Learning languages can be an exciting, thrilling process. But it also takes a lot of time and, if you're "in" for the long haul, you'll have your ups and downs. Here are three encouraging truths to buck you up a bit next time you're starting to flag. Why you're good enough to get fluent, even if others are better If you're anything like me, you may sometimes look at … [Read more...]
Have you got the fluency mindset?
One of the biggest differences between successful language learners and those who give up before they get fluent is attitude. We all need to check our fluency mindset now and again, just to make sure we're not turning into our own worst enemies. Here are seven mindset shifts for language learning success. 1. From "learning a language" to "mastering the next stage". … [Read more...]