improving my english

[adar]

I ve been living in the UK for 8 years. studied english first couple of years but then stopped. now my accent is bad, and also grammar and vocabulary is not good either. and this effects my career.

sb please tell me. how can i speak and write proper english?

[Brutha]

It's a good start to make a commitment to actually want to write proper English.
Use proper capitilisation and don't abbreviate words.

[mypcandi]

Originally Posted by adar

I ve been living in the UK for 8 years. studied english first couple of years but then stopped. now my accent is bad, and also grammar and vocabulary is not good either. and this effects my career.

sb please tell me. how can i speak and write proper english?

1. To learn a language you need to use it.
2. Don't bother too much about grammar when you speak focus on the message.(Emphasis must be put on fluency.)
3. When writing give free vent to ideas generation, brainstorming... before you actually start writing. Then, write your first draft. The last step is editing and writing the final draft.
4. Use a good dictionary and grammar book to learn usage. ( To use the language accurately)
I hope these tips will help you...

[Angelique]

Originally Posted by adar

I ve been living in the UK for 8 years. studied english first couple of years but then stopped. now my accent is bad, and also grammar and vocabulary is not good either. and this effects my career.

sb please tell me. how can i speak and write proper english?

You can listen to famous speeches while reading them.
And you can listen to songs while reading the lyrics. Songs might not have the best grammar, but it's good practice anyway.
Then try to sing or speak along with both and have others give you feedback.

Or you can write down things that you might say at work and practice writing them and speaking them over and over, then get feedback.

[adar]

thank you so much angelique and mypcandi. great advice. is there any good website or online course i can take? i couldn't find a good one.

[Nemosyne]

Read - a lot. It helps your vocabulary incredibly. And listen more than you speak - it has the added benefit that you'll become insanely popular.

[desertrat]

The U.K. is a English speaking part of the world . Pratice
english talking to the other peolple there as well as online forums . Make smal talk. Where are you from ? You like this weather ? ect.Tell the people you talk to you are learning English . I have been speeking English for over 50 years and still cant spell some words . desert rat

[Brutha]

thank you so much angelique and mypcandi. great advice. is there any good website or online course i can take? i couldn't find a good one.

Courses won't help you when you refuse to use proper English in your day to day life.

[Angelique]

Originally Posted by adar

thank you so much angelique and mypcandi. great advice. is there any good website or online course i can take? i couldn't find a good one.

If it were me, I would go on YouTube. Find some famous speeches or songs then look up the lyrics/words in Google and follow along (out loud). Just to get started. From there, I'd get more technical and start reading and writing.