Sometimes, you’ll feel like your language learning is held up. Instead of progressing, as you have before, you are stuck at a particular level – one you can’t seem to grow out of.
When you’re in this situation, it helps to take a short break from your language study software and take a hard look at your learning activities. Something about them is stunting your forward growth and it will be in your best interest to figure the problem out.
- Attitude. How do you feel about your current language lessons? If you find them uninteresting, lacking or unchallenging, that could be the reason you’re not moving forward. Perhaps, you find the next level too difficult and are afraid to move on? Check your attitude and make adjustments. Let the acquisition take its natural flow and ride that wave.
- Time. Are you devoting enough time to the activity? Some people spend a lot of time with their language lessons early on, then begin to slack off after a few weeks. Compare how much time you’re spending on the language now compared to when you made your best strides? Could time be what’s holding you back?
- Commitment. How committed are you to going to the next level? If you say you are very committed, then you should be everything in your power to reach it. Do you passively take in your lessons or do you actively notice things when you study? Do you review your notes, redo practice exercises and do extra work, apart from your regularly scheduled sessions?
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