hmm.. such a sensitive topic eh... flaming posts, pointless ones, and all sorts... appreciate all your responses.
now, there's this one person i could recall how he motivated his trainees during language training..
"Do not be embarassed when you say something grammatically incorrect, enunciated something incorrectly.. We don't learn from perfections, only conclusions... We learn through mistakes.. Do not mind those people who get intimated by your loud mouth when you talk English... Why? Because it is part of your job. Are they paid when they exert effort to criticize you? NO. So how much more for you when you are paid to exert effort to speak english effectively? Learning has no limits nor boundaries.. The only and the best way to practice yourself with the language is to talk the language itself.."