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here are five reasons to learn a
language number one more opportunities a
new language can open up many new doors
you’re able to work in countries other
than your own
tons of employers look to hire
multilingual professionals every year
number two
meeting new people get to know speakers
of other languages on a more personal
level meeting new people is one of the
main reasons people begin to study a
language making new friends is a good
enough reason to start studying number 3
exploring a different culture whether
you decide to live abroad or you’re just
taking a vacation
knowing the local language will allow
you to better understand the people this
can open your eyes to not only their
country but your country as well learn
how people view your home from their
perspective number 4 health benefits
studying a new language actually comes
with health benefits keep your brain
sharp by studying every day you’ll be
helping your mind fight off old age and
stay fresh number 5 discover you can do
it we’ve heard every excuse that people
give for failing to learn a new language
too old not enough time wrong genes but
you shouldn’t let your excuses hold you
back you really can learn another
language you could even hold your first
conversation just a few days from now
don’t make any more excuses
how to fight language learning failure
you’re going to learn 1 why people fail
at learning a language - the two
questions smart learners ask themselves
so they can succeed and 3 proven ways to
overcome language learning failure
how to fight language learning failure
let’s jump into the first part one what
is language learning failure just to be
clear failure is quitting or giving up
learning in a very slow pace taking a
break
making pronunciation mistakes or failing
a language test are not real failures so
don’t worry real failure is when you
quit completely so what causes failure
simply put weak spots and pain points
what do I mean by that think about it if
you’re learning a language you’re
probably aware of your weak spots for
example most beginners can read but
can’t speak well so not speaking as well
as you hoped that’s a weak spot or a
pain point for you
others have problems with motivation no
time they don’t stick with resources and
jump from one to another or maybe they
have trouble sticking with goals leave a
comment right now and tell me what your
weak spot is whatever it is if you don’t
address it now this weak spot or pain
point may become the reason you fail and
if you think about it most people quit
directly because of these pain points no
time no motivation can’t stick to goals
not fun enough or they’re just not
speaking as well as they dreamed so they
quit on their dream but you’re a smart
language learner so what should you do
differently part two the two questions
smart learners ask themselves so they
can succeed just a quick warning if
you’re happy with your learning routine
or if you’ve just started you don’t have
to ask these two questions now but you
will need them later here they are you
should ask one what are my weak points
and two what am I going to do about them
so let’s do the first one one what are
my weak points and the answers to this
question are fairly common
not enough time not enough motivation
can’t speak the language well I can’t
stick to goals I can’t stick to a
resource and I tend to jump around so
answer this question once you’ve
identified your needs and problems ask
yourself the second question
- what am I going to do about them pay
close attention here because this
question is what separates the
successful language learners from the
rest everyone knows their weak points
and yes it’s good to identify problems
but it’s much more important to have
solutions because it’s one thing to spot
problems and feel smart but it’s another
thing to actually take action and fix
them so that’s where the real smarts are
how do you take action what are some
learning tactics that actually work part
3 ways to beat language learning failure
let’s attack some common weak spots that
cause people to fail and quit by the end
you’ll start to see how to resolve
common problems you’ll come up with your
unique approaches and you’ll get into
the habit of coming up with solutions so
one common weak spot is you’re low on
time if you’re low on time the easiest
thing you can do is learn for only 5
minutes a day set a timer listen to a
lesson and shut it off after 5 minutes
this will help you get used to learning
and at some point you’ll want to
increase your time that’s why our
lessons are 3 to 15 minutes long to make
learning easy and to make it so time is
not an issue another thing you can do is
learn on the go with our free app if
you’re on the train at the gym or
walking to a store you can transform
this dead time into learning time and
learn a bit of language be sure to
download our innovative language 101 app
for free on the App Store or Google Play
you’re low on motivation next if you’re
low on motivation maybe you’d do better
with a teacher someone who will interact
with you and encourage you to succeed
you can learn with one with our Premium
Plus program you can’t speak well if
speaking is your weak point the best
thing to do here is just practice more
if you’re taking our lessons read the
lesson dialogue out loud reading out
loud is the quick and easy way to
practice speaking on your own or write
down or memorize a lesson dialogue and
practice it out loud three times a day
for a week you can’t stick with goals if
you can’t stick with a five minute a day
routine then
maybe you need someone else to take
charge and teach you so you should get a
teacher or join an actual language class
where you have no choice but to show up
you don’t know enough grammar if you
want to learn grammar take our audio
lessons on the site in every lesson
you’ll get a conversation afterward our
teachers explain every word and grammar
