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.
(You could have introduced your idea in a
simpler way by not mentioning learning English – the simpler, the better.)
First of all, speaking and writing are more efficient to (for studying)
study English. Listening and reading
affect only a sense of seeing and hearing. On the other hand, speaking and
writing not only stimuli (stimulate) seeing and hearing, but also make people
think creatively. Therefore, it encourages a wide variety of senses, and this
can lead (to) 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 (has) show(n) more (better) performance in English than people who focus(ed) 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(, they were more interested) 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(ed) better academic performances in English.
In conclusion, listening or reading is a good way to study English. However, there are more efficient way(s) 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 regard, I oppose the idea that listening or reading is the best way to study.