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Reading a news paper daily will definetly increase your fluency in english ?

Created by : sampath , e-support officer, KNOAH SOLUTIONS  | 09 21 2010 08:42:22 +0000
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Knowledge without experiment is waste. Definitely reading newspaper improve your fluency if you read it and speak the same matters with others as this will increase your fluency over the period of time. An experiment showed that human beings remember 10% what they read but remember more than 60% what they read and apply. So only reading will not help. You have to read as well as speak. Happy English Speaking.
By Sharad Kiyal, Financial Planning Advisor, Aviva Life Insurance  01 23 2011 16:45:21 +0000
 
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Reading would. But merely reading would not. One can write down in English language and try to correct it after reading what one wrote. This way is proven to be helpful. What I can suggest is, one must start speaking the language may it be any language for that matter. It is only when one speaks and try conversing in that language, people would correct Him/Her which will help understand better the language or the subject. 

And also, watching English films or serials can also be helpful. I am sure, one can watch a 20-30 minute serial of the foreign language instead of watching something native if in case one wants to learn that specific language. 

 

This exercise may sound challenging but has proven to be a quick means of learning. 
By V B Sree Krishna Dutta, Content publishing, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu  09 30 2010 15:02:15 +0000
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It will most certainly. Also one has to have a dictionary at hand to refer to words whose meaning you cannot comprehend.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 07 29 2011 12:07:43 +0000
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Agreed with Mr Rathin Deb. This will definatily increase your fluency. Thanks for refferal Malladi.
By Vrushank Bharatkumar Dave, Area Business Manager, Elder Pharmaceutical Ltd  | 07 25 2011 16:14:28 +0000
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Ya its somewhat right ..It may increase the fluency..BUT the most important thing is that she should practise using english..Then definitely she will be able to face the public..
By melit deepthy thomas, MBA/PGDM student, Bharathiar University  | 07 25 2011 12:12:16 +0000
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Thanks Malladi for referral. Yes reading news paper and books will definitely increase the vocabulary to a great extent and on top of this will get to know new words.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 07 25 2011 05:09:37 +0000
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Thanks Malladi sir for sharing.....according to my viewpoint , the editorial section in newspapers alone can aid in enhancing one's fluency in communication....The best way to increase one's fluency can be reading novels by good authors and magazines too.
By JAYANTA KUMAR BORAH, B.Tech/B.E GRADUATE, Annamalai university  | 07 24 2011 05:34:12 +0000
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The familiarity, ease with knowledge of any language requires the user to read, write and speak with that language. A substantial portion of the expertise is acquired from just speaking. Reading and writing are secondary. But they are an important secondary. They cannot be ignored. I myself speak 5 languages fluently. But I read with comfort only 3. One more I can read slowly...the last I can neither read nor write.
By RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants  | 07 24 2011 02:46:15 +0000
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You want a paper for the news or for the English? Most papers today are turning into yellow rags with cheap publicity articles and photos. If you want to improve your english, pick up a paper like the Statesman (Calcutta?). Read the news, articles and editorials word by word - not sentence by sentence like most of us do while reading the news. Keep a dictionary beside you - there is absolutely no harm or shame in understanding the meaning of a word and its context. This if done diligently will definitely improve your english. Best of Luck
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 07 23 2011 14:58:44 +0000
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It will definitely help. Only in the news papers we can get wide variety and styles of English writing in a limited space. In my high school days I use to go Municipal library everyday to read English news paper. It helped me to develop my English. One should note down the new words and check it in dictionary. Of course for fluency one should practice by reading loud and speaking with friends. 


By Abraham Paul, Senior Telecom Consultant, FCOMNET- Future Groups  | 06 04 2011 16:06:11 +0000
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It helps. Reading newspapers, magzines, Listening to Enlish newsor other intrested programmes will help a lot.
By malladi madhukumar, AGM -MKTG, Andhra Cements Ltd  | 06 04 2011 13:44:12 +0000
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yes it will do upto certain level.
By Yogita Jaywant Patil, Associate consultant, Datamatics (CDIS)  | 06 03 2011 06:55:26 +0000
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Yes, newspaper is really effective medium to improve english, increase the vocabulary. So many things you can learn from english newspaper and then if you will try to speak in english, you will get result in fluency. Totally fluency depend on you, if you will continue communicate with person, your fluency will automatically improve and become good...
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 06 03 2011 06:20:54 +0000
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Quality of English Newspapers are not the same as they used to be in 50s,60s,70s and 80s. English fluency will be enhanced if you focus on centre-spread, viz., editorials, current affairs analysis and letters to editor and specific articles by experts in the week-ends. First 5-6 pages are relegated to the news about negatives and the language used by the reporters are really awful with a number of spelling mistakes, and for the advertisements. Therefore, you have to be choosy in selecting the newspapers if you really want to improve your English through newspapers. To develop accent, watch English News on Quality Channels (National), and listen in current affairs debate.
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 06 03 2011 04:23:58 +0000
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reading english through newspaper will clear your accent and flow. it helps!!
By Rohit Thakur, Electrical Engineer-Industrial, Quality Engineering and Software Technologies  | 06 02 2011 17:51:42 +0000
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The bottom line is "Winners don't do different things. They do the same things differently." Those who read newspapers, increase their vocabulary with new words, use them in their day to day life and practice speaking in English on regular basis, will certainly have tight grip on English. Mere reading a newspaper & expecting that it will improve fluency is wrong.
By Manik Sood, Manager - Industrial Engg. & Projects, Hero Cycles Limited  | 06 02 2011 16:01:41 +0000
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Definitely, if you are daily read english news paper, your english will 100% improve. Because, there are many new words include in newspaper and for better communication Vocabulary is imporatant. If your vocabulary part will increase, your english will improve better and you will able to communicate much.
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 01 24 2011 05:01:46 +0000
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Yes, it definitely helps you to improve your fluency in English
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 12 21 2010 15:27:02 +0000
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This habit helps to learn sentence construction,increase vocabulary,how to use the words etc.
By s.baalu , Consultant, XYZ LTD  | 09 30 2010 13:55:41 +0000
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Yes, it does. and in a big time. I myself read DNA every day loudly in front of mirror, it takes me 1 hour, but certainly improved my english speaking and also my acsent and speaking style.
By Sahil Nitin Samant, HR Associate , Cipla Ltd  | 09 23 2010 04:32:32 +0000
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Yes it is one way to improve your fluency. It helps in building better vocabulary and you can be spontaneous in your speech....

 But got to practice.... reading alone will not help you.    
By Sarika Singh, Assistant Professor, BIT  | 09 22 2010 11:31:27 +0000
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i think it may do some
By sampath , e-support officer, KNOAH SOLUTIONS  | 09 21 2010 08:42:22 +0000
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I don't think it will coz thats what my friend feels and he is from a vernac. med school and has been reading english newspaper since the last 4-5 years.

As per my experience watching english news bulletins, talk shows would be usefull as well.

And none of these will be of much use unless you try speaking it on a more or less regular basis.
By Sanjay Suvarna, Senior Software Developer, a MNC  | 09 22 2010 14:53:30 +0000
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