▶ Your Answer :
In terms of the given statement that listening or reading is the best way to study, I would like to associate it with studying English. In Korea, there are many students who study TOEIC or TOEFL, and they concentrate especially on listening and reading, thinking that these are the best way to learn English. However in my opinion, I do not agree with their idea and the given statement. Rather, I think speaking and writing is better way to study English.
First of all, speaking and writing are more efficient to study English. Listening and reading affect only a sense of seeing and hearing. On the other hand, Speaking and writing not only stimuli seeing and hearing, but also make people think creatively. Therefore, it encourages a wide variety of senses, and this can lead better ability to remember. As a result, speaking and writing are more effective. One study from the Seoul Institution has shown that subjects who concentrate more on speaking and writing show more performance in English than people who focus more on listening and reading. This shows how more effective speaking and writing are.
Through speaking and writing, it can provoke people's interest in learning English. Listening and reading are relatively static and inactive. People only sit and study in a sedentary manner. Whereas, speaking and writing are active and brisk. To be specific, people can communicate with others in the manner of speaking or writing, and this brings more interest from people. For example, many friends of mine study English, and they only listen to a conversation or read a book. I saw most of them having hard time studying because their studying style is boring. However, in case of other friends who focus more on speaking and writing feel more interest in English. They even made many foreign friends by having conversation and chatting on the online. And it is them who show better academic performances in English.
In conclusion, listening or reading is a good way to study English. However, there are more efficient way to study, and those are speaking and writing. Through speaking and writing, they will find these more efficient and they can have more interest in studying english. In this reagard, I oppose the idea that listening or reading is the best way to study. |