Ive been learning English for nearly eight years by now.For me，learning English is a hard but rewarding process，from which I have gathered a few learning techniques that I would like to share with you.
Vocabulary is the most fundamental element in language learning.But its always hard to obtain a large amount of vocabulary.Personally，I dont recommend memorizing words by word list.Ive tried that method， but the result was not very encouraging.Then I tried learning words in context.During the last few years Ive been reading many kinds of materials：novels，newspapers，even web pages.This method greatly expands my vocabulary，enables me to grasp the usage of the words; whats more，Ive known a lot more through reading. Isnt it an interesting and useful way to broaden vocabulary?
However，I met my waterloo at grammar learning. At first Icould make nothing out of it.But as time went by，I formed my own way of learning grammar.Iseldom did any extra exercises;instead，I did a lot of intensive reading.When facing new grammar problems，I always tried to remember a few examples.In this way，my grammar got better.
Finally，I think its a good way to learn English through ones hobbies.You willget better results，coping with things you enjoy.For myself，Im interested in biology，pop music and movie;Im also a football fan. So how do I improve my English by them?Through Discovery Channel，I learned not only things about plants and animals，but also many words and expressions about botany and zoology.
I listen to many English songs，and learn to sing some of them.As a result，I know the fine lyrics together with the beautiful melodies.
I also found watching foreign movies very helpfulin learning English.Through movies I can pick up fine sentences without even realizing that.Ialso get to know a huge amount of things about foreign culture and ways of life.
But how do I improve my English by football?A sports TV station called ESPN sometimes provides untranslated live broadcasts of football matches.At such times，Iwas forced to listen to what the programmer was saying.Thus my listening is improved.And when Iwant to look up information about foreign teams or players，I would sometimes go to English websites.Then Ican do some interesting reading at the same time!
Learning English is hard indeed，but at the same time it can be a great fun.It only depends on how we learn it.Once you find your own way of learning，youll find English learning a fascinating experience