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Learning a new language:
Understanding the process
By Global Training GPOD
Learning a new language is often considered to be a daunting task. While we all have at one time or another dreamed about speaking multiple languages, we often lose interest quickly because there are so many new things to learn or we never actually start. For most of us, it usually boils down to us just losing our motivation or giving up way too soon.
For this month’s blog I have decided to scour the internet in search of some useful information and tips on how to learn a new language and not lose our minds in the process. The problem with using the internet though is that there is so much information out there and choosing the most appropriate becomes a challenge on its own. So, I have decided to sort the tips by the most common suggestions that pop up throughout most of the websites I searched. So, without further ado…let’s get this party started.
1. Set clear achievable goals from the start
2. Start with short useful phrases
3. Good pronunciation goes a long way
Nothing is more frustrating than when you say something and the people look at you like you were dropped on your head too many times when you were a child. Speaking from experience one of my biggest pet peeves when using Japanese in the beginning was when I spoke to someone and due to my poor pronunciation, they looked at me with that what the %’#* did he just say? Then, go directly to my wife and talk with her. This drove me insane and often caused a lot of counterproductive movement in my language training. A lot of this can be avoided by focusing on the use of proper pronunciation. Take your time and listen to how the word is being said by a native speaker. If you don’t have a native speaker nearby, thanks to this amazing magical new technology called the “INTERNET” you can easily find the proper way to enunciate a word by doing a quick online search.