8 Tips If You Struggle to Speak English
if you’re learning a new language there
will be times when you’ll struggle with
the lesson when you won’t fully
understand what you’ve learned when
you’ll be in a rut or when you just
won’t feel like you’re making any
progress and that’s totally normal in
this video you’ll learn what to do if
you’re not learning and how to overcome
language learning struggles let’s begin
number one understand the mindset of a
successful learner some learners are
more successful than others
a key difference between successful
learners and less successful learners is
in the way they approach problems some
learners rely completely on a learning
program if there’s a grammar rule or
word they don’t understand they get
frustrated and blame the program they
don’t look for solutions successful
learners approach problems a little
differently if they encounter a problem
they look for a solution or ask for help
instead of getting frustrated
you may feel frustrated at times
especially if you’re a beginner but how
you choose to react will make all the
difference number two set small
measurable realistic goals with a
deadline most learners fail because they
set big vague goals like I want to be
fluent when they realize they have no
idea how to do that
they lose motivation and quit the
solution to this set small measurable
realistic goals with a deadline for
example finish 10 audio lessons by the
end of this week learn 20 words by the
end of this week speak one minute of
conversation by the end of this month
listen to lessons for just 5 minutes a
day every day this month now your goals
are small and realistic enough to
accomplish their specific and measurable
so you know when you reach them and the
deadline gives you a finish line for
example either you learned all 20 words
by Friday or you didn’t when you reach
your goal you gain a ton of confidence
this improves your chances of reaching
your next goal because you’ve had
experience reaching a goal and you
understand the things you need to do to
be successful
number 3 read along with the lesson
notes and lesson transcripts now what if
you’re doing a lesson but you can’t
catch a word take advantage of the
lesson notes and lesson transcripts
read along with the lesson the lesson
notes give you in-depth grammar and
vocabulary explanations that are not
available in the lesson and the lesson
notes give you the word-for-word
transcript of everything said in the
lesson so if you want to pick up every
word reap a transcript number for review
because repetition is the mother of all
learning if you’re struggling with a
particular word grammar rule or lesson
be sure to repeat and review it a few
times and then come back a few days
later and review it again this same
principle is used in our spaced
repetition flashcards the system quizzes
you onwards then requisite you in three
days then in six days and so on until
the word gets embedded in your long-term
memory some things you can do right now
are download the lesson and lesson notes
save the words to your word bank or even
write down the words or grammar rules
then come back to review them later
number five reach out to our teachers
and ask questions if you’re a Premium
Plus member you can easily get in touch
with your teacher and get all of your
points of confusion cleared up or you
can always leave a comment on our
lessons and our teachers will get back
to you remember you’re not alone if
you’re struggling with a lesson you can
always get in touch with us
number six take a break and go do
something else another thing you can do
is take a break and do something else
that doesn’t require much thinking
there’s a reason our best ideas come
well in the shower or while taking a
walk while you’re on a break your brain
is more relaxed and starts making
connections that you couldn’t see when
you were focused and stressed out
it’s also why coming back to review
things with a fresh mind can help you
better understand the lessons you’ve
taken number seven downgrade your
learning routine if you’re studying for
30 minutes a day and find yourself
overwhelmed or if you suddenly find
yourself busy the best thing to do is to
reduce your study routine to something
easier and more manageable if you’ve
been learning 30 minutes a day drop down
to 10 or 15 minutes even 5 minutes is
good enough because language learning
success comes with consistency quitting
and coming back every three months won’t
work
this brings us to our next point number
eight remember learning a language is a
marathon not a sprint
think about it you can’t cram for five
hours and expect to remember everything
you’ve studied so just like with a
marathon it’s okay to go slow and at
your own pace even if you’re learning
for just five minutes a day similarly if
you’re having trouble understanding a
grammar point or a lesson don’t let it
bring you down learning a language is a
marathon a long-term game the little
points of confusion you have now are
just small obstacles and you’ll fully
understand them with time so if you’re
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you next time bye