“Language learning has not always been easy for me, or a joy…”
Finding Joy in the Journey: Ryan’s Story
Author: odhwp
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Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in a new language? It’s easy to feel like you’re in over your head and don’t know where to start. A lot of times, when you look at other people who already speak the language you’re trying to learn, it seems like they picked it up by magic. We’re here to show you …
Rediscovering Your Roots: Fatma’s Story
Fatma committed to learn Arabic in college to reconnect with her Sudanese identity and connect with her parents on a deeper level.
Exceed your Expectations: Hannah’s Story
“I worked hard to be mediocre…” but Hannah went on to become a much more effective learner, testing among the top ten students of Arabic in the U.S. as an undergrad.
The Key to Optimizing Your Language Practice Time
The previous sections have talked about finding a vision for your language ability and determining the steps you will take to reach your goals.
Seeing the Future: Why You Should Practice Visualization
Our brains respond easily to pictures, images, movies, and things that excite them. Visual cues are powerful! Especially for maintaining motivation and achieving goals.
Break it Down: How to Hone Your Language Skills Fast
Do you find yourself studying your target language for hours on end without making any progress? Using portioning and repeating can fix that.
Journaling as a Means to Promote Active Learning
How can journaling help you become a more effective learner? For one thing, it helps you understand yourself better. Your mind is your primary language learning tool, but we can be our own worst enemies, and that all starts in our head, so keeping tabs on it is important.
Turning Perfectionism Into a Strength
In an ideal world, we could travel to a foreign country and communicate with the natives effortlessly and flawlessly–no grammar mistakes, no contextual misunderstandings.
Setting Your Course
Does hearing the word “goal” outside of a soccer game make you start to sweat? You’re not alone.