rule used inside so you actually get to
see how the grammar is used instead of
just reading about rules you can also
use learning pathways to get courses and
lessons that are specifically dedicated
to improving your grammar these are just
a few ways to address your weak spots
and pain points there’s a lot more we
can cover but the most important thing
you need to remember is to ask yourself
what are my weak points and what am I
going to do about them asking and acting
on that second question is what will put
you on a track to fluency and will help
you avoid language learning failure so
what are your weak points what are you
going to do about them the top 4
language learning fears according to our
users number one I’m not good enough to
start speaking it this is a pretty
common fear or misconception that most
learners have here’s how you overcome it
the best way to get good at speaking is
to start speaking from day one you need
to open your mouth and just start
talking if you think you’re not good
enough just focus on the lines you want
to say number two I’m afraid I’ll never
be fluent you’ve got to set small
specific goals make daily goals like
having just a five-minute conversation
as these small goals add up we’ll be
speaking more comfortably number three
I’m not making any progress there are
two things you can do right now use the
dashboard to track your progress our
dashboard shows how much you’ve
accomplished or try a harder lesson on
our website the lessons come with line
by line translations and the hosts
explain everything now you can
understand something you didn’t minutes
ago
number four I’m afraid of not
understanding anything I hear this fear
can occur when you hear advanced grammar
and vocabulary and it just goes
completely over your head to beat this
simply read along with our line-by-line
tool it’s the best way to instantly
understand advanced conversations
translations and scripts are right in
front of you for real-life situations
learn useful phrases such as can you say
it more slowly I don’t understand
there’s nothing wrong with saying that
you didn’t understand something a
brutally honest way to improve your
language you’re going to learn one why
tests are actually crucial for language
progress into how you can put yourself
to the test so if you’re learning on
your own and feel like you’re not making
any learning progress it’s likely you’re
taking it too easy you’re not reaching
your full potential so an outside
motivator like a test can and will fire
you up and help you get better you’ll
discover how in just a second a brutally
honest way to improve your language so
if you’re learning a language on your
own do you ever feel like you’re just
coasting through without making real
progress then it’s possible that you’re
taking it a bit too easy so what should
you do part 1 why tests are crucial for
language progress the quick answers r1
tests give you an honest assessment of
your language skills and - motivation
but let’s break these down in full if
you’ve ever enrolled in a language
school or taken a language class you’ve
probably taken a placement test based on
your results the teachers place you into
an appropriate class so tests can help
you learn what’s appropriate for your
level tests also allow for ongoing
assessment through things like weekly
quizzes and tests every month so what’s
the big deal with tests and quizzes even
though some of us don’t like tests tests
can give you honest assessments of your
language skills in specific ways for
example if you fail the listening part
of a test you know your weakness is
there if you forget a grammar pattern
you know you need to practice it more
but if you’re learning a loan you might
not get many testing opportunities and
you may not be aware of mistakes you’re
making in your studies right now you
don’t know what pieces you might be
missing tests can give you opportunities
to check your actual language skills and
sometimes they give you a brutal reality
check now the second benefit of tests is
motivation think about it as a self
learner no one else is going to push you
to do your best and most people like to
take it easy so if you’re wondering why
you’re not fluent yet but you’ve been
coasting along learning words here and
there without actually testing your
limits consider that it might be because
you haven’t actually been testing and
pushing yourself at all tests can give
you that push that challenge that
urgency to improve that motivation
there’s a specific date and time for the
test
you have to be ready by that deadline
just think back to the night before it
test you felt the urgency back then you
were motivated to pass so this is
exactly why a lot of self learners take
proficiency tests it gives them
something to aim for something to be
motivated about something to achieve now
tests are not the complete answer to
language learning but they do give you a
way to assess yourself and they give you
a challenge so what can you do as a self
learner part 2 how you can put yourself
to the test before you worry about
failing recognize that it’s not about
passing or failing it’s about getting an
honest assessment of your progress the
first and most obvious thing you can do
is sign up for a language proficiency
test there are many kinds of proficiency
tests available so you can pick the
right one for you signing up will put
you under added pressure and give you
extra motivation to improve this is
something that’s hard to do on your own
second if you’re a Premium Plus member
on our website then you can get weekly
assignments that put you to the test
these assignments are graded and you get
feedback from your teacher so you know
what to do to improve and how the third
thing you can do is come back and review
once you’re done with a lesson our
pathway download the dialogue tracks and
review them at a later date see how much
you can understand this test you’re
listening
