
大家好!我是AlexWong,曾于2009至2010年在诺亚国际英语学习。现在在美国念高中,将于今年秋天考入威斯康星大学继续学习。在这里我想谈谈诺亚以及诺亚带给我的改变。
首先,诺亚拥有一批很优秀的外教及中教老师。我遇到的外教学识渊博并且很有趣,他们教会了我很多英语学习的方法以及外国文化。我遇见了很多美国老师(V和Marchello),他们帮助我建立说英语的信心。自信是学外语的关键,但有时它也成为难以克服的障碍。在他们的帮助和鼓励下,我轻松的克服了障碍,有他们当老师总是很快乐。我依稀记得V和Marchello上课的情形,有他们的课堂总是充满了欢声笑语。他们的课堂既轻松又教会了我知识。这只是我个人与外教相处的经历,我相信很多其他朋友跟我有相似的感受。我的中教老师都很有耐心,对人友好。当我的课程出现任何问题时,他们总是很耐心的帮我解决,我从内心深处感谢他们。总之,在诺亚我度过了一段美好的时光。
另一点我想说的是,诺亚尽全力为学员提供了非常温馨舒适的全英文环境,这是学习一门语言非常重要的条件。当然,也会有学员有意无意的打破这种纯英文环境,毕竟没有什么是完美的。在诺亚,会碰到志同道合的朋友,成就一段友谊。在一起上课很容易就会变成朋友,这种友情会一直延续。我碰到了很多同龄人,他们也打算去美国念书,我们一起分享经历,为未来美国的生活做准备。我认识了两个女生,她们分别去了美国和英国,现在我们还保持密切的联系,这些,都是诺亚给我的。
最后,我想给大家一些学英语的建议。记单词方面,抛开传统的词汇书,读一些英文原版作品,在阅读中记忆单词,挑出生单词,在上下文中更好的理解每个单词的用法。当一个单词反复在文中出现,记忆起来就会更简单。我们不仅在阅读中记忆了单词,也拓展了自己的知识面,一箭双雕!当然,每个人适合的方法不同,有些人也许更喜欢直接的记忆单词,但如果你还没试过我的方法,不妨尝试一下咯,挑战新鲜事物总是很有趣的!提到说英语,自信点儿,这是必经的一步,没有具体变得自信的方法,完全取决于个人。问问自己的心,有多想说一口标准的英语,有多想达成下一个目标!自信,一切障碍都不会成为问题。
祝大家学有所成!诺亚英语如此优秀,一定会助大家成功!
来自一名前学员的诺亚推荐书(英文原文)
Greetingstoyouall!MynameisAlexWong.IamaformerstudentatRoyalEnglishfrom2009to2010.IattendedhighschoolintheUSandIwillbeastudentatUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonthisfall.I'mwritingthisletterinhopetoconveymyopinionsofRoyalEnglishandhowithadchangedme.
Firstoff,RoyalEnglishhassomeveryfineteachers,bothforeignanddomestic.TheforeignteachersIhadencounteredwereallveryfun-lovingandknowledgeable.TheyhadtaughtmemuchabouttheEnglishlanguageandculture.InmycaseIhadamajorityofAmericanteachers(VandMarchellotobespecific),andbothofthemdidafabulousjobhelpingmetobeconfidentinspeakingtheEnglishlanguage.Bingconfidentinspeakinganewlanguageiskey,andoftentimesitisthemostdifficultbarriertoovee.Withtheirhelpandencouragement,Iwasabletooveethatobstaclewithease.Furthermore,itwasalwaysfunhavingthemasteachers.IstillrememberhavingclasseswithbothVandMarchelloandsometimesthewholeclassperiodwasfilledwithlaughter.Theydefinitelytrytomaketheclassasrelaxingaspossiblewhileteachingmesomeveryvaluablelessons.Thisisjustmyexperiencewiththeforeignteachers,butIamsurethatmanyothersarelikethesame.ThedomesticteachersIhavebefriendedwithwereverypatientandkind.ForexampletheywerealwaysverypatientandfriendlywhenIhadissuesschedulingcoursesandIamverygratefulforthat.OverallitwasarealpleasureworkingwithalloftheteachersatRoyalEnglish.
AnotheraspectIlikedaboutRoyalEnglishisthatithastheoptimalenvironmentfortrueEnglishlearners.TheytrytheirbesttocreateanEnglish-onlyenvironmentwhichisessentialtolearningaforeignlanguage.OfcoursetheirwouldbepeoplewhobreakthisEnglish-onlyruleintentionallyorunintentionally,butnothingisperfect.Also,youwillmeetgreatpeople(students)likeyouatRoyal.TheenvironmentatRoyalfostersgreatfriendships.Thepeopleyougotoclasseswithwillsoonbeyourfriends,andthatfriendshipdoeslastforalongtime.InmycaseImetmanypeopleofmyagewhowereabouttogototheUSforschool.WewereabletoshareexperiencesandhelpeachotherpreparingfortheuingadventuresintheUS.IstillkeepintouchwithagirlwhogoestoschoolinEnglandandanothergirlwhogoestoschoolintheUS,bothofwhomImetatRoyalEnglish.
FinallyIwouldliketoofferyousometipsinlearningEnglish.Regardingmemorizingvocabularies,IsuggesttossingawaythetraditionalvocabbookandreadoriginalEnglishliterature.Youwillpickupunfamiliarwordsasyougoanditiseasiertounderstandtheusageofthewordwithinthecontext.Also,Ifinditmucheasiertomemorizethewordonceyou'veseenittimesaftertimesinyourreadings.Itisagoodwaytohittwobirdswithonestone:youwillnotonlybeabletomemorizethewordandunderstanditsmeaningandusage,butalsoacquireknowledgefromwhateverarticlesorbooksyouarereading.Ofcourse,itisnotthebestwayforeveryone.Someofyoumayfinditeasiertojustplainlymemorizethevocabs.Regardless,ifyouhavenevertriedmymethod,giveitashot.It'salwaysfuntotryoutnewwaystodothings!Asforspeakingthelanguage,justbeconfident.Itisthesteppingstonetobingafluentspeaker.Thereisnorealmethodastohowtobeconfident.Itisreallyuptoyou.Askyourselfhowbaddoyouwanttobefluent?OrhowsoondoyouwanttoachieveyournextgoalinlearningEnglish?Onceyou'reconfident,allotherobstacleswillfalllikedominoes.
Iwishyouallsuccessinyourlearningendeavors!AndRoyalEnglishisdefinitelyanoutstandinginstitutiontohelpyoubingsuccessfulinlearningEnglish!
Best,
AlexWong