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]]>Second language anxiety is a real thing. It even has a name (Xenoglossophobia). It is characterized by feeling overwhelming feelings of panic when faced with having to use your second language. You might end up tongue-tied, unable to get out simple words that you know you know! This feeling is completely normal, and it can help you not to beat yourself up to know you’re not alone!
Rather than throwing yourself in at the deep end and trying to use your language in scary situations like appointments or with your in-laws, find a safe way to practise. Enlist your partner, your friend or a conversation partner to practise with to gain more confidence.
Learning a new language takes a LONG time! It might take years until you feel you’ve mastered the basics, especially if you don’t live or work in a foreign language-speaking environment. That’s okay! Don’t put pressure on yourself to learn quickly, and you may even find that relaxing enables you to pick things up faster anyway!
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]]>When you learn a new language, there’s no doubt that you will make mistakes. You’ll use the wrong word, or you’ll mispronounce something. Inevitably, some of these mistakes can be pretty embarrassing–unless you learn to laugh at yourself. If you learn to take yourself less seriously and laugh at your mistakes, you will have a great time learning a new language. The best part is that it carries over into other areas of your life. You learn to have more grace with yourself for making mistakes, which most of us could benefit from.
When was the last time you really challenged yourself and tried something new? When was the last time you did something that you weren’t automatically good at? It’s probably been a while, but doing these types of activities are so good for us. When you challenge yourself, you activate your mind in new ways and you begin to see how much you are capable of. We often shy away from things that are difficult because we don’t want to feel incapable, but challenging ourselves (and overcoming those challenges) actually improves your self esteem even more!
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]]>The post Learning a New Language is HARD—Be Kind to Yourself! appeared first on LUX & LUSH.
]]>Second language anxiety is a real thing. It even has a name (Xenoglossophobia). It is characterized by feeling overwhelming feelings of panic when faced with having to use your second language. You might end up tongue-tied, unable to get out simple words that you know you know! This feeling is completely normal, and it can help you not to beat yourself up to know you’re not alone!
Rather than throwing yourself in at the deep end and trying to use your language in scary situations like appointments or with your in-laws, find a safe way to practise. Enlist your partner, your friend or a conversation partner to practise with to gain more confidence.
Learning a new language takes a LONG time! It might take years until you feel you’ve mastered the basics, especially if you don’t live or work in a foreign language-speaking environment. That’s okay! Don’t put pressure on yourself to learn quickly, and you may even find that relaxing enables you to pick things up faster anyway!
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]]>The post This is Why You Should Learn a New Language appeared first on LUX & LUSH.
]]>When you learn a new language, there’s no doubt that you will make mistakes. You’ll use the wrong word, or you’ll mispronounce something. Inevitably, some of these mistakes can be pretty embarrassing–unless you learn to laugh at yourself. If you learn to take yourself less seriously and laugh at your mistakes, you will have a great time learning a new language. The best part is that it carries over into other areas of your life. You learn to have more grace with yourself for making mistakes, which most of us could benefit from.
When was the last time you really challenged yourself and tried something new? When was the last time you did something that you weren’t automatically good at? It’s probably been a while, but doing these types of activities are so good for us. When you challenge yourself, you activate your mind in new ways and you begin to see how much you are capable of. We often shy away from things that are difficult because we don’t want to feel incapable, but challenging ourselves (and overcoming those challenges) actually improves your self esteem even more!
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