01/03/2021
🤷🏽♂️ Making mistakes is INEVITABLE 🤷🏽♂️
I often wonder why most of us are so afraid of making them... Is it because we fear judgement? or maybe because we are applying a lot of pressure on ourselves? 🤔
MISTAKES are necessary and will ALWAYS OCCUR during the language learning process, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.
So which ones can we observe often among language learners?
- 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 #𝟭: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 ❌
Think about it. There’s no way that you can reach fluency without making lots and lots (and lots) of mistakes. So why even try to avoid them?
Mistakes are an essential part of learning languages (or learning anything, really). So don’t beat yourself up about them.
👉🏾✔️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽:
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀.
At the end of each day take a few moments to write down the mistakes you made with your language learning. Then, next to each mistake write what you learned from the mistake and how you can improve your process the next time around. After a while your mind will naturally start to shift from being stressed out about your mistakes to looking at them as an opportunity for improvement.
- 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 #𝟮: 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆-𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 ❌
If you want to improve your language skills, I recommend STUDYING LESS and not more.
One of the biggest mistakes I see language learners make is believing that studying languages is about acquiring knowledge. Newsflash: it’s not! Learning a new language is about building a communication skill. Like any skill, you have to use it to improve it.
👉🏾✔️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽:
𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸!
Unless you are studying for a specific exam, burying your head in a book will actually slow down your language learning progress.
Schedule time to meet up, enjoy and and really LIVE the language that you are learning.
- 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 #𝟯: 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 ❌
Does it take time and focused commitment? Absolutely! Can it be scary and intimidating? Sure! But is it “hard”? Not necessarily.
Your attitude towards language learning is the biggest factor in how difficult or easy a language will be to learn.
👉🏾 ✔️ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗽:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗘𝗧.
The truth is, the difficulty doesn’t lie within the language itself, but in the study methods and materials you use, and your attitude towards the language.
Find the methods that work best for you instead of committing yourself to one that is familiar, but ineffective.
Don’t aim for perfection. Focus on short-term tangible goals and seek out language learning methods and hacks that can cut hours off your study time and make language learning easy.
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? Let's talk bout it. Just send me a message 😄
OVERALL... Focus on the big picture and always look for ways to “hack” your language learning with new approaches, systems and techniques.
You’ll soon find that learning a new language is actually enriching, challenging and fun!
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? Just send me a message 😄
