How many times have you attempted to learn a foreign language without been successful? How many times have you signed up for a course, did it for a short time and then quitted itior put it off for a later date? If something like this has happened to you it's time to analyse your belief system and your habits to turn this struggle into a successful learning experience.
Have you ever thought that ..
- it's hard to speak a foreign language?
- you're not a native people and so you can't achive an advanced level?
- the only way to learn a foreign language is to live abroad?
- you make too many mistakes when you speak?
- you hate English but it's so necessary?
- you can't afford the courses?
- you're not good at languages?
- that's not for you?
Do any of these sound familiar to you?
These negative beliefs make you think you have limitations to be successful, building up a learning barrier. These beliefs have become part of your psychological system when you were very young and the adults in charge made some negative comments to you such as 'Can't you do better?' or 'That's dumb'.
Your belief system has tremendous impact on you, and over the quality of your entire live. It dictates how successful you are, the nature of your relationships, what type of home you live in, and even what kind of car you drive. The system directs every aspect of your lives, and all of your decisions.
So, if your belief system is negative in certain ways it will build up a barrier between you and your success.
How to Overcome Negative Beliefs?
- Be positive and believe you're capable of learning a foreign language.
- Set a goal and a date to achieve it (I’ll get to the PET level in six months). This will motivate a vital and successful academic attitude.
- In your mind, create an image of you, speaking the foreign language fluently, talking to native speakers and enjoying a foreign language-speaking environment.
- Keep a journal of your progress no matter how small it is.
- Write small gratitude notes for what you have learned. This will keep your mind positive and focused.
- Consider the foreign language as something that belongs to you. This is your second language and so you'll be able to express your feelings an desires succesfully through it.
- With the right mindset attend a course in which you can have lots of participation. This will help you to learn quickly.
- Use the foreign language everyday, invite a friend to speak in the foreign language, chat with a native speaker, write the supermarket list.
- Enjoy a good movie or book in the foreign language.
- Look for information about a hobby or passion you have.
- Never give up till you achieve your goal successfully.
With a clear goal, purpose, faith and commitment, you'll learn a foreign language succesfully.
