5 Learning Strategies to Jumpstart your English

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how to finally learn language in 2020

your new year's resolution solution

so january is over but let me ask you a

question have you set a resolution for

this year

if you haven't it's understandable most

people end up failing with their

resolutions

you set one you try to do it in january

and by february there's no progress

doing it is no longer fun or you get

sidelined by something else

so you quit and put it off until next

year or whenever the guilt of quitting

your goals comes back to haunt you

so what's the problem with setting

resolutions why do we keep failing

first of all regardless of what most

people say about new year's resolutions

setting goals whether on january 1st or

any other time of the year

is a good thing you have to know where

you're going and what you want to

achieve

otherwise you'll be floating around

aimlessly from one language app to

another

and have nothing to show for your time

spent but the problem lies with the

goals that people set

for example most people set goals like i

want to master chinese

or i want to lose weight or i want to be

fluent in japanese

and based on these kinds of goals here

are three reasons why ninety percent of

new year's resolutions fail

first resolutions fail because they are

not specific

and not measurable take a goal like i

want to master chinese this year

the problem is that's a very vague goal

what do you mean by

master do you want to speak about the

economy or do you just want to have

everyday conversations

and can you really measure how much

progress you need to master the language

the second reason is they are

unrealistic

you might think but isn't it good to set

huge goals and aim for the stars

it's not bad but if you say i want to be

fluent by september

is that realistic for you are you ready

to commit yourself to nothing but

language learning

six to eight hours a day non-stop the

answer is no for most people

the third one is there's no action plan

the problem is you'll still fail even

with a specific and realistic goal if

you don't know when

and how you're going to do it for

example when will you study

how long will you study every day and

how will you study

so now you know why most people fail

with their new year's resolutions

then how do we set new year's

resolutions and actually succeed

here are the three rules for successful

goal setting

remember your goals must be one specific

and measurable

two realistic and three they must have

an action plan

yes the complete opposite of everything

you heard earlier for example

let's say you're learning italian this

year instead of saying

my goal is to learn italian this year

set a specific

measurable realistic goal for the month

like speak

three minutes of conversation by

february 28th

and you can also set a yearly goal like

30 minutes of conversation and work

towards that

the whole point is three minutes is

measurable you set a timer

time yourself and know when you reach it

it's realistic

instead of saying i want to learn the

whole language you're just aiming for

three minutes for the month and maybe 30

minutes for the year

so ask yourself do i have time to learn

enough of the language to speak for

three minutes

that will vary from learner to learner

but three minutes sounds much more

realistic

than i want to master a language finally

you still need an action plan for your

goal

and for that you need to answer these

questions when will you study

how long will you study every day where

do you plan to study

how will you study what is your study

schedule

this is the most important part because

this tells you when and how to study

if you don't answer these questions

you'll have no idea what to do and

you'll quit because you have no routine

to stick to

so for example when will you study i'll

study at 9 00 pm on weekdays

how long will you study every day i'll

study for 20 minutes

where do you plan to study i'll study at

home in the living room

on my computer how will you study i'll

listen to one audio lesson a day for

five days

what is your study schedule from monday

to friday with audio lessons

i'll listen to the lesson then go

through the lesson notes for 20 minutes

each day here are a few more things you

can do to improve your chances of

success

reward yourself after hitting a goal

studies have shown that giving yourself

a reward after reaching a goal

is crucial to creating lasting habits

and continuing to conquer

more goals write down your small

measurable goal

and put it somewhere you'll see it often

now that you know why new year's

resolutions fail

and you know what to do differently it's

time to set your goal

our suggested goal for you for february

2020 is

speak one minute of conversation in your

target language

the deadline is february 28th remember

to set your action plan as well

just answer these five questions leave

us a comment letting us know your

answers

and then you're ready to go okay today's

topic

is how remembering your mistakes can

help you learn

faster first take a moment and think of

a time when you made a mistake

maybe you were at work maybe you were at

school maybe you were shopping or in

another public place

we can all probably clearly remember

many mistakes we've made

we also remember the reactions of the

people around us some people are

understanding

some people aren't so understanding but

why do we remember these situations so

clearly

psychologically speaking negative things

tend to impact us more than positive

things

for example if we're asked to choose

between gaining friends or gaining money

and losing friends or losing money will

choose not to lose friends or lose money

not to gain this is called loss aversion

we tend to avoid losing more than we

work on gaining

we spend time thinking about our

negative past experiences to avoid them

in the future

because of this negative events like

making mistakes

stay in our minds for a very long time

and this happens in language learning

if you make a language mistake while