plus your vocab and grammar for speaking
record yourself with our voice recording
tools and compare yourself to the native
pronunciation remember you can always
self-test by coming back and seeing how
much you understand the fourth thing you
can do is test yourself with a harder
lesson think of it as trying to lift a
heavier weight at the gym to see if you
can do it you can do this for reading
speaking and listening simply go to a
higher level like intermediate or
advanced and try a lesson with reading
you can also try our higher level
extensive reading books again remember
with all of this the goal here is not a
pass or fail result the goal is to get
an honest assessment of your language
skills what you know and what you don’t
know if you realize that you’re
mispronouncing a certain word you’ll
know how to correct it if you can
understand only 50% of a lesson well
that means you should review it until
you get to 100% if you don’t understand
the lesson dialogue at all which is
where most people get intimidated make
it a goal to master the dialogue give
yourself a goal to aim for and if you
can’t read as smoothly as you had hoped
all it means is that you should give it
a few more tries until you’re better can
you really learn a new language all
alone learning a language without
traditional classroom instruction may
seem quite daunting at first what if you
run into questions how do you stay on
track and motivated to achieve your
goals
don’t worry not only is it possible to
learn any language without traditional
classroom instruction we have created an
advanced and extensive online language
learning system to help you do just that
it’s designed to help you learn a
language on your own and is faster more
convenient and less expensive than
traditional classroom options here are
three reasons to learn a language alone
number one learn at your own pace and on
your own schedule in today’s fast-paced
world there isn’t always time for
traditional classroom instruction but
when you learn alone you can study
anywhere and anytime that suits your
schedule best it makes it far easier to
actually reach your goal of learning and
mastering the language number two
learning a language on your own can
reduce stress and anxiety in traditional
classroom settings there are pop quizzes
tests and presentations in front of
classmates while it’s valuable to learn
public speaking skills and to be able to
perform under pressure for some people
these classroom pressures are a big
hurdle for their language learning
dreams learning alone however removes
these stressors learning outside of a
traditional classroom setting can help
reduce some of the stress you may feel
and you can work toward your goals all
on your own
number three learning a loan can help
improve cognitive function while
classroom settings often require
learners to spend lots of time
memorizing information and following
instructions studying a language on your
own requires you to problem-solve
so that you can self teach and hit your
goals you’ll also need to be strict with
yourself and stick to a regular study
schedule so yes in some ways learning a
language on your own can be more
challenging than learning in a
traditional classroom setting but
teaching yourself a language pays
dividends throughout life in addition to
learning a language you’ll also learn
time management and problem-solving
skills these are skills that will aid
you when social and professional
opportunities arise so how do you
actually learn a language on your own
number one access our huge collection of
audio and video lessons ideally you want
audio and/or video lessons that teach
vocabulary grammar and provide actual
conversations and dialogue in your
target language to help you with real
pronunciation we have hundreds of hours
of HD audio and video lessons on our
website created by professional teachers
and actors to help you achieve perfect
pronunciation plus all lessons can be
accessed 24/7 via any device with
internet access number two learning
paths with courses based upon your exact
needs and goals simply tell us your
goals and we will identify the best
courses and study plan to help you reach
them in the shortest time possible even
though you are technically learning a
language on your own our team is always
here to help and make sure you reach
your goals fast
number three use advanced learning tools
when you have the right tools and
learning resources it’s actually easy to
teach yourself a language over the last
10 years we’ve developed tested and
refined more than 20 advanced learning
tools these tools aim to boost retention
and reduce learning time how to write
1,000 words in your target language in
five minutes a day first we’ll look at
the super simple tactic for practicing
writing second the language learning
benefits of writing and third we’ll
learn how to write 1,000 words with a
free study tool how to write 1000 words
in your target language in five minutes
a day so what’s the best way to practice
writing and improve the language
learning technique we’ll talk about
today is very simple copying and writing
lines into a notebook this is easy to
implement and will take you only five
minutes so let’s talk about what makes
this technique so powerful first it’s
super easy to do copying outlines say
from a textbook or an article takes no
thinking whatsoever no writer’s block
you don’t have to worry about what to
write if you want to practice writing
this is the easiest thing to do you can
do it any time of day it’s a skill you
can practice on your own
second writing helps you retain
information why because the more you
interact with the language the better
you remember it so when writing out
words you’re focused on them and you’re
reading them at the same time
this helps the information stick in your
mind third you learn new words phrases
and grammar indirectly if you come
across new words as you practice with
