Give your brain no chance to escape your target language Have you ever thought of recording yourself in audio or video to track your progress? How about sharing your latest essay, your latest letter or your favorite expressions on social media? There is a huge language learning community on Twitter and several Facebook groups that will keep you going and share back. Committing to showing up with other people, especially with a class and a teacher, will provide a healthy degree of pressure. The goal is for somebody to keep you accountable. An online class, in-person class or a Saturday workshop. So, how do you fight back? Join an actual class with human beingsĪny class.
Create a sense of urgencyĪ common complaint when learning a new language? Lack of time.Īfter a full day at work or in school, exposing your brain to massive amounts of information, your brain might refuse to study a new language at all costs for a simple reason – it doesn’t want to spend the extra energy! Here are my top three ways to trick your brain into learning a new language faster: 1. Learning a new language is incredibly rewarding and fun, but there are times when our brains seem to be working against us.Īs someone who has learned to speak four new languages from scratch, I know that there are concrete steps you can take to overcome a learning slump and to turbocharge your learning.