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Tips for Learning a Language

1 HAVE A
PURPOSE
Which language would you

like to learn, and why?

Language:
ons you
“Make a list of the reas
age, and
are learning a new langu
er you
go over that list whenev
rina.
feel like giving up.”—Se
Reason(s):

2
HAVE A
SUPPORT “When I was learning Sp
anish, I had
of other
SYSTEM a suppor t team made up
learners, and we would
encourage
k to them
one another. I would tal
ey faced and
Name some people you about the challenges th
.”—Helena.
can turn to when you face how they overcame them

challenges.

“You won’t beco

me fluent
in a language un
less you
immerse yourself
in it.”
—Christopher.

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 3 FIGHT
DISCOURAGEMENT
What small goals can you set for yourself
you’ve
“One day you feel as if that will be easy to reach and that will help
and the
mastered the language, you to avoid discouragement?
you know
next day you feel as if
nothing!”—Vivian.

“Don’t be discouraged
if
others advance faster
than you do. Ever yone
is different.”—Thomas
.

4 PRACTICE
DAILY
Write down the amount of time
“If you p
you’ll lea
hand,
you r p
if
u

ro
t

y
g
fo
rn
o u
re
rt
fa
’r
s
e
h
s
a lot of eff
ter.
less comm ”
s will be s
ort,
On the oth
er
itted,
lower.
.
you can devote each day to —Danielle

learning the new language.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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ADAPT
TO THE
CULTURE What can you do to adapt to
the culture of the people whose

language you are learning?

people whose
“I try to learn about the
I notice the way they
language I’m learning.
they like to eat, and I
do things, I try the food
ere is so much more to
listen to their music. Th
an the language itself!”
learning a language th
—Alexis.

6 e d C hile for eight months,

“We vis it
VISIT THE and we picke d up Spanish qu
ickly
it all day long.”
COUNTRY just by hearing
—Natasha.

Highlight the part of the world

you’d like to visit.

ing,
“Spend time read
, and
writing, speaking
me
listening. To beco
ge, you
fluent in a langua
four of
Whether you can travel to must include all
—Allison.
those activities.”
another country or not, where

can you go to be surrounded

by people who speak the

language you are learning?

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