Few decades back English was spoken only in England and its former English colonies like India, China, Sri Lanka, Egypt, etc. But now days, people in Japan, Korea, Africa, America are all speaking English as their second language. There are people who speak English even at their home in place of their mother tongue.

These days everyone loves to speak English as it has become a global language. People especially traders, businessmen etc learn English as it has become the language of global corporate world. Now days, if you can't speak English, people might consider you illiterate or a less educated person.

People try to learn English, but they don't succeed. Reason being, they are afraid of speaking correctly or they abandon their plan in the middle or they don't know the proper and systematic way to learn English. If they can follow a systematic plan or follow few but effective tips, then they can surely learn English.

Here are the few tips that can help English learner a lot.

1. Be patient- I am myself learning English and one of the biggest mistakes that I have committed was related to my impatience. I wanted to learn English without spending time on it. But later, I realized that unlike other things it takes time.

2. Read, write and speak- Use English words in your daily life. Like furniture, switch, table etc. Make notes in English if you have any. Speak English if you can. If you can't speak English fluently start from simple sentences like "How are you?" I am fine, How do you do? Etc.

3. Forget your mother tongue- You should not use your mother tongue for the sentences or words which you can use in English

4. Watch Movies, T.V. Channels- there are no of ways to learn English like watching English movies and T.V. channels like CNN, BBC, etc.

5. Internet- Internet is a sea of information. You can find a number of websites on English. You can learn and improve your writing skills from Internet.

6. Don't get confused- There are lots of synonyms of words in English. People use different words to express same things. You don't have to learn every word, although you should know their meaning.

7. Clear your doubts- There is a psychological feeling in people of former English colonies that English is a language of superiors and not every one can learn English. It is a myth and the fact is that English is a language just like your mother tongue. So learn naturally.

8. Join English speaking community- You can't speak English with everyone, so join communities that use English as their second language.

It will take, to be very honest, few years to learn good English. Learn English naturally like your mother tongue. Have no fear, start speaking English.

I am Fahad Ali Khan and have been learning English for few years. I have improved my English a lot and now working as a content writer in a small but progressive organization in Gurgaon, India.