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are you studying a language but starting
to lose motivation
in this video we're going to talk about
the halfway point and how to keep going
with language learning
after six months to a year of studying a
language you might be feeling like
you're losing a little bit of steam
maybe you started out strong and now
you're feeling a bit low
maybe you aren't seeing the results you
wanted or you think your efforts aren't
paying off
but the reason for that might not have
anything to do with your studies
it might be more an issue about your
reviewing and your goal setting
one why you should review your past
language goals
when you set goals do you ever go back
to review your progress
it can be a reminder of how far you've
come and help you keep your motivation
up
let's say you started learning a
language and you've been at it for a few
months
in month one you're excited and
motivated in month two you're still
going at it but maybe the motivation is
not as strong
and you want to make sure that you don't
fall off unfortunately as most people do
so you work hard to keep at it by month
3 you're kind of on autopilot and
learning with whatever has been working
for you
that sounds like a good place to be
cruising on autopilot
well it may seem like a good place to be
but the problem is by month 4
5 or 6 if you've been coasting along for
too long and haven't had any significant
improvements
you may start wondering if you're
actually learning or if you'll ever
master the language
you might start losing motivation and
worse you might even quit
if you're learning by yourself it's hard
and if you're not tracking your progress
by month four or five you might realize
that the textbook you've been using
isn't helping you increase your fluency
you might think you're going nowhere
so the reason to review is to check your
progress maybe you can speak none of
your target language in month one
but at the end of month three you can
speak three minutes so that's some
progress
and if you're at eight minutes now for
example then you can definitely say that
you've improved since the start
it's good for motivation just knowing
that you got a return on your time
investment
so reviewing is good for progress and
motivation
also it's natural to lose motivation
with anything you're trying to learn or
do
so it's something you need to keep up
something you need to keep in mind
what do you do when your motivation dips
you can stop
take some time to review and reflect is
your motivation dipping
are you studying less do you feel like
you're not making progress
and if you say yes to these questions
then you can work on boosting your
motivation to help you keep going
how do you boost your motivation well do
you remember anchor points
anchor points are things that connect
you or anchor you to your goal such as a
language class or
program it could even be relatives or
friends who speak the language
tv shows in that language you like or an
upcoming trip to the target country
all of these things in one way or
another keep you anchored to your
language learning goal
so if you're watching a tv show in your
target language then it's natural for
you to want to understand it better and
your desire to learn goes up
if you're taking language classes where
a teacher expects homework from you
that's another connection to the
language so you do the homework you
attend classes you learn
more ultimately if you want to boost
your motivation and keep going you
should get more anchor points
but how do you do that let's jump into
the second part
two how to review your progress and
maintain motivation
how do you review your progress first
you always set small measurable goals
and always
track results the study resource you're
using can be used for your review
as well it's easy to get demotivated and
think that you've learned nothing
but if you're using a textbook for
example you can set a number of pages
and that can be a really good motivator
something to reach for making sure
you're getting through
and then testing yourself on material is
a little harder if you're not actually
using your textbook though
so make sure that you actually stick to
the plan you set for yourself
again the tool you're using is not so
important but just make sure whatever
you use
you measure it and track your progress
reviewing is as simple as looking at
your past goals and results
you can also do it the old school way
and look through your notebooks
see how much you've written out in fact
we have something called the dean's date
with our premium plus plan where our
premium plus users send in all of the
work they've completed with their
teacher
the writings the recordings the
assignments and you can see it
all everything that you've done then you
can see your actual results if you're
three months of work
everything you've accomplished is in one
place do you ever run out of motivation
of course you do occasionally and it's
natural for everyone's motivation to dip
after some time
then if you lose motivation how do you
keep going
just as we talked about earlier add more
anchor points
more connections to the language whether
that means enrolling in in-person
classes at a real language school
planning trips or signing up for a test
those anchor points
help you stay motivated your main ones
need to be things that will keep you
interested in your target language or
the people in your life connected to it
these are the things that will keep you
motivated
but it's also important to remember
whether you're struggling or you're
progressing rapidly
that you have to keep your learning
adaptive as humans we are adaptive
we adapt to environments and this is the
same thing your language learning path
has to adapt as you progress
if you're progressing faster there's a
way to adapt if you're progressing
slower there's also a way to adapt
three how you can keep going past the
halfway point
if you've been studying the language for
a few months it's normal to start losing
steam
if you're not losing steam when you're
progressing then great job and maybe you
can share some of your tips with us
because it's one of the hardest things
ever
to stay motivated long term if you are
starting to lose steam remember that
this happens with any goal it can happen
to anyone at any time
so you need to learn how to adapt to it
by being aware that these dips are
natural
and that they happen you can expect them
so when one does come around
you'll know how to boost your motivation
and know how to keep yourself going
here's what you do when a dip does come
around 1.
review your learning progress if you've
been setting small
measurable goals every month then this
won't be a problem
the goal here is to see how far you've
come and this will help you maintain
motivation
if you can see that you learn 50 words
in january 50 in february
100 in march and so on then you have
measurable progress
and this lets you know that you're
improving even when you don't feel like
you are
second if you're a premium plus student
you can also participate in the dean's
date and submit your work on the
deadline
be sure to ask your premium plus teacher
about it third
if you're a premium or premium plus user
you can also check your dashboard and
see how many flash cards you've studied
and how many lessons you've completed we
track your progress for you
but of course it's best to set goals
like learn 50 words or
speak one minute of conversation because
completing a lesson may not mean that
you've mastered everything inside
so if you've not been setting goals and
tracking them now is the time to start
otherwise do you know how much of the
language you can speak or how many words
you've learned
if you don't know then you'll feel like
you're floating around and not learning
anything
so be sure to set small measurable
monthly goals
fourth create more anchor points to
boost your motivation
anchor points are connections to the
language that keep you anchored to the
language and your goal
it could be friends or relatives who
speak the language tv shows in that
language you like
an upcoming trip to the target country
language classes or language programs
all of these things in one way or
another keep you anchored to your
language learning goal
so if you started learning a language
because your relative speaks it
that motivation may not last forever it
may help you in month 1 or month 2
but by month 4 5 or 6 your motivation
might wear off
but you can decide to enroll in a class
or start watching a tv show in that
language
that will give you some new reasons to
keep going to the language
in a way you give yourself more reasons
to learn
a lot of the time the reasons why we
start something are not often the
reasons why we continue them
so don't be afraid to adjust your
motivations as you go along
if you've reached a language milestone
and are starting to feel a little less
motivated just take a look at these tips
thorough reviews setting anchor points
and reviewing your study methods will
all help you keep going in your studies
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