※ 引述《Facsimile (吐浪飛)》之銘言： : Hello, everyone... : I'm a student, studying in US. I'm not good at speaking English, so I'm always afraid to speak to people. : I would like to ask about this... : How can I do? How should I do? @___@ : Thanks~ I decided to reply your post instead of just appending. First of all, people who have studied abroad almost inevitably have better English proficiency than others. I think this has to do with the all-English environment where you MUST speak out (in english) to survive. My experience; friends that have spent a summer in US can have substantial improvement in in English abilities. The most bizzare case is a friend who spent one month in the States.... at the age of FOUR, and now he speaks excellent English! So just give it a try; you'll be surprised by the results. And second, don't be afraid of making mistakes. I can understand how Chinese people may feel shy about speaking English in public, but hey, you're in the States-- a foreign country! Think about it, even if they laugh at your (English) mistakes, you'll probably never meet them again after you come back to TW. The way I see it, you could choose either to: (1) Be shy -> talk to no one -> come back to TW with bad English and no friends. or (2) Make mistakes -> improved English -> friends or no friends, it's already better than the first scenerio! Try taking chances; make some stupid mistakes you would not make in TW. And if you don't like the audience's reation, just walk away. Making mistakes is a privilege of living in a foreign country. What's more, they don't even EXPECT you to speak perfect English. You have nothing to lose! --

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