8 of stupid excuses that prevent you to learn English
Forming / / December 19, 2019
1. I was too late to learn English
It's never too late. For example, Mark Zuckerberg as adults to learn Chinese language. And Joseph Brodsky, who knew English at school "two", and later began to studyB. Yangfeldt, "Language is God. Notes on Joseph Brodsky. " it yourself - first with a dictionary translating foreign poets, then try to write in English himself. Oral practice it almost was not, and really, he learned English only after the expulsion from the Soviet Union, when he moved to the United States and began to lecture at universities. Then it was more than 30.
Maxim Titov, head teachers SkyengIn Skyeng many students who started learning English as an adult. One of them was recently found work in Berlin after six months of preparation. Yet we have learned grandfather, who was left alone. Now he deals with grandmothers from Eton is online houseplant lovers.
Adults learnAdults Versus Children in Second Language Learning: Psychological Considerations. new languages even easier than children. Children haveAre children really better at foreign language learning?. Only two advantages: they quickly learn the correct accent and less anxious during training. On the side of the adults - experience, logic and self-discipline. It is easier to understand grammar and focus in the classroom.
2. I find it difficult to memorize the new
The human brain is designed so that the memory can be improved. If at first you find it difficult to remember even five new words, do not despair. After a week or two of regular exercise classes will be given easier. And the more you do, the better to assimilate the information.
This is due to the neuroplasticity of the brain - its ability toA positive-negative mode of population covariation links brain connectivity, demographics and behavior. create new synapses at any age. Synapses - connections between neurons is. The more, the better the brain works faster. When we learn language, we tense up: think, speak, read, remember. This contributes to thickeningGrowth of language-related brain areas after foreign language learning. the cerebral cortex and the emergence of new synapses. Approximately as grow muscle after workouts at the gym. Only then as a result you better memorize and think quickly.
New words can not learn without repetition. It proved the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus, who has studied human memory and remembering patterns. As a result of experiments it is found that one hour after the learning memory in human remains 40% of the new information through 10 watches - 35%, and in a week - 20%. Therefore, to learn something, you need to be repeated regularly.
If you find it difficult to get themselves regularly in English, sign up for online classes with a teacher. He will be your guide and will lead to the goal, even if your power will diminish. IN Skyeng the work of the students followed the curator - he would call and remind you that you missed a lesson.
3. I have no time
It never will be. If you'll just wait, that you suddenly appear three free hours a week, it is unlikely to happen. But if you want to, you can find the time: instead of flipping instagram in the bus, you could learn new words and to repeat the rule.
The main thing - watching and not a lot, but regularly. It is better to learn the language for 30 minutes every day, once a week for three hours. This rule is referred to as a "mistake fertilizer" if watered flower home regularly and gradually, it will blossom. But if once the plant to fill with water, it will wither and die.
A good way to save time - to engage online. It's convenient: you do not need to spend time on the road, wearing a heavy bag with textbooks and homework can be done directly in the application.
The words that you were in class at Skyeng, will automatically appear on the mobile app. They can learn and repeat, when there is a free moment and a smartphone at hand.
4. I do not have the ability to learn languages
You may have been bored in the classroom at school. Or you did not work, and the teacher and then put you two. And now you think that you have no propensity for languages, although it is not the same thing. In fact, it's not in your abilities and in the motivation and learning.
If you want to learn the language, find for themselves the cause. Watch movies in the original, get promoted, impress your friends in evrotripe. Put a goal and a specific time frame - so find the strength to practice it will be easier.
In Skyeng define the purpose will help you experienced methodologist. On free introductory lesson He will evaluate your level of knowledge, will recommend to the teacher and put a period after which you will pass to the next level of proficiency. Classes are held on the communicative method: you start talking to the first lesson and say most of the classes. This technique helps to overcome the language barrier and forget about his "inability".
5. I feel sorry for money for paid courses
First, you can learn English and free of charge. Full of video tutorials on YouTube, and in your town probably have conversation clubs for lovers of English. This is unlikely to be enough to learn the language perfectly, but to begin with - why not.
Second, even on paid courses to learn English is not as expensive as it seems at first glance. For example, individual activity in Skyeng worth 790 rubles. It's cheaper than a set of rolls or going to the movies for two.
Do not consider employment as a waste. English lessons - it is an investment in yourself that will pay off over time. Judge for yourself: the average salary in Russia - 39 000 rubles, and with knowledge of English - 58 000 rubles. Even basic English in the summary increasesI need someone with my English?. wages 10%. And if you tighten at least to the average level - will be able to leave to study or work abroad. Serve popcorn you that these prospects will not open.
6. I'd love to, but I'm too lazy
All lazy. No extra time will not be strained, if not see the benefit and does not get the pleasure of training. Therefore, choose to explore topics that interest you. Love to cook - see original program Jamie Oliver "Cooking for 30 minutes." Love football - discuss with the teacher the past on the eve of the Champions League. In Skyeng you will pick up the curriculum and teacher, taking into account your interests and temperament.
A good way to overcome laziness - to combine learning with hobbies. Study the language by listening to songs, podcasts, reading English-language bloggers and talking with foreigners. Or watch TV shows in English with subtitles - if too lazy to look for a translation to obscure words, use a free extension for Google Chrome, which will make it for you.
7. I'm afraid to feel stupid
Do not mistake Only he who does nothing. Mistakes - it's part of the learning process. The world will not collapse if you properly pronounce the word or will not understand the meaning of the phrase. Nobody is waiting for you to perfect the pronunciation of the first day and a perfect photographic memory.
Lessons with a teacher to help overcome this fear. When trying to get out of your comfort zone in the laboratory, to use the language in real life becomes easier. During the lessons you will do the job, and many speak English, and the teacher will gradually get rid of the bugs, and certainly will not laugh at you.
8. I can not learn from online courses, used to textbooks and notebooks
Education online is almost the same as with a tutor at home. The only difference is that you communicate via video and can be engaged at any time of the day. Textbooks and notebooks not only physically - in a private office offers all the same exercises, translations and homework.
So you will not need to spend money on books and carry them with you: all texts, dictionaries and videos collected on the website and mobile app. We want to repeat the words - started training in the application. There were free 10 minutes - done your homework.
Neither age nor the seeming lack of time should not disturb you to do what you want. If you want to learn English, to travel more, to develop and communicate with different people - just start something to do.
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