chatting with a native speaker

it'll probably be hard to forget yes

it's true that when we're learning

another language

we don't always know when we've made a

mistake but when we realize we've used

the wrong word

used grammar incorrectly spelled

something wrong or similar

we tend to remember the situation

vividly in some languages

just a tiny change in pronunciation tone

or writing

could make a big difference so mistakes

are a big source of worry for many

learners

but the fact that mistakes are very hard

for us to forget can be a powerful tool

when learning a language

we want to avoid the feeling of

embarrassment that comes after a mistake

so we work hard to correct ourselves

past mistakes can motivate us to try

harder

we can use our mistakes as a tool in our

language learning but we can't make

these emotionally powerful mistakes by

reading a textbook or even by taking a

lesson with a teacher

the only way you can make these mistakes

is by speaking in real conversations and

messing up

so what can you take away from this

let's jump into the second part

how to use mistakes in your language

learning we can give advice like go

ahead and make mistakes but that's

easier said than done

here are three tips to help you make the

most of your mistakes

one speak in your target language as

much as possible

why because part of the learning process

is making mistakes

except that mistakes are going to happen

if you're not making any mistakes ever

then you're probably not challenging

yourself

two look for opportunities to speak

many learners have trouble finding

public places to practice the language

they're studying

see if there are language groups in your

community or at your school

if you have trouble with that look

online and be creative you don't need to

search for groups specifically for

language learners

see if you can find a hobby discussion

in your target language maybe you'll

find a news discussion group

think outside the box find somewhere to

practice and make mistakes

when you do mess up you'll probably

remember it three

build on your experiences think

carefully about your conversations

after you have them and work to make

them longer each time

if you made a mistake in your first

conversation think about how to fix it

if you said only a few sentences in your

first discussion

work to speak for 15 or 30 seconds on

the next discussion

challenge yourself many learners have

trouble finding opportunities to speak

that work with their schedule and their

level

if you're not sure where else you can

practice you can consider hiring a tutor

if you're a premium plus member on our

website you can practice with your

teacher

it's still important where possible to

practice and make mistakes in real life

situations

this will help you to more carefully

reflect on your conversations

and work to improve it isn't quite the

same as studying with a textbook or a

hired tutor

this strong desire to avoid making a

mistake will help you work to improve

you'll be motivated to try harder this

can help you learn faster

the easiest way to start writing and

improve on your own

most language learners start with

reading or speaking first

we all want to speak typically most

learners start their studies by reading

textbooks or articles online

but writing not so many practice writing

right away

unless the language has a unique writing

system

there are a few reasons you should

consider writing when you're learning a

language

let's jump into part one one why is

writing an easy way to learn a language

so why is writing easy first you don't

need

anyone to start improving right now when

it comes to language learning we all

want feedback and corrections

and for that we either need a teacher or

a learning program that can quiz us

but if you want to improve on your own

without waiting on anyone else

or if you don't have access to a teacher

you can start with writing

you'll find out how in just a minute

second you don't need to worry about

what to write

how does this work the easiest way to

start writing is to copy text from

somewhere else

that way you don't have to worry about

what to write or how to spell things

just get a piece of paper and a pen and

copy things from a resource you're using

you can even try doing this with your

favorite quotes or ideas

copy them word by word third it can help

you build a strong routine

imagine you copy two sentences per day

it's simple

and it just takes a minute or two that

means you can stick to it on a daily

basis

and if you can learn to stick with that

you can stick to other learning routines

in the future

and fourth you'll end up improving all

areas of the language

how well if you're copying out a few

sentences a day

you'll end up indirectly learning a lot

of words grammar rules and lines you can

actually use

simply because you're exposed to them

and if you read what you write you'll

improve your reading and comprehension

skills too

so how can you actually start writing in

practice let's move on to part two

part two how to practice writing with

our lessons on your own time

number one if you're taking our lessons

write out the phrases sentences and

conversations by hand

this means writing every phrase and

sentence that you learn in the lessons

by hand in a notebook

you can also write out the conversations

in the dialogue study tool

example sentences from the lesson notes

words and phrases from our vocabulary

lists

and words and sentences from the daily

dose app and the word of the day

number two write short sentences to your

premium plus teacher

if you're a premium plus member write a

message and send it to your premium plus

teacher for review

in fact as a first step all new premium

plus

users have to write a self-introduction

and send it to their teachers

your teacher will review your work send

feedback corrections

and help you improve your writing skills

fast you can even write something out by

hand

take a picture of it and send it to your

teacher number three

yReaders

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