| Are you currently trying to learn another | | | | daily in order for you to be successful. |
| language? Or have you tried to learn one in | | | | |
| the past but you have failed to be | | | | 4. Seek out good teachers and learning |
| successful? I would like to help you | | | | materials. This is likewise essential. A good |
| experience a higher degree of success in your | | | | teacher, tutor or coach will make or break |
| language learning adventure. | | | | your success. There is also a vast difference |
| | | | in the wide variety of language learning aids |
| 1. Realize that learning a language takes | | | | and materials available and depending upon |
| time. You didn't begin speaking English right | | | | your learning style and personal preferences |
| away and you won't be able to speak another | | | | certain tools will help you more than others. |
| language right away either. So have patience | | | | |
| and stick with it. Over the long term you | | | | 5. Concentrate on acquiring all of the |
| will be glad you did. It will come if you | | | | different aspects of language learning |
| keep studying and practicing. | | | | equally. Spend some time learning to read the |
| | | | language, some time learning to write, some |
| 2. Act and think like a little child. As | | | | time learning to speak and some time learning |
| adults this can be extremely challenging but | | | | to understand. You will often become more |
| it is very important to your language | | | | comfortable understanding the language before |
| learning success. Train your mind to think | | | | you will be able to speak it. This is normal. |
| simply in your new language and be open and | | | | |
| willing to make mistakes and to sound silly. | | | | 6. Realize that ultimately you will have to |
| If you are constantly worrying about how you | | | | either go to a country where the language you |
| sound or about what people might think of you | | | | are learning is spoken or otherwise immerse |
| when you try and speak your new language then | | | | yourself in the language in order to be |
| you will limit your success. | | | | successful in mastering the language beyond |
| | | | the advanced beginner level. Certain aspects |
| 3. Commit to spending at least half an hour a | | | | of a language can only be understood by |
| day studying and practicing your target | | | | experiencing it first hand on a daily basis |
| language. Languages must be learned a little | | | | for an extended period of time. This is |
| at a time over the long term. Cramming and | | | | especially true with idioms and cultural |
| speed will kill any effort previously made to | | | | nuances as well as pronunciation. A good |
| learn the language. Unlike some subject | | | | accent can really only be learned via |
| matters, foreign languages must be practiced | | | | immersion. |