5 Ways to Profit from Your Mistakes While Learning English

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the fear of making mistakes is one of

the biggest roadblocks to language

learning out of all the discomforts that

come with learning a foreign language

nothing looms quite as daunting in the

mind of a beginner it’s almost as if

we’re hardwired to want perfection when

we speak however the reality is that

mistakes are unavoidable in fact

mistakes are an integral part of the

learning process

think of small children who are just

starting to learn language they

mispronounce words they use words

incorrectly and their grammar isn’t very

good sometimes they even make up their

own words research shows that this is

all a natural part of the process if

making mistakes made up such a huge part

of learning our native language why do

you expect it to be any different when

learning a foreign one in this video

we’ll talk about six ways you can

benefit from your mistakes while

learning language number one be humble

there’s no room for pride when you’re

learning a new language if you’re a

beginner native speakers will likely be

very accommodating with your mistakes

and slower reaction times during

conversations there’s no reason to be

embarrassed remember that it’s a sign of

respect to learn another person’s

language no one expects you to speak

flawlessly right from the start no one’s

going to hold your mistakes against you

so make sure you don’t either

number two don’t play the comparison

game whether it’s a native speaker or

another person learning the language

don’t make the mistake of comparing your

progress to someone else’s no doubt at

the beginning there will be times when

it feels like everyone is speaking

perfectly and you’re left in the dust

but try not to get discouraged

it’s your race to run not theirs

everyone has their own story their own

reason and their own method for learning

comparing your progress to someone

else’s progress is like comparing apples

and oranges it’s easy to stress out when

someone speaks perfectly while you’re

struggling to make the most basic

sentences but don’t forget that while

you can easily see someone else’s

success you’re much less likely to see

the hard work that got them there every

speaker you meet had to learn the

language at some point whether it was as

a child or as an adult they too had to

wade through their mistakes before they

could speak fluently

number three get feedback on your

mistakes anytime you write or speak your

target language try to get feedback from

someone who speaks that language you can

make mistakes day and night but if

they’re never corrected they do you no

good if you can’t learn from a mistake

or if you don’t know that it’s a mistake

it won’t help you many in the language

learning community hold that feedback is

an integral part of the language

acquisition process encourage friends

and language partners to correct your

speaking any time all the time

worst case scenario you’ll make a

mistake 100 times and get corrected 100

times it might seem frustrating but it’s

all worth it on the 100 first time when

you finally remember your mistake and

start speaking correctly some mistakes

will be easy to fix and you’ll adjust

your speaking right away others might

take a while speaking a foreign language

is a little bit like juggling there are

a lot of moving pieces you have to keep

in place whether it’s pronunciation

grammar or vocabulary getting feedback

on your effort will help refine your

language skills until you feel

comfortable in the language number 4

listen to your brain after all the

practice and feedback eventually you’ll

start to notice that certain words come

to mind without having to think about

them instead of having to scan your

brain for the latest new vocabulary word

you begin to instinctively come up with

a word for a given sentence don’t

hesitate to blurt this word out

sometimes it will be completely wrong

other times it will be dead-on when

words start coming to mind instinctively

that means your brain is starting to get

more and more used to using a new

language the incorrect words are sort of

like growing pains you’ll have them for

a little while but over time you’ll

encounter them less and less until all

of your instinctual words are correct so

don’t let the fear of making a mistake

short-circuit your brains natural

learning process go with whatever word

your brain gives you number 5 never take

the easy way out

if there are two ways to say what you

want to say in your target language 1

you know and are comfortable with and

the other you’re not sure of use the one

you’re least comfortable with purposely

choose subjects and sentence

constructions that are difficult for you

don’t get complacent and fall into the

trap of using the same phrase over and

over again or having the same type of

conversation with a language partner

you always want to push your language

skill boundaries to stretch them even

further number six

enjoy the language for its own sake

small children not only make a ton of

mistakes when they learn to speak they

also have a ton of fun to them life and

language are both giant mysterious

adventures they aren’t worried about

making progress impressing people or

speaking perfectly take a note from

their playbook enjoy the language as you

learn it let your focus be on the beauty

and magic of the language savor the

times you get to use it if you loosen up

and enjoy the ride you’ll learn much

faster mistakes are powerful and

indispensable part of learning a

language we hope this video inspires you

to stop being afraid of them and start

embracing them and for even more help

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