Effective and Efficient Tactics for Speaking English Mahesa Sidarta For English Department Five Basic Principles For Learning English Fluent in English as native speakers become the needs of today's young generation. In addition to communicating, English is also necessary when we enter the real world of work. Many people have learned English for years but are not confident when talking to others. 1. Forget grammar for a while Studying too much grammar will leave you unenthusiastic and confusing. You are busy figuring out the grammar rules to make sentences, so you can not talk naturally. The listener may not be patient enough to wait for you to say the whole sentence in English. Remember, that only a few native speakers know more than 20% of English grammar rules. 2. Learning Through Phrases (Word Composition) People who study English usually learn through memory, many every word of the day and try to make sentences of these words match the Indonesian mindset. The...