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Problem “I learn the words, but I seem to forget after a few days.” Idea 20 Flashcards, 4 boxes, and the principle of spaced retrieval. There is no way to learn words without doing some memorization. However, there are inefficient and boring ways to do it, and there are more efficient and less boring ways [...] Problem “I don’t have much to talk about with local Arabs.” First let me say, I certainly understand this problem. I once sat in a conversation with some men who talked for 45 minutes straight about cell phones. And this was in the era before smart phones – all these phones could do was place [...] Problem “My anxiety about my language performance is affecting my performance.” Idea: Attack your anxieties indirectly. In the last message we examined the syndrome of stress-anxiety-avoidance. Now we will look at some possible ways to deal with this problem. We often think that we can reduce our language anxiety if we were just better [...] Problem “My anxiety about my language performance is affecting my performance.” Idea: Attack your anxieties indirectly. First of all, I think it is important to recognize language anxiety as a common problem. Many people are in denial as they try to discount how anxious they actually are about their language performance. We like to think [...] Problem “I am trying to change some of my language learning habits, and I have ideas, but somehow I don’t put them into action.” There are two big problems about setting goals. Figuring out the practical steps that will bring you to the goals. Taking the practical steps.
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Problem “I am trying to change some of my language learning habits, and I have ideas, but somehow I don’t put them into action.” Idea: Address problems with strategies not with wishes.
Five steps for creating suitable strategies: 1) Identify areas you want to improve in. Do [...] Problem “I am trying to change some of my language learning habits, and I have ideas, but somehow I don’t put them into action.” Idea: Address problems with strategies not with wishes. The bottom line is that people who are successful at learning a language can easily explain the strategies they use and why they [...] Problem “I am trying to change some of my language learning habits, and I have ideas, but somehow I don’t put them into action.” Idea Have a weekly planning time. I recommend that you follow these 3 principles: Keep it very simple. Don’t try to do too much at first. Keep it regular. It should be [...] Problem “I am working hard, but I don’t seem to be making the progress that some others are making.” We continue discussion of the 5th sign from the 5 signs that you may be working hard but not smart. Again, the 5 signs again are: Too much “brute force” in memorizing Very long study hours [...] A quick review; the following are the 5 signs of working hard but not smart as found in the book “Language Learning Difficulties.” Today we look at #5. Too much “brute force” in memorizing Very long study hours Lack of planning or system in study Low risk taking Mismatch between student’s preferred learning strategy and [...] |
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