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so you decided to learn a new language
at first the idea seemed exciting
you bought a phrase book dictionary and
a subscription to an online class ready
to dive headfirst into the language for
the first day or two all was well you
gained ground quickly learning a few
basic phrases and words a week before
learning that language was just a dream
but now you're actually doing it then
the third and fourth day roll around the
excitement is wearing off you encouraged
yourself to continue and another week or
two goes by but with a lot less progress
suddenly learning a new language doesn't
fill you with excitement anymore now it
feels more like dread sometimes it feels
like you're drowning in grammatical
cases verb conjugations and wonky
pronunciation it all seems too much to
handle so you start to think about
giving up but we encourage you not to
give up learning a foreign language is
difficult we won't pretend like it isn't
but that doesn't mean you can't do it
sometimes you just need to take a step
back reevaluate your approach and come
back to the language with a different
perspective in this video we'll look at
four tips for when learning a new
language feels overwhelming number one
set aside a designated study time
consistency is key when learning a
foreign language studying 15 minutes
seven days a week will benefit you more
than cramming in two hours one day a
week set aside an amount of time that
works best for you if you can afford to
spend an hour every day learning that's
awesome go for it but don't feel bad if
you can't spend that much time even 10
or 15 minutes a day goes a long way
breaking up your learning into
manageable time segments will relieve a
lot of the stress that can come with
studying a new language
learning is not a race go at your own
pace and try not to compare your
progress with anyone elses number two
take it one bite at a time now that you
have your schedule under control it's
time to focus on what you'll actually be
studying it's recommended that every one
to two weeks you focus on learning a
very specific piece of the language it
could be a conjugation group a case
tense or a collection of theme
vocabulary whatever you choose hone in
on it and do your best to feel
comfortable with it before you move on
to something else ever heard the saying
how do you eat an elephant focusing on
one thing at a time helps you break the
language into digestible chunks number 3
expose yourself to the language in
different ways don't just sit around
reading about grammar all day
obviously knowledge of grammar is
important but you want to spice up your
practice as much as possible in addition
to grammatical study try to mix in a
combination of reading writing speaking
and listening try to practice reading by
either translating a simple article into
your native language or maybe if you're
a beginner pick up a children's book in
your target language for writing you can
try to write out a fictional
conversation between you and yourself
even use the phrases you know to create
a mock conversation and don't use any
words you can't think of or you don't
remember to practice speaking you can
find native speakers locally at a
language club or at a meet-up you can
also find them online in a language
exchange for listening a great podcast
should do the trick
spread out each type of practice
listening reading speaking and writing
across your regular language study
schedule this will give you a balanced
experience in the language and should
help keep things interesting this method
also works well when you use it to focus
on a single aspect of the language like
we talked about above number four set
mini goals not just big ones if your
only language learning goal is to be
fluent you're likely setting yourself up
for disappointment while speaking
fluently can be your ultimate goal it
shouldn't be your only one try to set
mini goals month by month and week by
week it could be something simple learn
20 new verbs practice a new case or
speak with three native speakers as long
as it's specific and reasonable to
achieve in a shorter amount of time it
should work fine not having mini goals
alongside your ultimate goal is a lot
like sprinting across a huge open field
there's no reference point so for much
of the time it feels like you're not any
closer to your goal it's not that you're
not moving forward it just feels like
you're not without any trees or
buildings to run past it seems like
you're running in place
mini goals are like the trees and
buildings of your language race they
help you see that you're moving forward
and give you a sense of accomplishment
the desire for perfection can get in the
way of your progress don't freak out
when you struggle to speak or make a
mistake it's all a part of the learning
process also don't be afraid to speak
even if you know what you'll say won't
be totally correct it's better to do
your best to communicate in the language
and get it wrong than to never try it
all learning a new language isn't always
easy in fact often times it's very hard
don't let that discourage you though use
these tips to help keep you focused yet
unstress in your language learning a
little perseverance will go a long way
before long you'll be speaking better
than you may have thought was possible
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