25+tips


 * 25 Tips for language learners **
 * Studying a language is fun, exciting, challenging and sometimes frustrating. Here are some tips to help keep you on track. **
 * 1)  Make  a plan.
 * 2)  Never  miss a class.
 * 3) After you get a basic vocabulary, you can build on what you know. One part of a word appears again in another. Make the connections.
 * 4) Sometimes just listen, expecting nothing, not trying to comprehend.
 * 5) Find what works for you. It's different for different people. If you learn from studying a grammar book, do it. If conversation comes more easily, focus on that. Any studying you do will help with other parts of the language.
 * 6) Choose one activity and do it consistently. Write in a diary; watch a weekly sitcom; use flash cards. Whatever it is, just do it and keep doing it—and you will see results!
 * 7) Relax. Have fun with the language!
 * 8) Celebrate small victories—the first time you understand a TV series, for example.
 * 9) Aim high. But don't expect perfection of yourself.  You   will be disappointed.
 * 10) Repetition is useful and important. Use the same language over and over. Reread a book or story. Replay a video. Each time, you will learn.
 * 11) If you really want to communicate, use the words that you know.  Simplify  . Substitute, if you don't know the exact word.
 * 12) Learning vocabulary in sets is helpful—shopping words, similar-sounding words, opposites.
 * 13) Be a parrot! Imitate your teacher when s/he says a difficult sound.  Mimic   people on TV.
 * 14) Listen for common phrases. You will get a feel for them, rather than learning them from a book. Pretty soon, you'll be using them too! That's part of the magic.
 * 15) Expect setbacks and small humiliations. Let go of them fast, and get back on your path.
 * 16) Take every opportunity to speak the target language.
 * 17) Review! You'll be surprised at what you've forgotten.
 * 18) Review! You'll be surprised at what you remember.
 * 19) Review! You'll be surprised at how easy something seems that was difficult at first.
 * 20) Sometimes you can just watch TV. Or flip through a magazine. Or listen to music. And you are studying!
 * 21) Don't be shy—even if you are.
 * 22) Find someone you feel comfortable talking to.
 * 23) If you like a song, listen to it a lot and remember it. You will learn some grammar and vocabulary, easily.
 * 24) Don't compare yourself to others.
 * 25) As Winston Churchill said, "Never give up!"