So, i learned most of my english via Dubbed pokemon cartoon, NES and Playstation...
Of course, that was refined over time (lots of time) but i learned a few things that worked well with me.
1- Take it outside of class. You have to learn it not as if it was a new language but a new set of words in YOUR language. So it needs to be part of your daily life. Music. movies, conversations with yourself... just do it.
2- Expose yourself. Most won't remember this, but i used to do a silly Abridged series for Final Fantasy Unlimited on my first youtube channel. It was fun (and a ton of work) but the reason why i did that was to force myself to speak English TO english speaking people. That forced me to work on diction and pronunciation.
3- Social networking. Part of the reason why i joined NPF... English writen forum, english speaking crowd. Regular people on their daily life won't give a fuck if you can't follow up on conversation. very different from a class or tutor that is suppose to teach you at your pace... being on that enviroment helped me understand more on mannerisms, slang, contextualization, sarcasm, tone of voice... tons of good stuff.
It takes time though, so starting early is better. But those 3 steps helped me a LONG way.
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