prism of our media and the beliefs instilled in us. As you already know, everything is known in comparison, and in order to have something to compare with, we, in fact, need knowledge of other languages. In addition, if you wish, you can visit the country whose language you studied and it can become your second refuge in case of any critical situation.
Free Websites for Learning English
Now I will give a couple of resources that I myself use to learn the language and the quality of which I found to be good. At least in relation to other services.
First on our list is lingualeo.ru Here you can train your English skills daily and for free. Moreover, the service is made as convenient and simple as possible for understanding and studying materials in English. Here is your personal dictionary. Dictionaries with the most frequently used parts of speech in English and, of course, grammar rules this same language. In essence, the resource is such a collection of materials for learning English scattered across the Internet.
Second on the list for better study, I will give you funny british teacher channel. It will help you simply effortlessly raise your English level one step higher.
And, finally, the third resource I will give you is the site of another British podcaster who does charity work and generally works for the benefit of society www.podcastsinenglish.com I especially liked his approach. Using the example of ordinary and at the same time interesting life stories, he manages to tell how grammar is used in English and why it is needed at all.
