Here in Taiwan, many people want to learn English very well.

今天我們來談談英文學習的壞習慣

And that is also one of the reasons why you're here. Because you want to know if

在台灣，很多人想學好英文

you are learning English in the right way. Basically there is no exactly the

這也是其中一個你在這裡出現的原因

right way or exactly the wrong ways, but there are good habits and bad habits.

因為你想知道你是不是用對方法學英文

In the previous video we talked about a checklist of how you can learn a language.

基本上沒有絕對正確方法

If you want to watch the video, it's here. So in this video we are going

或是絕對錯誤的方法

to talk about some bad habits that you might have if you are learning a language.

但卻有好習慣和壞習慣。

And again, because this is an English Channel I'm going to talk about

在之前的影片裡我們談論過

English language learning. I do have five points in this checklist

如何學習一個語言的確認清單

for you to see if you have these bad habits in your English learning process.

如果你想看這個影片，就在這裡。

If you do, change them. If you don't, you are in the right route. And let's begin.

所以在這個影片裡，我們要來談談

Bad habit number one. Always look for shortcuts. Here in Taiwan, many people are

你可能會有的壞習慣

trying to look for shortcuts. They don't believe in the accumulation of your

在你學習語言的過程中發生

ability. Usually if you want to learn the language, you have to start when you are

同樣的，因為這是一個英文頻道，

very young. But if you're not, then Taiwanese people like to look for

我要說的是英文的學習

shortcuts, or maybe not only Taiwanese people. Generally, everyone is looking for

這次的清單中有五個重點

a shortcut. I'm not saying having a shortcut is the wrong way.

讓你檢查在你的語言學習過程中有沒有這些壞習慣

I'm only saying if you don't want to spend that much time learning a language,

如果有的話，改掉他們

someday, it's going to backfire. For example, if you want to learn more

如果沒有，你在正確的學習路徑上

vocabulary, the best way for you to do it is to read a lot, to listen to a lot of

我們開始吧

English materials, but what a lot of people do is to try to memorize with

壞習慣第一號

their right brain. We've talked about that before. I don't think that is a very

總是在找捷徑

good way. And some people want to learn to communicate with people, they would

在台灣很多人一直都在找捷徑

try to memorize a lot of sentences without

他們不相信能力的累積

really talking to a real person. There are many places for you to practice your

通常如果你要學習語言，你需要從小學起

English, and there are many tips for you to help you with your English learning.

但如果不是

But the worst way of learning is to try to find shortcuts, try to get there

台灣人就喜歡找捷徑

faster than other people. Think about it, if you can really learn English in a

或許不只是台灣人

really fast way, doesn't that mean that those who are spending so much time on

整體來說大家都是這樣的

the language learning are wasting their time actually. So don't always look for

我不是在說找捷徑就錯了

shortcuts. Step by step, you'll get there. And

我只是在說如果你不想花這麼多時間學語言

let's move on to bad habit number two. Focus too much on accuracy.

總有一天會適得其反的

For the accuracy in this part, I'm not talking about language teachers. I'm

舉例來說，如果你想要多學字彙

talking about language learners. Of course, those teachers have to focus

最好的方式就是多閱讀

on the accuracy on their pronunciation their intonation and their grammar. If

聽很多英文的內容

any teacher is telling you that accuracy is not important, that is to tell you as

但很多人做的是

a language learner, that is not the first priority. But for teachers, you have to be

用他們的右腦記憶

really good at this. Or why else are you teaching? As a language learner, if the

我們之前提過

reason why you're learning that language is because you want to communicate with

我不覺得是個很好的方法

people. Then why would certain mispronunciation or mistakes in grammar

有些人想要學習和人溝通

stop you. Here in Taiwan, many people don't want to speak up because they are

他們會背誦好多的句子

afraid if they make a mistake, people would laugh at you. But that is not true.

而不去跟真人對話

If you can accomplish the goal of communication, then why would people laugh

有好多地方可以讓你練習英文

at you because of that? That is exactly what you shouldn't care that much about.

