Naturally, it is quite difficult to learn English independently. Man is a lazy creature. It does not always go out self-discipline and organize yourself, you need control over the tasks performed, perseverance and persistence. Studying with a teacher, you still have a lot to work on yourself, because knowledge is simply not "sprout" in the head. If there is a huge desire, an independent study is feasible.
If you decide to teach yourself a language, first you need to determine the program and your level (if you do not learn from scratch), and also the purpose for which you will begin to learn English. If you want to speak only at a conversational level, do not go into the theoretical aspects, and if you want to know the language thoroughly - take enough time to study the grammar.
When you started to learn the language, try to surround yourself with them in everyday life. Of course, immediately you need to switch to English songs - at least in order to hear the sound of the language. This is helped by films in English with Russian subtitles, as well as "karaoke" songs: while the song is playing, read its text and try to imitate the pronunciation. Also listen and watch TV programs in English. Understand what is being talked about, television. Maintain interest in the language through familiarity with English-speaking countries, their culture, traditions. For beginners, there are many children's games, fairy tales, which are easier to find on the Internet. By the way, it is advised to start with Russian fairy tales translated into English, as their essence is already familiar to you and to think over the meaning will be easier.
Learning the language on your own, you can not do without grammar. You need to buy several books with rules and exercises for them. Not bad, when to this textbook there is a rezabnik - then you can check how correctly the exercise was done. English grammar is not as complex as the Russian grammar, for example, but it is necessary to understand it properly, rather than relying on the fact that native speakers often misinform, write, and so on.
To read the text there is such a model. Read the paragraph, emphasizing all unfamiliar words in it. Then write out with translation and transcription, and then try to translate by sentences. But here lie a few "pitfalls". First, each word has several meanings - choose which value exactly in this case follows, based on the meaning of the previous phrase, the context. Secondly, there are cases when a word enters a phrase from several words, so the whole phrase is translated, and not every word is separated. And thirdly, one should already be aware of the basic grammatical constructions, since their elements can not be translated under certain conditions.
Of course, over time, the language should come out of the level "I understand, but I can not say." Therefore, you need to train pronunciation. It's good to find an opportunity to communicate with people who are native English speakers. It is easy to make friends from English-speaking countries through online games on the Internet, try to chat on forums. There are also groups for people learning the language, where they meet to communicate live with each other. Often in such organizations there are people who have a lot of experience in dealing with foreigners. It's amazing, but the fact is: even if you just listen to the speech of a native speaker, you simultaneously train not only perception but also pronunciation.
It's not easy for some people to remember a whole bunch of new words. Especially if the memory is not trained. It is necessary to connect various types of memory: auditory, visual, motor. You need to pay attention to what brings a greater result. To remember the spelling of a word, it is mandatory to write a few lines, check yourself, closing the English version. Do not forget about associations, even the most ridiculous, but understandable and close to you - when learning a foreign language, they make it possible to quickly remember words. Improve your reading, writing, pronunciation skills to automatism.
In everyday life, try to remember individual words, phrases (even on the way to work, when preparing to eat, etc.). Learn to think in English. First, only a few words, fragments of phrases will break through, but with a deepening in the study the thought will become more clear and intelligible.
Important is the time that you devote to learning the language. In order to learn the language for a year, you need to give lessons 2-3 hours a day. It is better to do a little, but often, than a lot, but from time to time. Do not miss a single day, do not let yourself be lazy! Remember - an act creates a habit. Motivate yourself to classes - put the main goal in front of you, and to reach it, move in small steps. But the most important thing in the process of independent learning of the English language is to be interested and enjoy it.