Being able to muster up the courage to speak a new language is an important facet of acquiring it. Without that, you’ll end up isolating yourself much longer than is necessary, essentially hindering faster development of skills.
We’re not blind to the fact that only competence can breed real confidence. That’s why we’re not asking you to magically transform your internal emotions 100%. Instead, we’re harping at something completely different.
While studying with a language software offer plenty of potential for learning, the best way to speed up your acquisition is to pair that effort with actually going out and using the things you learn. Don’t do it timidly either. Feign confidence when you do it, so that you know you’re putting in all the effort you can muster.
- Motivate yourself regularly. Whether it be imagining the career opportunities that language learning opens up or reminding yourself how acquiring the new language can improve your life, use that primary moving force to motivate you regularly. Doing so won’t only help you stay on your learning schedule, it gives you good reason to go out and do everything needed to accelerate your learning.
- Make peace with failure. Mistakes are part of learning and you’ll make plenty of them as you use the language. Accept that you’ll probably fail on occasion and take it as part of the process.
- Know yourself. You’re not pretending to be a native speaker or a longtime student of the language. So why be embarrassed? You’re a learner making the effort – know it and embrace it.
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