也有很多可以幫助你的英文學習的秘訣

I'm not saying pronunciation is not important. I'm only saying if your goal

但最糟糕的學習方法是

is just to express what you want to say, then just say it. You're not a teacher,

試著找捷徑，試著比別人更快到達目標

you are a language user. Use the language however you want, as long as you can

想想看

communicate. Again, this is not for the language teachers. Teachers should focus

如果學英文真的可以這麼快

more on their pronunciation, intonation, and grammar.

意思不就是

And let's move on to bad habit number three. Rely on limited sources.

那些花很多時間學語言的人

In Taiwan, most students would go to cram schools. Of course they

其實是在浪費時間嗎

also learn English from school. In school, you have your textbooks, you have your

不要一直找捷徑

magazines. They're thinking that I'm learning English from so many books and

一步一步來，你會成功的

from so many places. I am tired. That's enough. I don't want to look for any more

我們繼續

new sources. But you have to know, no one person or one book knows everything.

壞習慣第二號

If you want to learn the language well, you have to try to learn all the time. You

太重視精確度

have to try to learn from everywhere. There is never enough source. Whenever

這部分說的精確度

you find a new one. Grab it. Hold on to it. Trust me. You're going to learn more if

我說的不是語言老師

it is not in your school text books or magazines that's been assigned to you.

我說的是語言學習者

There are TV shows. There are movies. There are radio programs. There are

當然那些語言老師必須要重視他們的

English songs. There are so many different sources and there is this

發音，聲調，和文法上的精確度

YouTube channel, and hundreds or thousands of English learning YouTube

如果有任何老師告訴你

channels that you can learn English from. Don't limit yourself to one source or

精確度不重要

even just a handful of sources. You should have unlimited sources. And

那是在告訴你，身為一個語言學習者

bad habit number four. Switch on and off all the time. For some reason, here in

這不是你首要重視的

Taiwan, students can just switch their learning mode on and off. For example

但對老師來說

after school, if you see anything in English, you would just say. I'm out of

你自己就要很厲害了

school. I don't want to learn anymore. But you have to know, a lot of times, when

不然你憑什麼教？

you're learning. You don't even know that you are. If you can always switch on and

身為一個語言學習者

off. You're going to miss too much. Even if the material is not in the test, it is

如果你想要學習這個語言的原因是要和人溝通

still worth learning. Don't tell yourself this is not going to be tested on. This

為什麼要讓發音或是文法上的錯誤阻止你說話

is not taught at school, or I'm going to learn it later, and then you give up your

在台灣很多人不想要大聲說英文

learning chance. You are always learning. You're supposed to, and you are. As a good

因為他們會怕只要他們一犯錯

English learner, you should not switch your learning mode on and off.

人們就會笑你

And bad habit number five. Depend on your mother tongue too much.

但其實不會這樣

I think in a lot of Asian countries, people try to learn English

如果你能夠達成溝通的目的

through their mother tongue. I'm not saying it's totally wrong, but it will

人們怎麼可能會因此就笑你

compromise your pronunciation and the cognition of your language learning

這就是你完全不需要擔心的部分

process. If your mother tongue and your target language are intertwined too

我不是在說發音不重要

much, it will affect the result of your language learning. Asian languages are

我是在說如果你的目的是要表達你的想法

mostly very very different from English, in the composition of the language

就說出來吧

itself, in the selling, in the pronunciation and the grammar. So if you

你不是老師，你是個語言使用者

are learning English through your own mother tongue, for example in your

用你的方式使用這個語言

pronunciation, you will never be able to independently think in the target

只要你能夠達成溝通目標

language. The best way to learn a language is try to think in the target

再次說明，這不是針對語言教師

language. Like here, if you're learning English, then try to think in English.

老師們應該要更重視他們的發音

It takes some practice. It takes some time. But that is the only way. If you're

語調，和文法

learning English through Chinese. It's never going to help. No matter what other

我們繼續看，壞習慣第三號

people are telling you. Trust me. So this is the checklist I provide this time for

太依賴有限的資源

bad language learning habits. Do you have any of them? The more you have, the

在台灣大部分的學生會去補習班

more worried you should be. Try to get rid of those bad habits, and enjoy your

當然在學校也會學英文

language learning process. I believe you're going to get a lot of improvement.

在學校就有教科書，還有雜誌

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他們會覺得我已經從這麼多書上這麼多地方學英文了

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