Learn English conversation first, because it is the key to the entire language. In other words, you must focus first on the spoken language and real conversation. Master English conversation before you worry too much about reading and writing.
By "real English conversation", I mean English as it is actually spoken by average native speakers in their day to day lives. By this definition, CNN and the BBC are not "real English conversation". In fact, an announcer reading a teleprompter isn't conversation at all!
There is nothing wrong with CNN or the BBC, but that style of English is not the style that is used in homes, in offices, and on the street every day. Announcers, for example, are very careful to speak in complete sentences, to avoid most slang, to speak very clearly, and to avoid using filler words.
Real people constantly speak in sentence fragments, constantly interrupt each other, constantly use idioms and slang, constantly smash words together into strange contractions, constantly speak quickly and constantly use filler words! That's why so many students have trouble when they visit the USA, Canada, the UK, etc... The English they hear on the street is nothing like the English they learned in school and nothing like the English they heard on the news shows!
Think about it this way: casual conversation is the FIRST kind of English that small children learn. Children first learn to chat with their family and friends. They become totally fluent at real conversation before they learn to speak formally and before they focus on reading or learn writing.
Follow this same natural approach. First, completely master everyday casual speech. After you can speak fluently in real conversations, then and only then focus intensively on reading. Read, read, and read some more.. but read easy novels... NOT textbooks!
After you have completely mastered easy English novels, and can easily finish a Stephen King novel in a week or two,.. then you can learn formal speech. Formal speech is the kind of speech you might use for a business presentation-- the kind of English you hear on CNN or the BBC.
And finally, and last of all, focus on writing. The truth is, you will acquire strong writing skills simply by reading a lot of novels. At this point, after mastering reading and formal speech, you will already be able to write well. So all you need to do is learn formal or artistic writing (depending on your goals). Take a writing class for NATIVE SPEAKERS and learn the fine points of writing powerfully and skillfully.
Follow this approach and you will master the English language.
Most important of all, remember: learn English conversation first!
--AJ
July 7th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
thanks so much realy helped me to emprove my English,
Ahmad Farid Azizi from Afghanistan
June 18th, 2010 at 8:23 am
thank you for teaching me good way to learn english GOD bless you
June 16th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I’m happy to find your method finally. I’ve been struggling to improve my speaking skill, but never got confidence.
At first time, I was shocked to hear what I was doing was not proper way to learn English. Now I understand, and I am excited about following your 7rules. I can’t wait to see my progress!
Thank you so much for helping us with your great effort.
June 10th, 2010 at 2:10 am
Are the lessons from Effortless English and Learn Real English the same? Or are they different sets of lessons, which mean I will receive 60 different conversational stories when I purchase both of them? Thanks!
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[JoeWeiss 10 June 2010]
The Learn Real English and the Effortless English lesson packages are different lesson packages. Each one contains 30 lesson sets and each one uses the same teaching techniques. One difference is that the Learn Real English lesson package, Real Conversations, also contains a conversation lesson in each of the 30 lesson sets.
Good luck with your English studies!
June 4th, 2010 at 5:43 am
hello
I’m Shaima
I hope to speak English like native speakers
June 1st, 2010 at 9:19 am
This is very intresting
And I very happy with it
Thanks very much about it
May 23rd, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Hello! Oh, yes! I don’t know who read my e-mails before this. I wrote to The Comments part and by another e-amail. It’s clearer now, because I read in the beginning of this page: LEARN CONVERSATION FIRST BECAUSE IT’S THE KEY TO THE ENTIRE LANGUAGE. THANK YOU!
Francisco, Brazil
May 21st, 2010 at 12:48 am
I am very happy to see you . knowing your learing engilsh method , how I can speack and undersanding with ears no with grammer & note. I like to have an aportunity to speak with native american & have conversation I am sure your method is the best way to learn engish .
thank you very much about your help.
