This is a clarion call to all NORSUnians - SPEAK ENGLISH. It is never too late to start practicing now. Don't be shy in making mistakes; after all, we all have to start somewhere, right? What is important is to develop the ability to be fluent in English for fluency is more important than accuracy in grammar. Meaning is the overt goal of learning a language for according to Paulston, it is the very heart of communicative competence. In simpler terms, can we be understood? Thus, in order to develop our communication skills in English, we must practice speaking in English for as the French Proverb says: C'est en forgeant que l'on devient forgeron (Just as one learns to be a blacksmith by being a blacksmith). So start exercising your tongue now. Someday, who knows, you might not only be fluent but accurate as well. I believe YOU CAN do it if you just go the extra mile.…
