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Got a new job but I'm struggling with English

Impossible-Pie6425
Hi folks, I've just started a new job, and I have to spend most of them coding and discussing it with other people. I'm not a native speaker, my English level is around B2/C1. Although it has been ok, I still struggle when I have to speak my mind or write an email to a client in front of everybody (so I can't use gpt). I know that if I have patience this experience will help me to improve my English, but it's hard to fail in front of my coworkers. I'm planning to go back to study English and I was evaluating the options, basically Lingoda, Babbel and Cambly. I'm thinking about having most group classes and a few one-on-one (though I didn't have great exp with those). I believe that a structured class might help. I'd like to do one 30/60 mins class per day, and some extra on the weekends, for 2 or 3 months. And for to accomplish this I think Lingoda or Babbel have the best prices. This job is very important to me, and I'd love to hear your opinion and other ideas on how I could tackle this situation.

3 comments

Separate-Ad-6209•
I think you struggle in interpreting the words while you have no problem understanding and translating them into your language. If it's so, I don't think you need courses.c1 is already too good
Just_Jstc•
why you have to communicate with client ? dont you have business analist ? in my previous company developers doesn't need to communicate outside
winner44444•
Learn pronunciation, but if you're an Indian speaker, it's essential to focus on sentence stress. English has a stress-timed rhythm, while Hindi is syllable-timed, which can lead Indian speakers to produce English in a way that sounds unusual. This difference can make it challenging for others to understand. I have a more detailed video that explains what you can do to make your speech more pleasant to listen to. [https://youtu.be/EDNXjIGdKOk](https://youtu.be/EDNXjIGdKOk)