May 5th, 2010 at 6:48 am
hi I am very happy to learn English how to speak and how to write anyway I am very happy to join in your learn real English I am saying thanks a lot to help me too much and am doing my lessons every day and I am going to listening in your video every times
thnx
April 15th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Hi I’m going to learn English and speak fluently
April 14th, 2010 at 8:28 am
iwish took english good becusei
want to commncat ho all world ?? thats all
April 12th, 2010 at 4:18 am
i am listening this video every day realy it is great and power full. Now i can hear and understand english much easlly and my english is up getting fine i am very excites to find this 7 rules so i am very happy
April 12th, 2010 at 4:11 am
Hi: i am shoeb from India UP i have MBA but i have Troubling with english speaking but then we find this websit i have got many support so i hope within 6 month i will improve our english by this video
Thanks for your support
April 8th, 2010 at 6:32 am
donot know how get all of lesson step help me
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[PeterJungs 8 April 2010]
Our Real Conversations lesson package may be purchased for the discounted price of $97 at http://LearnRealEnglish.com (the button to purchase the lessons is at the bottom of the page labeled “add to cart”). The total cost is $97. So you pay the $97 just one time. When you click on the button you will be taken to the PayPal website. We use PayPal to process our payments. You can click on the “continue” link that is near the credit card logos to pay with a credit card. If you wish to pay with a bank transfer (eCheck) then you must create an account with PayPal before you purchase at http://www.paypal.com (if you pay by eCheck your payment takes several days to clear); it is free to create this account.
March 29th, 2010 at 12:19 am
i am not still speaking fluency! but i will trying. i like your lesson.
March 25th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Hello best Teachers,
I am following you advice and taking your lessons exactly as you said. I have already downloaded all the 7 rules and listening to them nearlly every day; really it is great and powerful. Now I can hear and understand english much easlly and my speaking is getting up fine real it excites I am so happy . it is true I missed the real conversation lessons but I know for sure I will get them in future even if it will mean inccuring some costs. thanks for your help your are my english masters. God bless you.
March 21st, 2010 at 4:55 am
thanks a lot you really helped me to improuve my english
March 15th, 2010 at 7:08 am
Hi….I very happy, After I joint with learn real english, I can speask fluently, more improve. Thank for your advise..
March 10th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Hi,my name is Nathalie and i want to thank you so much for your proper way to teach english. I think you are good and any one who follow the lessons rightly will be allso good in english. Thanks a lot.
March 9th, 2010 at 12:55 am
hi dear teachers,i want to thank you for sending me these lessons by which my ability to speak English will get better and better,thanks so much byeeeee
March 8th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
hi, i’m elisabeth, from East Timor. Thanx for your help, it’s really to improve my english, specially in conversation.
Now i still need your help like listening.
thanx so much.
March 4th, 2010 at 4:56 am
I liked your lesson too.I agree with you that people, who want to improve their knowledge on English, must listen to real English conversation a lot and memorize phrases which they met in the conversation and use them when they are in true position,as well. Your lessons are too useful for people desiring to learn real English language.
Thank you very much!!!
Good luck!!!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:08 am
i need leasening and speking audio
February 16th, 2010 at 1:52 am
Hi for all
I’m very nice to contact with you so much I started learn english befor tow years ago , I reader very well and I can translate , but I unable to speak because I feel my mouth is bound , I have some broblem in listo, so if there are any one give me the slotion please.
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[PeterJungs 16 February 2010]
We believe our Real Conversations course is the best way to learn conversational English. Real Conversations consists of 30 lessons. Each lesson includes a real conversation between two native speakers, a vocabulary guide, a mini-story, and a point-of-view story. These are audio (.mp3) recordings and each include complete transcriptions in text (.pdf). All materials are downloaded over the Internet at a unique link sent to the student at the time of purchase. Real Conversations is currently available for the discounted price of $97 (US) at http://www.learnrealenglish.com . Thank you for your comments.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:05 am
No doubt why people whose parents are fluently in english can communicate well and good in english too- they started with communication, then follow by reading and learn the technique to be good in formal english!!!!!!!!
Really amazing. It is just half a day following your 1st rule and few posts. And its fun! as compared the technique that I learn before … grammar grammar grammar …. till forgotten all the rules….
Thank you very much Teachers…
February 10th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Hi. My name is Diana, I’m from Latvia. I came in Canada to improve my English. Now my English is not good, but I hope your lessons help me improve it in nearier future. Thank you a lot!
February 10th, 2010 at 6:58 am
AlMIGHTY A.J,you are our prophet really,we was in darkness,today with you,your advice,your gifts,I will succed I believe and i’m sure because with you every thing is possible there no faillure no stress;english trauma is away now I believe alot in what you are doing for us thanks again Dr
February 10th, 2010 at 4:40 am
there no word to express my happiness,A.J the greatest,only you sweet voice make me happy and encourage me a lot,I need nothing else Dr A.J only your advice; your pots and free audios are enough and very exciting, today you are my MIRACLE becausse I couldn’t believe thanks a lot
February 9th, 2010 at 3:43 am
Hi,I want to buy the lessones very much, but the card I have is not one of those ,so how can I pay for????