this technique writing them out will
help you remember them fourth you
indirectly improve your speaking and
reading skills as well by copying
outlines including lines with new words
and phrases you improve other areas of
the language not just writing fifth it’s
valuable language output practice you
need equal amounts of input reading and
listening and output speaking and
writing to truly master a language
writing is the perfect way to practice
out
and sixth immitate great writers by
copying out what your favorite writers
have written word for word by doing this
you get inspired and you get used to a
certain style of writing and the same
goes for language you get used to it so
how do you apply these tactics what can
you do write 1000 words with our free
study tool now we’re not suggesting you
write 1000 words in one day rather you
can do it in one month by spending five
minutes a day so here’s how first
download the free daily dose of language
app for the iPhone iPad or Android why
you’ll get a free mini lesson daily with
text that you can copy out you’ll also
get daily reminders about your lessons
so this will keep you on track find a
new lesson every day today might be a
phrase tomorrow may be a culture lesson
then a grammar lesson but with each one
you’ll get sample sentences you’ll
receive a daily reminder telling you a
new lesson is available open up the
lesson read through it and copy out the
sample sentences and that’s it you’re
done for the day
this takes 5 minutes or less the next
day repeat the process open up the free
lesson and copy out the lines to reach
1000 words in one month you need to
write about 35 words a day it’s as
simple as copying the lines through this
you’ll learn more words and phrases and
will practice grammar it will help you
to remember the things you’ve already
studied
you’ll directly improve your writing
skills and will indirectly improve your
reading and speaking skills you can do
all of this with the free daily lessons
sent by the daily dose app it’ll keep
you on track with daily reminders you
can apply this tactic with any other
resource - whether it’s your own
textbook or online articles you can also
use our lesson notes or the dialog study
tool give it a try and let us know how
it works out three reasons you’re never
too old to learn a language and you’ll
also learn three ways our learning
system can help people of all ages to
study efficiently
number one seniors have better focus
learning a new language in your 50s or
60s may actually be easier than learning
as a teenager or young adults more
mature adults can better focus on the
details necessary to master a new
language older people are also often
more dedicated to their goals and put
more work into achieving them seniors
are better able to focus on completing
lessons and reaching goals there are a
lot of distractions out there these days
for young people there’s everything from
Facebook to Instagram and all the usual
drama of daily life at work and at
school seniors are typically less
concerned with these kinds of things and
are better at focusing on tasks until
completion this is extremely important
for language study where regular
practice and attention to detail are key
not only are you never too old to learn
you may have some advantages over
younger learners our language learning
program has a number of special tools to
make learning a new language in your 50s
or 60s easy you’ll use the same
resources as a tech-savvy teenager
number two learning is vital to healthy
and happy living learning is actually
vital to your health doing things like
playing word games doing puzzles and
even using online platforms like
luminosity do help keep the mind nimble
but nothing compares to learning a
second language in terms of health
benefits for your mind learning another
language may be one of the very best
retirement hobbies you can pick up you
can also apply your second language
knowledge when you travel number three
there are health benefits to learning
new things after the age of sixty
learning a second language increases the
number of neural pathways in the brain
forging these new neural pathways helps
you code and sort the new language you
are learning in addition there are other
brain health benefits associated with
learning a new language here’s a list of
benefits bilingual people can enjoy
higher overall general intelligence
better memory and memorization skills
better perception of surroundings better
focus concentration and attention to
detail so in a very real way learning a
new language is one of the best
and most practical retirement hobbies
you can find because it helps protect
against cognitive decline as you age now
let’s talk about how our language
learning program has methods to make
sure you can start learning in your 50s
60s and beyond number one we have an
intuitive easy to use system learning an
old age doesn’t have to be hard or
irritating it can and should be fun from
your very first lesson we’ll make sure
you’re speaking fluently every day you
can start and stop each lesson as many
times as you want study when you want
where you want and at the pace you
decide number two you’ll find special
tools to boost retention and performance
as we mature learning to use the right
tools is vital to getting jobs done fast
and right so we make it easier than ever
to make learning and old age fun and
rewarding with a wide range of tools to
boost retention and performance
including spaced repetition flashcards
so you can learn vocab fast line by line
audio transcripts so you can read along
with each lesson pronunciation and
accent review instructor lesson notes
review quizzes mm core words enough for
fluency you are truly never too old to
learn with more than 20 tools and
resources to help boost learning and
performance number three you’ll get
support every step of the way although
you may never be too old to learn it
doesn’t hurt to have a little help along
