Joel's point of view regarding "how we help our classmates improve their english".

 "how we can improve our english skill".

By speaking better English, people all over the world can hear our voice. But, to speak better English, you need a teacher, don’t you? You need to take English classes, right?

Well, English teachers and English classes definitely help. But, studying English for a few hours a week may not improve your spoken English very much.You need to study consistently, short but daily study.

English is the language of science and you need to master it. English can be a tricky language to learn, but your ability to communicate in the language of Shakespeare can help boost credibility in your academic papers. 

What you need is to become a self-directed learner, somebody who takes responsibility for their own learning and creates their own learning program to develop their English. In other words you don't depend on others for your skill in English, you can learn them by yourself

If you want to improve your English skill here are some ways you can do so:

1. Record yourself speaking English. Listening to yourself can be strange at first but you get used to it. Listen to a recording of a fluent English speaker (a short audio file) and then record yourself repeating what they said. Compare the difference and try again. Humans are natural mimics so you will find yourself getting better and better. 

2. Read aloud, especially dialogue. Reading aloud is not the same as speaking naturally. However, it is very useful for exercising the vocal muscles. Practise for 5 or 10 minutes a day and you will begin to notice which sounds are difficult for you to produce.

3. Sing along to English songs while you’re driving or in the shower. The lyrics to pop songs are often conversational so you can learn lots of common expressions by listening to them. Humans are also able to remember words when used together with music which is why it is difficult to remember poems but easy to remember the words to songs. Just use the chance that you get to sing along to English songs

4. Watch short video clips and pause and repeat what you hear. YouTube is an amazing resource for language learners and you probably already have your favourite clips. My advice is to watch short clips and really study them. With longer videos, you may find your attention wanders. The key to improving by watching videos is to really listen carefully and use the pause button to focus on sounds and words. Many YouTube videos now have captions.

5. British Or American English?

As you may have noticed, I have been using British forms of words, like “apologise” not “apologize”. I’m doing this because I know readers of Next Scientist come from all over the world, even though this blog is written by a European who likely uses British English.

The point is that many of us have seen or know the differences between British and American styles, such as “color” versus “colour” or “honor” versus “honour”. Improving your written English can also include practicing the different ways to write a particular word in both styles. One is not better than the other, just different. 

6. Be confident

You won’t convince someone of your argument if you don’t seem convinced yourself. Avoiding eye contact, mumbling and too much self-deprecation or making fun of yourself will make people think you either don’t know what you’re talking about or don’t believe it.

Instead, make sure you speak clearly and firmly without being aggressive. Use positive language and focus on solutions rather than problems – you’ll find most people more receptive and make yourself look like a better engineer. And remember that everyone gets nervous. The trick is to act like you’re confident even if inside you’re suffering doubts about yourself.

so that's all from me , I hope you can find more tips and start learning English so you can communicate with others especially since English is an international language more than half of the population know how to communicate in English so you can find yourself a lot easier to interact with other people, buying and selling stuff, watching movies,listening to music, building a business, entering a college, etc .

-Joel M J Panjaitan-