The best way of studying a foreign language

Hello everybody!!! It’s my first blog and I am very exited about it! May be it is impossible for you to believe, but I have never heard about blogs! On Thursday I couldn’t understand what did Scott want from all of us. But now I discovered that blog is a great possibility for us to communicate, to get some information about our classmates, to understand who is who and remember the names (I think for Scott it could also be a chance to practice with our names in order not to be confused between Jason and John). Most of students were happy to study at EAP 2, so they already know each other. As for me, a new student, I knew only several students with whom I took the placement test.
Now, let's talk about the best way of learning a foreign language. I am sure that most of us will agree with an idea that leaving in a foreign country, speaking with native people, watching local TV programmes and participating in different local events is the most effective method to study a foreign language. And we are so lucky to have such a possibility! I’d like to mention that the main obstacle in studying a foreign language is our shyness to communicate with local people. I remember when I arrived to Calgary I was afraid to open my mouth to say an English word. However, I discovered later that most of local people are very friendly. They are very patience and ready to explain again and again if you didn’t understand what they had said. I noticed when I am listening a person speaking English who is telling about something interesting I can forget that I am listening a foreign speech. It seams to me like my native language. Good luck in studying English!