Five Ways To Learn Like Small Children<\/strong><\/h3>\nThink of this from the standpoint of the small child that you are referring to here. <\/p>\n
You have to engage small children, or you will lose their attention quickly. <\/p>\n
You have to keep adults interested too, and so the same lessons and ideas work here for learning English as would apply to a young child learning something new. <\/p>\n
Here are the five tips to learn English in this same sort of way. <\/p>\n
1. Make it fun<\/em><\/strong>: You can\u2019t just read a textbook or you will lose attention and motivation. You have to make it fun so that you are motivated and you want to stick with it. There are so many different ways to immerse and learn a new language, and you have to find fun ones. You may associate learning with hard work and homework, which isn\u2019t motivating. You need to make it fun so that you like it and you stick with it. You don\u2019t want to dread it and you want to look forward to it. You can learn through music, movies, TV shows, books, and so many fun ways to keep engaged. If you are learning through books, then sometimes go for speed and sometimes you go for fluency. The more that you switch it up and change your focus, the more that you will stay engaged and really look forward to learning every single day. You have to be interested in what you\u2019re reading. If you get too used to something, your learning curve will fall\u2014challenge yourself and keep it fun! <\/p>\n2. You may learn through repetition<\/em><\/strong>: Think of how young children use repetition to learn something. Drill weak points such as pronunciation, and really work at hearing that over and over. Answer the same set of questions about something out loud. Recognize when you are improving and really use this to build your confidence. Repeat things in your head all the time, as that\u2019s a pro tip that even natives do. This can work well for learning a new language as you can repeat something in your head over and over until you master it. This is a great form of repetition and it may work well for you. It\u2019s like a secret weapon when it comes to learning language. <\/p>\n3. Recognize how important it is not to worry about mistakes<\/em><\/strong>: We tell you all the time not to worry about mistakes or try to be perfect. Young children don\u2019t care about making mistakes, and you want to do this yourself. You as adults shouldn\u2019t get corrected, and you shouldn\u2019t be so worried about the mistakes that you\u2019re making. You don\u2019t always want to use the same approach to correct everything you are saying, but rather focus on a few specific things. Focus on the general language comprehension. Try to make mistakes so you can learn from them, and this shows that you are really learning the language. Play around with it and change the parameters, as this can really benefit you in the long run! <\/p>\n4. Be intentional with your focus<\/em><\/strong>: Break things up into smaller activities, just as you would have to do for a young child. Smaller bursts of activities and learning can really work well to help you master something. Short bursts and activities help you to focus and pay attention, and then you change it up. This keeps your attention span, even for say 25 minutes for example, and then move to something else. This will keep it fresh, allow you to pay close attention and stay interested, and then switch to another activity so that it keeps you engaged. <\/p>\n5. With children we are patient and give them time, so do the same here<\/em><\/strong>: We give children the fundamentals and then work from there\u2014you need to do the same for yourself. Understand when you are making yourself a wise challenge or when you are in over your head. Be patient and give yourself grace. Know where you are and what you can handle. This allows you to celebrate successes rather than constantly worry about trying to keep up. This helps you to stay motivated. Be smart about how you are learning so that it works for you. You have a good start, and now you want to tweak it to make this really work for you. <\/p>\nTake advantage of the things that help small children\u2014this will make your learning more fun, more effective, and this will all work for you. <\/p>\n
Tweak your perspective and try these things out, and see how it helps you. <\/p>\n
This may work really well for you so that you can take your language learning to another place, and allow it to be fun again. <\/p>\n
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