Learning English can be quite a bore – especially for someone who does not speak it completely. This is why a lot of ways have been used in making learning English fun for a non-English speaker. The traditional way of books and blackboards are now being supplemented by different multimedia ways for others to learn even more.

Perhaps one of the things that can help a non-English speaker is to not mind about the grammar too much. Building on your vocabulary should probably be the first, whilst grammar comes in second. The reason behind this is that you are able to communicate with words, even if you have poor grammar. On the other hand, a poor knowledge in words but seamless grammar is pretty hard to understand.

Making English learners understand that words are more important can encourage them to speak more often. The best way to study a language is to think that way, and speak the language. There are many learners who fail to learn because they are too shy to speak. Encouraging them to speak with different talking games and speaking topics can help them to think and speak in English.

Kids, teenagers and adult learners love music – this is a fact. This is probably one of the reasons why a lot of teachers use music in teaching English because it helps in making learning English fun for a non-English speaker. Using music with simple English lyrics, and then answering some worksheets after can definitely amp up your lessons. You can also use these lyrics as guides to help you establish a nice English conversation.

These lyrics also provide a great way to remember vocabulary. Learners tend to connect words to certain tunes and melodies which simply make them easier to remember when they speak. Learners may also like to sing along with music, as well as do some listening exercises and speaking exercises as to what they think of the music.

There are also some learners who prefer to study both with visuals and with audio, thus the use of various videos when learning English. Others may also choose different sitcoms, movies, cartoons and even movie trailers. These things make word association and word recall easy, especially for those who tend to remember things better through visuals. Preparing worksheets and discussions after watching the movie can be helpful, as well as building new vocabulary.

Of course, there are also games to spice up your learning sessions. Word games and different vocabulary games can be made up to help them learn new words, and even with their sentence constructions. A simple game of charades can help with the vocabulary, whereas a ‘pass the message’ game can give them proper judgement on context clues and English grammar. Learners generally tend to remember and retain the words after that. Just make sure that they only speak English during and after the game.

Learning English doesn’t have to be by the book all the time. By combining different ways, making learning English fun for a non-English speaker can be quite easy and entertaining.

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Posted on 11 March '10, under Arts and Culture.