Habits to Adopt When Learning a New Language

Learning a new language is an admirable challenge, one that takes time and effort! Incorporate these habits into your learning schedule, and you can be speaking the new language of your choice in no time.

Make It an Everyday Occurrence

Practice makes perfect – especially when it comes to learning a new language. If you don’t practice speaking, reading, and writing often, you’re going to find the process much more challenging. Set aside time every day (even if it’s just 15 minutes) to practice the language you want to learn. You don’t need to go overboard, but as long as you spend some time every day, you’ll find that you make progress.

Use a Platform That Works for You

Everyone learns differently, so just because an app or method worked for your friend doesn’t mean it will work for you. Test out various platforms, apps, and other resources until you find ones you feel comfortable with. Your personal development entirely relies on how you effectively learn, so don’t take that for granted.

Converse With Native Speakers

Some people learning a new language won’t put it into practice due to a lack of confidence. While understandable, it’s not doing you any favors. When you put a language into practice with native speakers, you’ll learn more about proper intonation, inflection, and common words. Plus, you will build more confidence needed to speak fluently. Everyone has to start somewhere, so don’t be afraid to give it a try!

Study Your Mistakes

If you’re relying on an app to learn a new language, it’s easy to breeze through a lesson without retaining anything. Instead, take the opportunity to learn about the mistakes you’re making. Why are you making the mistake? Is this a common mistake or a one-time error? The more attention you pay to where you mess up, the more likely you are to rectify the issue before developing a habit that will hinder your process down the road.

Don’t Rush the Process

As a general rule of thumb, when learning a new language, it’s best not to think about how long it’s taking. Instead, focus on how you’re doing and what you’ve already accomplished. While it’s great to have goals, you don’t want to do so to your own detriment. Keep inching forward. It’s not a race! You’ll get there when you get there.

Learning new languages isn’t easy – but it’s not impossible, so long as you develop the right habits along the way. Do you have any tips for learning a new language? Let us know in the comments below!