Thanks!
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[PeterJungs 9 February 2010]
Our purchase transactions are handled by PayPal. PayPal offers a number of different payment options including credit (and debit) card payment and bank account transfer (if you wish to pay with a bank account transfer then you must create a a Paypal account; it is free to open this account – payment by bank transfer requires 7 to 10 days to ‘clear’ before the course e-mail is sent ).
January 29th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Thank you, thank you all. This is realy helpful and exciting website. All of you are great teachers. Thanks
January 23rd, 2010 at 5:46 pm
i want to downlode all course
January 11th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Please, send us more exercises of all kinds to use in classrooms or individually.
Thanks a lot.
January 10th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Thank you! You are fantastic teachers!! after working out on your method, i’ve got top grades in the subject! I am more than happy, thank you so much!
Hugs from a really really happy student!
January 10th, 2010 at 4:24 am
thanks ,I will decide soon and I hope to me one from your student
January 9th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Hi AJ,
Thanks a lots for the lessons..very effective to me.Excellent!
January 7th, 2010 at 5:38 am
hi
I’m Musaab from Sudan , i live in Qatar . I enjoed by your email course ( 7 rules ) two months ago , i like it and like you method so so much , but actualy I’m afraid , propably will happen risk for me , I mean loss my money without lessons come to me , I have already credit card and I need to learn real english to my work , my live and my children on future , I’m sorry our teachers I think my afraid is naturally because In the websites are there so many thieves. How do I get to ensure that confidence in you and this is what I want to be one of your students
thang you very much for evry thing
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[PeterJungs 7 January 2010]
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January 3rd, 2010 at 4:04 pm
That’s great! Thank you for your teaching I’ll try.
January 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm
That’s great! Thank you for your ideas. I’ll try it.
December 25th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Hi, i am Jessica Aw from Malaysia.My dream is can speak English naturally just like native speakers. I still can’t speak English naturally because i am just thinking of how to translate the word into English. And now, my problem is i could listen but i still couldn’t speak.Anyway, thanks for helping me.It helps me alot in listening.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
thanks for healping to learn me
real english,
December 14th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
hi how are you I hope every body injoying this vebside
December 10th, 2009 at 9:21 am
thank you for evry thing
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:08 am
It’s gratefull,I think the email course is best advice to speaking english will
think you for help us to develop
our english
November 26th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Hi !
Thank so much for your lessons.I am grateful you for telling me how to speak english easily.
But i can’t buy your lesson because i’m a poor student so i only learn your free lessons.
Thank your email course so much.I hope my speaking will be improved, and my listening too.
Please show me where your free lessons are that i can find.
November 25th, 2009 at 2:25 am
hai i am jai
i am very happy to say that you are a very grateful person.
i joined in this email course last week.A very powerful and very useful methods for the easily speaking.i heared 7 rules,now i am very confident i will speak easily and automatically using this course
thanku
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:00 am
hi my name is nona i’m frome k.s.a it’s my first time here
waw it’s so nice to be here thanks for teaching me
this course is really gooooood
and thanks for all
see ya
November 21st, 2009 at 5:10 pm
hi
coool
see ya
November 20th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Hi everone,!! i’am a very serious sudent,!!! When i started english in here!!!THIS IS MY PROBLEM,! i couldn’t use them! i couldn’t pass my english test,!!!Now i realy ejoy this beautyful method,!!! thank you so much for ur good ideas…I HOPE I IMPROVE MY ENGLISH IN A SHORT TIME…GOD BLESS YOU ALL,!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Hallo Again AJ Hoge:
I´m promis you I´m Going to Purchase all your GOOD Lessons,,
Those are Very good to Master English so fast.. I Love the way you Teach US!!
Take care of you!!
TIRZA From Sweden
November 11th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Hi, AJ Hoge: I want really Thank you so Much for your lessons. You are an Exelent Teacher! Nobody can copares to you. Your vois is so clearly and understanding.
I will buy the lessons as soon as my doughter comes back home from her hollyday, because I can´t do myself, I´m not so good at useing the computer.. BUT you AJ Hoge are a GREAT Teacher!!!!
I love your Lessons!!!
Kind Regard:
TIRZA From Sweden