Importance Of Conversational English To Tagalog Speakers

By Peter Wilson


There are people that knows many languages and they are able to use these as an asset in their chosen profession. Others use this as a means to add another source of income by doing part time work as a translator or language teacher. When traveling to a place that they already know the language of, they would not have any difficulties in communicating with the people there.

But most people who knows other languages are only good in theories and the written form of that language. For example, the conversational English to Tagalog speakers are different to the English native speakers and may be a cause for confusion. So here are some tips and the importance in improving your conversational skills.

Study and learn new words that are possibly useful in daily conversations. This will improve your vocabulary which can help you to properly convey the meaning of your message. Some basic words which are used commonly by native speakers are not common with non native speakers and must be remembered and learned.

There are some words that are only used by fellow Filipinos and may not be the correct way to say the things you mean. These words when used with fellow Filipinos may be understood and the meaning be the same but when spoken to other English speakers will mean different. Identify these and learn of the corresponding proper words that should be used instead.

Study the proper pronunciation by practicing it in front of a mirror. An exercise like this will help you in familiarizing the proper way of saying that word and try to use it in a sentence as well to understand its meaning better. Think and act out possible scenarios that these words may be used as well.

Make acquaintances with native speakers and try to practice with them by using what you have learned in an actual conversation. This will give you a chance of making new friends and will also improve your skills in conversing with actual people. There is also a chance of learning new words that your friends uses in the conversation.

It is important to improve your skill because you can use it in different situations and will help in opening up more opportunities. Your confidence will be boosted in speaking with others because you are now able to correctly express yourself. This a big help if you are in school still specially when presenting a report in the class.

Possible promotions and growth in your career may be made available due to this. This is an advantage that you can use when talking with your fellow employees and to those in higher positions in the company you are working at. When you are tasked to present a report, you will now have more confidence and the task will be easier for you to do and will impress those who will be listening. This is specially useful when a lot of employees or even the owners are foreigners.

This is also great if your work requires you to speak English every day, for example if you are a customer service agent in a business process outsourcing industry. This will greatly help you in understanding the concerns of the customers and being able to give the proper solutions of their concerns. There may be also job opportunities abroad that may open up because of your improved conversational skills.




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