Somestudentsoftensay"myspokenEnglishispoor."Otherssay"speakingEnglishisveryhardforme,sononeedtotry."Thisiswhatwecall"negativethinking".Infact,alotofChinesestudentscanspeakgoodEnglish,buttheydon't.Theirproblemisalinguisticinferioritycomplex,inotherwords,theyworrythattheywon'tbeabletospeakaswellasotherpeople,sotheyfeelinferiorintheirpresence.Thissicknesshasacure,thatis,buildingself-confidencetogetridofshyness.
Herearesomesuggestionsforyou.
ThefirstthingyoucandoistospeakEnglishwithgoodfriends,withwhomyoucanspeakfreelywithoutfeelingshy.Then,tryyourabilitywithteachersandforeignersifpossible.Don'tbeafraidofmistakesanddon'tbeafraidtoaskquestionsaboutthingsyoudon'tknow,asthisisthewaytoacquireknowledge.
Thirdly,trytothinkinEnglishandleaveoutmindtranslation.NotuntilyouhavedonesocanyoubesaidtohaveabettercommandofspokenEnglish.
Fourthly,domorereadingtoexpandvocabularyandlearntousethenewwordsinyourspeechasmuchaspossible.
Lastly,don'tgetangrywithyourselfwhenyoucomeacrosssomethingyoucannotexpressinEnglishorthewordsyouwanttousesuddenlyescapeyourmemory.Thisisunavoidableinthelearningprocess.Justkeepconstantpractice.Forexample,inCET-SET,anumberofcandidatesfailedthefirsttimeandafterhalfayear'spractice,theysucceededinthesecondround.
Tosumup,justastheoldproverbsays"wherethereisawill,thereisaway",sonooneshouldconvincehimselfthathecan'tdowhatotherpeoplehavedone.Erasethenegativenotionandmaintainapositiveattitude.Thereinliessuccess.Bythenyoucancommunicatewiththeworld.