How to Get Back on Track After Language Learning Failure
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okay today’s topic is how to get back on
track
after language learning failure if
you’ve ever made language learning a
goal
you’ve also likely experienced failure
maybe you quit studying for some time
maybe you came back to try again later
but how do you bounce back
after failing well it might be easier
than you think
in this episode you’ll discover one the
key points to consider
after failing a goal and two the steps
to getting back on track with language
learning
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how to get back on track after language
learning failure
so how do you get back on track with
language learning after failing
think back to your school days did you
ever miss a homework assignment
most of us did you’d have to make it up
and do the next one
you had to double up on your work so if
you’ve ever missed a goal you might be
tempted to do the same thing
finish your old goal and achieve a new
one however that might not be such a
good idea
a key point to remember after failing a
goal is don’t set the same goal again
let’s explain why one if you’ve failed
the goal before
there’s a good chance that the goal
might be too much for you
in that case you want an easier goal two
you need to give yourself a chance to
succeed and if that requires setting a
super easy goal that you actually can
reach then so be it
do that for example if you tried to
learn 100 words in one month and failed
but you want to try again go for
something smaller like 20 words
between trying and failing the 100 word
goal again or reaching a smaller 20 word
goal
you’re much better off with the 20 word
goal it’ll be better for your motivation
to hit a super easy goal
instead of failing multiple times in a
row it’ll get you back in motion with
language learning
now that you know how to get back on
track here are some steps you can take
one think back to the last language goal
you set and
failed was it last year’s new year’s
resolution
and was it something like i just want to
be fluent or i want to speak the
language
you can let us know what your old goal
was in the comments
two aim for a smaller more realistic
goal
with that last goal in mind think about
how you might make a new
easier goal remember your goal should
always be
one small two measurable for example
one minute of conversation 100 words 10
grammar rules 10 lessons etc
and three have a small time frame with a
deadline
in other words it’s a goal for the week
or for the month and the deadline is
january 31st for example
so if your failed goal was to just speak
fluently aim for something smaller
set a goal like i want to speak for one
minute this month
or i want to be able to introduce myself
by the end of this week
or i want to master the alphabet by the
end of this week
and schedule a deadline for yourself all
of these goals are small
measurable specific and easy to achieve
you’ll easily know if you’ve reached one
minute of speaking if you’ve learned the
alphabet
or learned how to say my name is in the
language you’re studying
so now that you have a goal three
find a way to fit language learning into
your life
instead of creating new routines that
you may have trouble sticking with
work with what you already have your
existing routines
if you already spend 10 minutes on
chores in the morning you can listen to
a lesson and learn a bit of language
if you take a walk you can listen to a
lesson then if you watch youtube for an
hour in the evening you can spend 5 or
10 minutes watching one of our lessons
piggybacking off of your existing daily
routines is the easiest way to introduce
language learning into your life
okay now let’s talk about learning
material
four get back on track with easy
learning material
an easy way to restart learning is with
our audio and video lessons
all you have to do is hit play and
follow along and if you have to you can
multitask
for example as we mentioned you can be
doing chores and listening in
taking steps like these can help you
form study habits
it’s a lot easier to listen and do what
you usually do
as opposed to buying a textbook setting
aside time sitting down
and trying to go through it especially
if you’re not used to learning a
language
finally another very easy thing you can
do is take advantage of our word of the
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if you can stick with spending one quick
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word then you can grow to stick with
almost any other routine
so to recap we often fail and give up on
our goals because we overwhelm ourselves
whether it’s with an unrealistic goal a
heavy routine or complicated resources
you want to do the opposite avoid
overwhelming yourself
if you failed a goal before aim for a
smaller goal
avoid heavy learning routines and
piggyback off of your existing daily
routines
if you take a walk then use that time to
listen to audio lessons
and finally use easy learning material
such as our audio and video lessons on
our website
so thank you for watching this episode
of monthly review
next time we’ll talk about how to adjust
your routine and learn language from
home
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