Keep your language learning simple. Why? Because the more you complicate it, the harder it usually becomes.
Language learning used to be simple when we were kids. All you had to do was listen to what the adults were saying, make inferences about what they meant and mimic them. No complicated grammar and no overly-elaborate constructions. We treated it as simple, so we learnt it the same way: in a simple manner.
If you’re at a point where you’re struggling in your language training, you might want to pull back and simplify your approach. Forget all the different theories; instead, just start learning new words and practice using them. Do away with complicated yardsticks you may use to measure how well you’re doing, choosing to gauge your improvement by how many new words you learn to speak.
When you study with your language software program, forget about grammar and mechanics. Instead, focus on content. If any explanation eludes you, let it be. Keep things as simple as possible: just learn the word and try to use it in proper context.
Find interesting things to learn from, like songs and movies. They’re the perfect antidote to boredom. Because of the creative angle, they tend to be easier to commit to memory, too.
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