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About shigen and its philosophy
by shiyuan
I dedicate this web site to myself and to other language learners who have been learning English or Chinese(Mandarin) for quite a long time like two years or more. I really hope my web site would help you somewhat with these two languages. As a matter of fact, I have long put away the word of "learn" when it comes to master any languages, because I believe when your level reaches a certain point, you will use a language other than learning it. Now, I learn English in the process of use on a daily basis. So I would rather call it "use" than "learn".
I am a Chinese myself, and I know what it is like to learn English for most of the Chinese. Boring and difficult may be two of the most common words they would utter when you ask them about their feelings upon English. I used to be a member of this huge group, but now I am very proud of myself that I've had myself detached from it permanently. You wanna know my trick? Quite easy actually, just find your purpose of USING English-- use it like a baby who imitates his/her caregiver and eventually knows how to use(speak) the language for his/her own, so to speak. Actually, it applies to the learning of any languages. I suppose you learn a language because you wanna use it in the very future, if you aren't gonna make use it, then what's the point of wasting your precious time on it?
I have to make myself clear about the word of "use" I have been stressing on in case someone might misunderstand it. The use here only means the use of any language including reading, listening, speaking and writing. For those who mistook it for the meaning of obtaining something by taking advantage of language, i.e., giving up the language right after something was achieved, such as a certificate of CET 4/6(for the Chinese only), this is not the web site designed for you.
I am a Chinese myself, and I know what it is like to learn English for most of the Chinese. Boring and difficult may be two of the most common words they would utter when you ask them about their feelings upon English. I used to be a member of this huge group, but now I am very proud of myself that I've had myself detached from it permanently. You wanna know my trick? Quite easy actually, just find your purpose of USING English-- use it like a baby who imitates his/her caregiver and eventually knows how to use(speak) the language for his/her own, so to speak. Actually, it applies to the learning of any languages. I suppose you learn a language because you wanna use it in the very future, if you aren't gonna make use it, then what's the point of wasting your precious time on it?
I have to make myself clear about the word of "use" I have been stressing on in case someone might misunderstand it. The use here only means the use of any language including reading, listening, speaking and writing. For those who mistook it for the meaning of obtaining something by taking advantage of language, i.e., giving up the language right after something was achieved, such as a certificate of CET 4/6(for the Chinese only), this is not the web site designed for you.
我把这个网站献给自己跟那些已经学习英语或汉语有2年之久甚至更长的 朋友们。我真的希望我的网站会在这两个语言学习上给你们一些帮助。事实上,我早在很久以前就不用“学习”这个词了——当我真正想要精通一门语言的时候。因 为我相信当你对语言的掌握到达一定程度的时候,你会去运用一门语言而不是单纯的去学习它了。现在呢,我每天是在运用英语的过程中来学习它的,所以我说 “用”而不是“学”。
我是一个中国人,我很清楚学英语对大多数中国人来说意味着什么。“无聊的“和”困难的“也许是当你问他们对于英语的感受的时候他们所用的最常用的词汇中的 其中2个。我曾经是这个巨大团体(指那些认为英语无聊,困难的中国人)中的一员,但我现在对自己非常自豪因为我已经跟它永远的脱离了关系。你想知道我的秘 诀吗?其实非常简单——就是找到你使用这门语言的目的,打个比喻来说,使用它就像一个婴儿模仿他/她的护理人一样最终能够知道如何自己去运用(说)这门语 言。事实上,这个秘诀适用于对任何一种语言的学习。我这里假设你学一种3语言是因为在不远的将来你想去用它,如果你不打算用它的话,那么浪费你的宝贵时间 在它身上又有何意义呢?
我必须表明我一直在强调的“use”这个词在我这里的含义,以免有人会对其产生误解。 “使用”在这里仅仅意味着对任何语言的运用,包括:读,听,说跟写。对于那些把它误以为是为了得到些什么而去“利用”语言,也就是说当以得到某物进而随即 放弃了对语言的学习的那些人,例如一张四六级的英语证书,那么这个网站是不适合你的。
我是一个中国人,我很清楚学英语对大多数中国人来说意味着什么。“无聊的“和”困难的“也许是当你问他们对于英语的感受的时候他们所用的最常用的词汇中的 其中2个。我曾经是这个巨大团体(指那些认为英语无聊,困难的中国人)中的一员,但我现在对自己非常自豪因为我已经跟它永远的脱离了关系。你想知道我的秘 诀吗?其实非常简单——就是找到你使用这门语言的目的,打个比喻来说,使用它就像一个婴儿模仿他/她的护理人一样最终能够知道如何自己去运用(说)这门语 言。事实上,这个秘诀适用于对任何一种语言的学习。我这里假设你学一种3语言是因为在不远的将来你想去用它,如果你不打算用它的话,那么浪费你的宝贵时间 在它身上又有何意义呢?
我必须表明我一直在强调的“use”这个词在我这里的含义,以免有人会对其产生误解。 “使用”在这里仅仅意味着对任何语言的运用,包括:读,听,说跟写。对于那些把它误以为是为了得到些什么而去“利用”语言,也就是说当以得到某物进而随即 放弃了对语言的学习的那些人,例如一张四六级的英语证书,那么这个网站是不适合你的。