I voice my own learning experience by saying that language
learning should not be a struggle or a momentous effort; it should be an easy
and relaxing game-like activity. To those of you learning at Bridge Language Study House this might
sound commonplace, but it is not :).
The reason is really simple it all comes down to
attitude. Reevaluate your personal
attitude towards language learning. It probably looks like this: you shove these two hours in your daily
schedule, you might go as far as including the homework as well and you
patiently or sometimes impatiently wait for the RESULT. It might eventually
come.
However, I would suggest another approach.
Don’t make it part
of your routine, make it part of your life.
It is not just a learning or
pass-time activity but two hours of your precious time so make them a natural
part of your day. So the sentence: Sunt la engleză! (that I often hear you say) should sound
more like: I’m having a tea and chatting with my friends.
How do you make it part of your life?
Try to be bilingual or multilingual. Language is just a channel,
change the channel by doing simple things:
- Read your morning newspaper in English, or
- Set the language of your phone, facebook and e-mail account to English, or
- Make time for English Tuesday (or any other day of the week when you speak English: at the office, in the kitchen, sing in the shower etc.)
I know it might sound childish and unprofessional but
language is the most practical invention of mankind so why not take it back to
its natural habitat.
For you,
Dalma (English teacher at BLSH)