the way our language learning system has
helped thousands of seniors learn and
master a new language with help and
support at every step we offer 24/7
assistance just send us an email we have
dedicated language experts standing by
to help you with any problem or issue
you may be experiencing there is also
instructor feedback have specific
questions about a lesson or your
progress you can directly email
instructors and get direct responses to
any question you may have about your
studies or lessons or try studying with
your very own instructor members of our
exclusive Premium Plus plan not only get
a custom curriculum tailored to their
very own goal
they also gain access to their very own
language instructor learning an old age
isn’t just a luxury it’s crucial to
helping avoid the onset of Alzheimer’s
dementia and other age-related cognitive
issues specifically learning another
language helps increase overall
intelligence and improve awareness
memory and overall cognitive function so
not only are you never too old to learn
a new language for health reasons it’s a
great way to meet new people and start
adventures 7 minutes and 7 seconds to
language learning success you’re going
to learn one the 7 minutes 7 second rule
to language learning success - why seven
minutes and 7 seconds is all you need to
get started with the language and three
how you can apply it to your learning so
do you have a hard time sticking with
the language learning routine are you
jumping around from one resource to
another and not really continuing with
any of them if you’re having a hard time
being consistent with a language
learning routine this 7 minute seven
seconds rule could be for you 7 minutes
and 7 seconds to language learning
success okay so what’s the seven minutes
seven seconds rule to language learning
success first let me explain where this
tactic comes from a lot of you might
relate have you ever had a bit of free
time and gone to YouTube to see what’s
new you play a video and just keep going
and going watching the recommended
videos and other things of interest it’s
really easy to get sucked in right
imagine you finally stopped watching
after a really terrible video that 7
minutes and 7 seconds long have you ever
suddenly realized how much time you’ve
wasted and thought what is this what am
I doing with my time you’ve just been
sitting there watching videos yes
although the final video was just 7
minutes and 7 seconds
think of the total amount of time wasted
watching all those videos it’s a lot
this is where the 7 minutes and seven
seconds idea comes from if you have 7
minutes and 7 seconds to watch YouTube
you have 7 minutes and 7 seconds to
learn a language now you might be
thinking this isn’t enough time or you
won’t make a real dent in your language
progress with that
but let’s talk about why 7 minutes and 7
seconds is all you need to get started
with a language first and foremost for
anything you do in life routines are the
cornerstone of success so if you can
stick with the routine you’re on a
guaranteed path to mastering your
language and the 7 minute 7 second rule
gives you just that a simple specific
routine put in just 7 minutes and 7
seconds a day and when you’re done
that’s it here’s what’s so nice about
the 7 minute 7 second rule first it’s
good for your motivation think about it
when we think of learning language we
imagine spending hours learning a
language and this ruins our motivation
doesn’t it or if you knew you had to
write an essay and that it would take 2
hours you wouldn’t be too excited about
starting it now imagine you had a
stopwatch in front of you and you saw
you had 3 more minutes to go that
doesn’t feel so bad and that’s a major
reason why this tactic works so well
it’s not a serious commitment that you’d
read all day you don’t feel bad about it
and second it’s easy to do there’s no
excuse not to find 7 minutes and 7
seconds in a day when a day is 1440
minutes so if you’re walking or driving
to the store for 10 minutes you can
easily put that time in so think of the
7 minutes and seven seconds rule as your
small measurable goal for the day it’s
the kind of goal that we often talk
about setting it’s small enough to
accomplish it’s measurable so that you
know when you reach it and all you have
to do is hit that number every day and
you’re done so if you have a tough time
getting into a language learning routine
this is perfect for you so what should
you do first set a stopwatch to 7
minutes and 7 seconds and put it in the
background then start learning you can
use whatever resources you already have
to fill up that time but if you’re using
our learning program the first easiest
thing you can do is learn with our audio
and video lessons they’re usually
between 3 and 15 minutes long just press
play our teachers teach you a practical
dialogue they translate everything and
you can start speaking if you’re under 7
minutes when the lesson is done you can
replay or review it or you can move on
to another lesson
second study with our spaced repetition
flashcards since you have to be actively
paying attention this will be a bit
harder than just taking lessons but
again this is something you can sync
seven minutes into third you can read
and review the lesson notes inside you
get the lesson conversation grammar
explanations the vocabulary and cultural
insights so just read through and put in
the time
once your stopwatch hits seven minutes
and seven seconds you’re done your
freeze
if you go over that’s okay too but seven
minutes seven seconds is the minimum
limit then repeat this tactic every
single day and you’ll realize how easy
it is to maintain this routine so if
you’ve had a tough time sticking to a
learning routine give this a try want to
speed up your language learning take
your very first lesson with us you’ll
start speaking in minutes and master
real conversations sign up for your free
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