Fun Ways in Learning English

To some, learning English appears to be complicated. In the academic contexts, students still get difficulties in learning English. Teachers as educatorsshould be creative in choosing the best method to teach the language. Learning strategies that are less fun or arguably boring do not improve students’ English skills, instead will only make students feel bored and lazy to learn. The most important thing is that students enjoy every learning process as something fun. It can help the students feel comfortable during the learning process. Fun learning activities will have an impact on improving students’ English abilities naturally. It helps students to reduce pressure during learning. Therefore, the ways of learning must be designed and adapted to the needs of students. This paper is non-research based. It means that the paper is about author’s perspective of how to learn English in fun ways. This article enlists several fun ways in learning English. So, the students can find their enjoyment in learning English.


INTRODUCTION
Learning English is one of the ways to hold the world. Nowadays, English is not an ordinary language, it is more than a language.
English is an international language. People use English to communicate with people in different countries. It can connect you to people around the world. In the other hand, learning English can help you reach your success. It can increase the opportunity to get job easily. In addition to that, learning English also can improve students' life skills.
Research has shown that having an understanding of English as a foreign language also helps your native language development. It has been found that students can develop better vocabularies and an improved level of literacy all through studying a foreign language (Mahu, 2012).
To some people learning Englsih is a monster. It seems to be something scary. In According to Sartika (2019) there is a strong comparison of strategy learning used between the successful and unsuccessful learners. In conducting teaching-learning process, the power of teachers and students must be equal (Tanjung, 2018). Therefore, it is interesting to know what strategies that successful and unsuccessful learners use in learning English so that it gives some information to the teacher, especially to help students learn better. Learning strategies that are less fun or arguably boring will not improve students' English skills to be better, instead make students feel bored and lazy to learn.
Teachers should change the learning activity into fun ways. Educators should consider potential and creative teaching options to overcome students' learning challenges such as their lack of interest in and attention to the subject (Avila, 2016).
However, the most important thing is that students enjoy every learning process as something fun. It can help the students feel comfortable during the learning process. Fun learning activities will have an impact on improving students' English abilities naturally. Avila (2016) also states it is important for teachers to give students a sense of what to expect in the course while making the class fun, entertaining, and beneficial for the learners. Students will unconsciously feel that they are not learning but they are entertaining themselves. This really helps students to reduce pressure during learning. Therefore, the ways of learning must be designed and adapted to the needs of students.

DISCUSSION
Learning English is not easy. Teachers should use the best method to teach the language. One of the ways to take students' attention in learning is using fun ways. When teachers use activities that make the learning fun, students will give all their attention in the learning process. There are many ways to learn English. Students tend to like fun learning. They can start it from something interesting. Having fun while learning can build students' interest in learning English.
Here are some ways proposed worth reading.

Mingling with foreigners
Mingling with foreigner is a good way to improve students' speaking ability. Students can go to tourist resort where many foreign visitors are often seen (e.g. the Prambanan Temple) and have a talk with them. Students may start with greeting and asking about nationality/country of origin, weather, and name. The foreginers will very welcome to anwers their question. Becasuse of that, students must use the polite words while asking.
Communicating in English with foreigners may raise a sense pride, imagining to be seen by the local people for doing something very rare (Suwartono, 2018

Listening to/watching favourite channels
Technology plays a huge impact in teaching and learning process. Technology is involved in increasing the education quality.
According to Arianti, et. al, (2018)  Students may download and save the videos to make them easier to watch the material anytime.

Listening to radio
Although nowadays radio is not the most popular entertaining media, but radio still has a high position to be chosen as the fun way for learning English. Munadi (2013) argues that the characteristic of audio media is based on the ability of the media to stimulate the sense of hearing. Its main characteristic is that the message is delivered through audio media conveyed in additive symbols, both verbal and nonverbal. Radio encourages the listener's imagination through words and sounds (Budyana, 2018). Students can listen to radio in the bedroom every morning or at night before sleeping.

Chatting, Emailing, and Messaging?
Trying to have a real interaction can improve students' English speaking ability.
According to Belinda (2018)  Alavi (2017) shows that motivational engagement experienced through DVGs will transfer to educational settings meaning that using a DVG in the classroom positively affects student motivation. E-games are interactive and get the students involved.
Learning English through playing e-games will not make students feel bored during the learning, instead students will enjoy learning while playing e-games. It is easy to access games. Some games are available on CDs, cell phones, and computers. In the other hand, the internet is powerful to support games online.

Amateur Writer
Writing is one of the language skills that have to be mastered by students. According to Kartawijaya (2018), these practices are supposed to stimulate the student's skill in writing and expressing thoughts in a good passage. Students and the "editors" will get some pride when their cooperation is fruitful. Their short articles are published and read by other.