Classroom
instruction, not really effective
Do
you think that classroom instruction for a short period
of 3 or 6 months is going to make you speak fluent English?
Mind you, even if you get classroom instruction for a long
period, that’s not likely to be really effective —
as far as fluency development is concerned.
For
example, take the case of most people who have Bachelor’s
or Master’s degrees (in English itself or in other subjects)
— in countries where English is a second language. By
the time they complete their degrees, they would have learnt
English as a separate subject of study in classrooms (at school
and college) for at least 5 to 10 years. That too, from about
5 to 10 different teachers. And they would also have learnt
various other subjects through English in classrooms for at
least 5 to 10 years. Yet, by the time they get their degrees,
do they become fluent enough in English to speak it fluently?
So
don’t be under the impression that classroom instruction
is a sure cure for all your fluency problems – even if
it stretches over several years. Now if classroom instruction
(in English and through English) for as long a period
as 5 to 10 years cannot produce fluency in you, do you think
that classroom instruction for a short period of 3 or 6 months
more is going to make you fluent?
