Avoid the 5 Common Mistakes made by All English Beginners
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some learning a new language seems to
come naturally for others the entire
process feels more like a tooth and nail
struggle however if you’ve had a
negative experience learning a new
language at one point in time don’t let
that discourage you from trying again
the truth is that learning any language
is never easy but it’s definitely
possible sometimes the difference
between success and failure has less to
do with your abilities or talents and a
lot more to do with the way you look at
things in this video we’re going to look
at how to avoid five serious mistakes
made by new language learners number one
listen before you speak being slow to
speak and quick to listen is good life
advice whether or not you’re learning a
foreign language effective listening is
essential to communication as a beginner
there is a tendency to concentrate so
much on what you’re going to say and how
you’re going to say it that you can
completely miss the meaning or heart of
what the other person is trying to
communicate not only will this impair
your ability to listen in your target
language
it will also stall what little
conversation you had going remember the
conversations are a two-way street if
you’re speaking more than listening then
you actually have more of a monologue on
your hands than a dialogue the inputs of
language learning listening and reading
are just as important as the outputs
speaking and writing for a beginner
inputs are even more crucial as they are
the main way you acquire new vocabulary
we even go so far to say that for new
students the best method for learning
involves more listening than it does
speaking though that may change with
higher proficiency levels number two
don’t be embarrassed when you do speech
people’s next mistake usually comes from
the other side of the spectrum where new
learners are too scared or embarrassed
to contribute to a conversation the fear
of making mistakes in embarrassing
yourself can paralyze your language
learning it’s vital to remember that
everyone makes mistakes even native
speakers had to find their way through
the length
when they were children making mistakes
while learning a new language is
inevitable but it’s also a good thing
the faster you make mistakes the quicker
you can correct them and move on with
your learning so instead of being afraid
to make mistakes
try looking at them as steps towards
progress in reality that’s what they
really are number three don’t fixate on
minor issues if taken in all at once a
new language can feel overwhelming to
learn it’s so easy to get discouraged by
all your little mistakes and
conversational mishaps and you lose
sight if the progress you’re making in
addition to mistakes you’ll also come
across plateaus where you study and
practice consistently but don’t see any
results for a significant amount of time
but whether you face errors or plateaus
remember that these things are minor
obstacles on the road to fluency the
most important thing is not to give up
stick with it if you stay persistent
your mistakes will be corrected and your
abilities will improve but if you slow
down or throw in the towel completely
then you’ll either subvert your progress
or Nix it all together so remember that
as long as you’re still studying and
learning the language you can’t lose it
might feel like you’re losing the battle
for language learning for a little while
but hang in there a practical way to
help you stay motivated is to make small
weekly goals
research shows that goal-setting has a
significant impact on learning try
picking one aspect of grammar or a
collection of new words or phrases to
study for the next seven days at the end
of the week check your progress and
measure your success setting little
benchmarks like this will give you a
rightful sense of accomplishment number
four remember that immersion isn’t
magical a lot of people think that by
moving to a foreign country they will
learn the language by osmosis but
whether you learn abroad or at home you
still need to study and practice the
language living in a new country gives
you way more opportunities to do this
than staying at home but if you don’t
consciously take advantage of these
opportunities while living abroad it
won’t benefit your language learning if
you’re an expat living in a foreign
country there’s a natural inclination
to hang out around other expats learning
a language and living in a foreign
culture is hard and uncomfortable for
better or worse we’re often drawn to the
easier road if you made the decision to
study abroad then you want to hang out
with native speaking people as much as
possible you have the rest of your life
to be with people who speak your
language
this doesn’t mean ignore your expat
friends just be sure that you’re giving
proper attention to your language
learning languages are better lived than
they are learned number five be
open-minded languages are better lived
than they are learned when learning a
new language your brain will want to
conform the new grammar and vocabulary
to your native language norms and
grammar rules ignore your brain on this
one at first you might feel completely
wrong saying a sentence that is in fact
correct after a certain point in
language learning there is a switch that
goes off when your brain finally
realizes that you’re not speaking your
native language but a new one altogether
this could take a while though
especially if this is your first time
learning a new language until then do
what you know is correct even if it
feels a bit weird when you say it the
same goes for culture just as you want
to be open to the differences in the
language don’t forget to be open to the
differences in the culture - hopefully
this video helped you shift your
thinking and approach language learning
in a way that will help you become
fluent faster and that you’ll learn to
enjoy the journey towards fluency and
savour the language for its own sake
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