TheSerenity
New member
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2014
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
Hello everyone!
I realized one thing - when I speak English with non-native English speakers I tend to speak much better and more fluently and when I speak with native English speakers I find myself looking for necessary words a bit longer, sometimes even confusing words.
There was a situation that illustrates it quite well. I was talking with an American and the conversation wasn't very smooth on my part. Immediately after that conversation I had another one with a non-native English speaker and my English somehow became very fluent.
Has anyone experienced this problem? Why does it happen? What is the solution? I thought it was a psychological barrier of being afraid to make a mistake but I don't think so. I don't feel stressed talking to natives because they say that I speak really well even when I don't speak to the best of my ability.
I realized one thing - when I speak English with non-native English speakers I tend to speak much better and more fluently and when I speak with native English speakers I find myself looking for necessary words a bit longer, sometimes even confusing words.
There was a situation that illustrates it quite well. I was talking with an American and the conversation wasn't very smooth on my part. Immediately after that conversation I had another one with a non-native English speaker and my English somehow became very fluent.
Has anyone experienced this problem? Why does it happen? What is the solution? I thought it was a psychological barrier of being afraid to make a mistake but I don't think so. I don't feel stressed talking to natives because they say that I speak really well even when I don't speak to the best of my ability.