Everytime I went to some English literature seminar I realized sharply how awful my oral English is. Worse than those German/French non-native speakers; worse than those Vietnam/Indian non-native speakers. It's almost distressing. But I do hope I can improve my oral English by participating these seminars, because I rarely can find the urge to open up my mouth to speak if were not discussing literature. I'm such an introverted nerd there's no way out.