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some language learners progress more
quickly than others is this because
they're smarter more talented or maybe
just lucky this is not the case
most of the time a lot of what
determines your success in a language is
the amount and consistency of the time
you put into it and the way that you go
about practicing
in this video we'll take a look at five
techniques of successful language
learners that you can use in your own
studies number one hit the easy targets
start with easy attainable goals in the
beginning you might want to do as much
studying as possible when you first
start learning a new language but this
is a good way to get burned out fast by
all of the obstacles you'll hit
whether you're trying to learn 10 basic
vocabulary words a week or just want to
review some grammar that you've already
studied and might need a refresher on
have an easier goals to get you started
on your language learning journey can
make it easier to keep progressing and
then when you hit those goals you feel
motivated to make even more challenging
ones
it's okay to start small and work
towards hitting the harder targets but
when you're just starting to learn a
language go for the easier ones rather
than overwhelming yourself with too much
at once there's always been a bit of
debate in the language learning world as
to whether or not you should learn
grammar explicitly or implicitly a lack
of grammar should never keep you from
trying to speak a foreign language
however implicit learning by itself
doesn't work well when dealing with more
complicated grammar
number two
break down the most difficult parts of
the grammar
tenses verb conjugations noun inflection
there are a lot of tough spots you'll
find in grammar as you come across these
foreign grammar concepts take some time
to study and practice them
hone in on one aspect at a time and
practice it by writing out sentences or
simply by speaking
read different grammatical explanations
and example sentences while you don't
want to spend all your time grinding out
grammar exercises 10 or 15 minutes a day
of focused practice will help you master
these otherwise difficult areas of the
language
another great way to master grammar is
to work with whole phrases or
conversations this isn't as easy to do
while you're speaking with someone but
it can be done by listening to audio
our language podcast lessons are ideal
for this because they feature native
conversations that you can pause or
replay over and over again
as you study and work through a
conversation first look at the words and
phrases that you do know then without
resorting to a translator or dictionary
do your best to figure out what any new
or unfamiliar words mean after that feel
free to look them up if you work this
way with whole sentences you're much
more likely to internalize the new
grammar
number three practice with native
speakers
language course books apps and podcasts
are all great ways to learn the language
but eventually the rubber will have to
meet the road and you'll need to start
using what you learn the best students
take every opportunity they can to
practice the language with real people
you might not be learning the most
popular language but even so there are
still a lot of other learners out there
trying to master it like you
take advantage of this and try to link
up with a meet up or language exchange
in your town or city this way you can
connect with other learners and get tips
and tricks from them that might help in
your own studies if you're unable to
find an exchange in your area take the
search online and you can even find some
native speakers on free sites that
connect language learners around the
world
here you can help out a native speaker
who's learning your language you can
learn from each other it's a win-win
number four
focus on being understood not being
perfect
undoubtedly when you begin to speak with
native speakers you will make a lot of
mistakes this is a natural part of the
language learning process in your first
few conversations you'll probably
mispronounce misconjugate or altogether
forget words but that's okay
learn to embrace these mistakes as long
as you're practicing with a native
speaker who can give you accurate
feedback those mistakes can do nothing
but help you improve
after getting feedback on your mistakes
the next most important thing in your
spoken language practice will be to keep
the conversation going if you make a
mistake correct it and move on if you
can't remember a word do your best to
describe it in your target language to
your language partner
use what words you have in order to be
understood even if your sentence or
addiction comes out a little weird
number five keep a journal in your
target language
most people talk about how important it
is to speak a language you're learning
but not nearly as many mention how
powerful writing in the language can be
writing in your target language lets you
use all the material you've learned but
without the demands of a real-time
conversation
writing is also an excellent way to
expose the words or phrases you don't
know or are unsure about you can write
in an old-fashioned paper journal and do
your best to check it or have a friend
look over it you can also write entries
online and have them corrected by native
speakers while it's not always easy to
speak successfully it is always
rewarding use these tips as a guide to
jumpstart your progress no matter what
keep your head up and after a bit of
patience and hard work you'll be
speaking your target language soon
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