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so you decided to learn a new language
at first the idea seemed exciting you
bought a phrasebook dictionary and a
subscription to an online class ready to
dive headfirst into the language for the
first day or two all was well you gained
ground quickly learning a few basic
phrases and words a week before learning
that language was just a dream but now
you're actually doing it
then the third and fourth day roll
around the excitement is wearing off you
encouraged yourself to continue and
another week or two goes by but with a
lot less progress suddenly learning a
new language doesn't fill you with
excitement anymore now it feels more
like dread
sometimes it feels like you're drowning
in grammatical cases verb conjugations
and wonky pronunciation it all seems too
much to handle so you start to think
about giving up but we encourage you not
to give up learning a foreign language
is difficult we won't pretend like it
isn't but that doesn't mean you can't do
it sometimes you just need to take a
step back re-evaluate your approach and
come back to the language with a
different perspective
in this video we'll look at four tips
for when learning a new language feels
overwhelming
number one set aside a designated study
time
consistency is key when learning a
foreign language studying 15 minutes
seven days a week will benefit you more
than cramming in two hours one day a
week set aside an amount of time that
works best for you
if you can afford to spend an hour every
day learning that's awesome go for it
but don't feel bad if you can't spend
that much time even 10 or 15 minutes a
day goes a long way
breaking up your learning into
manageable time segments will relieve a
lot of the stress that can come with
studying a new language learning is not
a race go at your own pace and try not
to compare your progress with anyone
else's
number two take it one bite at a time
now that you have your schedule under
control it's time to focus on what
you'll actually be studying
it's recommended that every one to two
weeks you focus on learning a very
specific piece of the language it could
be a conjugation group a case tense or a
collection of theme vocabulary whatever
you choose hone in on it and do your
best to feel comfortable with it before
you move on to something else
ever heard the saying how do you eat an
elephant
focusing on one thing at a time helps
you break the language into digestible
chunks
number three expose yourself to the
language in different ways
don't just sit around reading about
grammar all day obviously knowledge of
grammar is important but you want to
spice up your practice as much as
possible
in addition to grammatical study try to
mix in a combination of reading writing
speaking and listening
try to practice reading by either
translating a simple article into your
native language or maybe if you're a
beginner pick up a children's book in
your target language for writing you can
try to write out a fictional
conversation between you and yourself
even use the phrases you know to create
a mock conversation and don't use any
words you can't think of or you don't
remember
to practice speaking you can find native
speakers locally at a language club or
at a meetup you can also find them
online in a language exchange for
listening a great podcast should do the
trick
spread out each type of practice
listening reading speaking and writing
across your regular language study
schedule this will give you a balanced
experience in the language and should
help keep things interesting this method
also works well when you use it to focus
on a single aspect of the language like
we talked about above
number four set mini goals not just big
ones
if your only language learning goal is
to be fluent you're likely setting
yourself up for disappointment
while speaking fluently can be your
ultimate goal it shouldn't be your only
one try to set mini goals month by month
and week by week it could be something
simple learn 20 new verbs practice a new
case or speak with three native speakers
as long as it's specific and reasonable
to achieve in a shorter amount of time
it should work fine
not having many goals alongside your
ultimate goal is a lot like sprinting
across a huge open field there's no
reference point so for much of the time
it feels like you're not any closer to
your goal
it's not that you're not moving forward
it just feels like you're not without
any trees or buildings to run past it
seems like you're running in place
mini goals are like the trees and
buildings of your language race they
help you see that you're moving forward
and give you a sense of accomplishment
the desire for perfection can get in the
way of your progress
don't freak out when you struggle to
speak or make a mistake it's all a part
of the learning process also don't be
afraid to speak even if you know what
you'll say won't be totally correct it's
better to do your best to communicate in
the language and get it wrong than to
never try at all
learning a new language isn't always
easy in fact oftentimes it's very hard
don't let that discourage you though use
these tips to help keep you focused yet
unstressed in your language learning a
little perseverance will go a long way
before long you'll be speaking better
than you may have thought was possible
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