Too lazy to learn foreign languages? So you’ve chosen the wrong approach! After all, we are all different, which means that we also need to acquire knowledge in different ways. How to overcome laziness and bring your plan to the end?
Try to remember how many of your friends and acquaintances started learning English, Japanese or Italian, and which of them still received a certificate of passing one or another level? The first number will definitely be greater than the last. What is the reason for this difference?
As a rule, it’s all about laziness. And it is fed from three sources:
- lack of energy and inability to manage its quantity;
- low self-esteem;
- inability to think strategically, which is reinforced by the fear of losing.
Naturally, laziness can be overcome, and there are tools to help you with this. The thing is that people are involved in the learning process in different ways, they translate sensations into thoughts and texts. Everyone has their own way of perceiving information, and the levels of learning differ.
In total, 12 types of students and problems that arise in learning can be distinguished.
1. Problem: lack of patience, poor focus on results. Such a “human sprinter” learns in jerks, and it is easier for him to run short distances, rather than withstand marathons.
Decision: in such a way to build the educational process so that it consists of short but frequent segments; Alternate study with other hobbies and interests. For example, study for 20 minutes a day, then switch to sports or knitting. Then you can go back to studying. The process proceeds even better when there is someone to argue with on the topic being studied, there is healthy competition.
2. Problem: unhurried, but at the same time thoroughness and productivity.
Decision: create comfortable conditions for learning, decorate your workplace, formulate a specific dream that can be measured financially, come up with methods that will help you achieve results.
3. Problem: superficiality, restlessness, the habit of being distracted by social networks and conversations.
Decision: collect as much information as possible, study various manuals, watch a lot of videos on a chosen topic, form a circle of friends based on educational interests.
4. Problem: excessive dependence on mood, capriciousness and touchiness.
Decision: create comfortable conditions for learning, ideally study from home. Come up with an emotional incentive for yourself (to please your parents, dream about an expensive trip), motivate yourself, inspire. It helps to use images and associations for memorization. You can then help others in learning languages.
5. Problem: arrogance, boasting, excessive ambition, study for show.
Decision: in the educational process to create an atmosphere of joy and excitement. Constantly praise yourself or surround yourself with people who praise you (a regular dose of praise is a must). Learn in the format of the game, come up with «chips», avoid templates and strict regulations.
6. Problem: pettiness, grouchiness, the desire to criticize, discontent.
Decision: productivity increases when you learn by breaking down processes into small subtasks, focusing on tactics and practical benefits. At the start, step-by-step instructions, manuals and any designed structured material are very helpful.
7. Problem: resourcefulness, refusal to take responsibility for the result, irascibility and indecision.
Decision: find a partner with whom you can cooperate, distribute responsibility, have fun, and also find a foreign language teacher, an expert who will show a vivid example that you want to follow.
8. Problem: the tendency to postpone learning until there is an urgent need for knowledge, aggressiveness, maximalism. Sometimes vindictiveness, vindictiveness, malice, looking for flaws.
Decision: create conditions for yourself: “if I don’t learn according to the plan for today, I won’t get up from my chair.” Study intensively, 15 hours a day, fully immerse yourself in the process, and then fully relax. Such a person learns more readily when there is an opportunity to criticize. A sense of humor is important in the presentation of the material.
9. Problem: lack of a sense of proportion, work only for the sake of a big goal, a lot of words and little deed, arrogance.
Decision: set bold goals. Buy the most expensive teaching aids, pay for the most expensive courses, study for the common good and the great idea. A person of this type learns best when he himself acts as a teacher. The figure of a respected teacher is extremely important.
10. Problem: excessive conservatism, following the plan, stubbornness.
Decision: carefully plan the educational process, study instructions, algorithms, find a teacher whose experience you can rely on. Do not rush, do not consult with everyone in a row. Do a little, but every day. Persistence and perseverance will play into the hands. Such a person learns best when he understands the practical use of the material and sees the end result.
11. Problem: inconsistency, unreliability, unpredictability, lack of patience.
Decision: collect as much information as possible, get acquainted with the maximum number of people, create an atmosphere of freedom from restrictions in the educational process, when improvisation is allowed. The start is helped by attending thematic events, joining an interest club. Gadgets and a non-standard approach will help learning.
12. Problem: laziness, randomness in the educational process, impracticality, indecision, daydreaming.
Decision: retire, dream, visualize, motivate yourself with the opportunity to help others, use intuition. Such a person learns best by using imagination and images. The most important thing is to use emotions.
The described methods can be applied not only in the process of learning a foreign language. This may be another type of task, which is important to quickly and efficiently solve, taking into account the individuality of each person.