Tips Menambah Kosakata Bahasa Asing Bag. 1 (Kultwit @KitaCerdas)

• Salam jumpa tweeps, hari ini admin Andrie (@JuraganBimbel) yg bertugas :)
• Bismillah, hari ini kami akan share mengenai bgmn cara mnmbah kosakata bhs asing. tagnya: #Vocaboost
• Spt yg kita tahu, saat ini bhs asing sdh mjd kbthn utk dipelajari #Vocaboost
• Ada bbrp komponen dasar brbahasa, kosakata, tata bhs, ungkapan,  penulisan, & pelafalan #Vocaboost
• Tips brikut bs dipake utk bhs Arab, Inggris ataupun bhs lainnya. #Vocaboost
• pertama, yg jls sediakan kamus yg bagus. utk pemula pake yg indo-bhs asing dulu #Vocaboost
• Cth kamus yg bagus di kategori ini kamus Inggris-Indo-nya Hassan Shadily-John Echols #Vocaboost
• Kamus yg bagus yg gak menyombong ttg brp bnyk kosakata yg dimiliki #Vocaboost
• Jd, klo ada kamus yg jdlnya: 'Kamus 1 milyar', 'kamus 2 milyar' dsb. lupain aja. ecek2. #Vocaboost
• Knp? Krn kosakata yg ada di sono sbtlnya gak sbnyk itu. Kbnykn cuma prubahan kata  aja. #Vocaboost
• Misal kata 'treat' & 'treatment' jd 2 entri yg beda. Jelas jd byk bgt entrinya. #Vocaboost
• Kalo di kamusnya Shadily-Echols, kata derivatif msh jd satu entri sama aslinya. #Vocaboost
• Jadi kita bisa tahu 'silsilah' sbuah kata & konteks penggunaannya. #Vocaboost
• Slnjtnya, kalo udah ngerasa lbh jago, pake deh kamus dg bhs aslinya #Vocaboost
• Kami rekomendasikan misal kamus Oxford (english-english) utk kategori ini #Vocaboost
• Knp english-english? Krn definisinya akan diberikan dlm english jg. #Vocaboost
• Saat kita berusaha mmhami definisi, kita akan jg membaca kata2 baru lg #Vocaboost
• Yang kedua, sediakan block note kecil yg bisa dibawa ke mana2 & pulpen #Vocaboost
• Block note ini kita pake bwt mencatat kosakata2 baru tiap hari. #Vocaboost
• Bikin target utk diri sndri, tiap hari brp kata baru yg mau diserap? #Vocaboost
• Misal, kita targetin tiap hari serap 5 kata baru. Ya sdh, hrs disiplin #Vocaboost
• hrs ada 5 kata baru yg kita tulis dlm block note tiap hari. Jgn dilewat #Vocaboost
• Apa yg hrs ditulis? Apa aja yg bikin kita penasaran & tertarik di hari itu #Vocaboost
• Misal, hr ini kita makan pisang goreng. Cari deh 'pisang goreng' in English #Vocaboost
• Ktemu deh, trnyata 'pisang goreng' bs diterjemahin sbg 'banana fritter' #Vocaboost
• Slain kata2nya sndri, ada bbrpa hal lain yg sbaiknya kamu #catat juga, tweeps #Vocaboost
• Misal, 'class of word' / 'part of speech' dr si kata tersebut. Verb, noun, adjective, dll #Vocaboost
• Selain itu kamu jg hrs catet cara pengucapannya (pronunciation) yak. Trsrh mau ala US / UK. #Vocaboost
• Trs, kalo misal kata itu bs punya kata turunan/ubahan krn imbuhan/awalan, tulis juga di situ... #Vocaboost
• Cth: chair=kursi, [cheir] Noun --> chairperson = pimpinan #Vocaboost
• Selanjutnya yg pntg istiqomah alias konsisten aja sih yg pntg #Vocaboost
• Kalo kamu bs nge-grab 5 kata/ungkapan sehari, bayangin berapa setahun (365 hari)?
• Itu dg syarat kata/ungkapan yg dah ditulis gak boleh ditulis lagi lho #Vocaboost
• Oke, utk skrg, ckp 2 dulu ya tipsnya tweeps. Insya Allah nanti disambung lagi #Vocaboost

Tips on How to Speak English Fluently (1)

English today has become an international language which connects almost everyone in this tiny planet we call home. English is now used in so many fields, such as education, history, politics, etc. As a result of that students all over the world are urged to learn English, and the terms ESL (English as Second Language) and EFL (English as a Foreign Language) are widely spread.

In Indonesia, English language is considered a foreign language, which means in this country, an English user might not have the chances to use it in public area since the users of the language are rare. Exception occurs when the "public area" are international schools or embassies. This condition is different with what happens in Malaysia. In that country, English is considered a second language and English has wider range of users than it does in Indonesia. This happens because in the past, Malaysia was a part of British Empire.

We as Indonesians sometimes have difficulties in speaking English fluently. Here are some simple tips how to do it. I hope you can apply and share them with your friends :)

Tip #1 : You Are What You Think
We, as EFL learners, sometimes think so many things before we decide to use English, e.g. : "Oh my God, I'm going to embarrass myself. My English isn't good and people will laugh when they hear I don't speak correctly." or "English is so hard, there's no chance I can master it."
As a matter of fact, even if you are a native speaker, it does not mean that you will speak 100 % correctly. Incorrect usages of language can be classified into two groups; errors and mistakes. Errors are incorrect usages that people make unconsciously and they actually think those things are OK. They simply think that it is the way a language is actually used. The incorrect usage is a part of their communication system. On the other side, when people make mistakes, they might be unaware about them at first, yet when they realize them, they will make some corrections.
If you ever watched the movie "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", you will see clearly what I mean. The main character of the movie, Harry (portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr.) made some grammatical errors several times, especially when it comes to the different between adjective and adverb. Here is an example of them:

Perry: Go. Sleep badly. Any questions, hesitate to call. 
Harry: Bad. 
Perry: Excuse me? 
Harry: Sleep bad. Otherwise it makes it seem like the mechanism that allows you to sleep... 
Perry: What, f**khead? Who taught you grammar? Badly's an adverb. Get out. Vanish. 

So, you are afraid of making errors and mistakes? You do not have to be. It is not your own language, so people will  understand if you use it incorrectly sometimes.
Next, if you think that English is so hard, I will say, "No, it is not." Do not limit yourself. History shows that ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they do not limit themselves. Remember Muhammad II, the Ottoman Sultan that conquered Constantinople? He and his troops dragged their battleships over hills. Remember Edison? Do you still remember how many times he did his experiment to get his ultimate prototype of lamp bulb?

Next, have you ever experienced that you are in a middle of a conversation, but you cannot find how to say the word you mean in English? Everyone has. In the next part, we are going to discuss how to enrich your vocabularies. See you! :) [AP/SmartStudents]