语言学习方法致命错误

所有语言学习者都会犯的5个致命错误

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Let’s face it.

让我们面对这个事实

Learning a new language for the first time is confusing.

第一次学外语很让人头疼。

We often don’t know how to get started, nor do we have the time to commit to learning! This leads us to waste our energy, money, and most importantly, time.

我们往往不知怎样开始，我们也没有时间可以花在学习上！这使得我们浪费了精力、金钱，以及最重要的——时间。

That stops today. We’re going to sh ow you the 5 most deadly mistakes all language learners

make — a nd how you can avoid them.

不过这一切都会在今天画上句号。我们会告诉你所有语言学习者都会犯的5个最致命的错误——以及怎样避免它们。

1. Not knowing your “why”

1.不知道“为什么”

Understanding your ―why‖ is where it all has to start. As Simon Sinek explai ns in his book,

一切都得从知道―为什么‖开始。西蒙·斯涅克在他的书里说道：

Start with Why that the reason why you’re doing something is far more important than the how or what.

从―为什么‖开始。你做某事的原因比你如何做这件事以及这件事是什么都重要。

This is because whenever we take on a new task or project, there’s always going to be an obstacle or struggle that we’ll need to overcome. Those who give up early on are the ones that haven’t clarified what their ―why‖ is.

这是因为，只要我们开始做一项新的任务或是项目，总会有障碍或者困难拦在前面要我们去解决。那些早早放弃的人就是那些不知道他们自己为什么要做这件事的人。

Let’s come back to language learning. Whatever your target language is — S panish, Italian, Mandarin, etc. — w hat’s your ―why?‖

让我们回到语言学习上。不管你要学的是什么语言——西班牙语、意大利语、普通话等等。——你为什么要学它？

Here are some questions we recommend you ask, as explained in our free language learning course:

以下是几个建议你回答的问题，在我们的免费语言课程上也提到过：

What you will achieve?

你会有什么成就？

Who will you be able to connect with?

你将能和谁联系在一起？

Who will you become as a person?

你将成为谁？

The next t ime you’re facing difficulty or losing motivation, just come back to these reasons, and you’ll get right back on track.

以后你遇到困难或者没有动力时，就想想这些原因，你就又能走上正轨了。

2. No clear end goal

2.没有清晰的目标

―Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.‖

―设立目标是把不可见的事物变成可见事物的第一步。‖

— T ony Robbins

——托尼·罗宾斯

It doesn’t matter if we have the fastest car in the world. If we don’t know where we’re going, we’ll just end up wasting precious energy, money, and time going nowhere.

我们不需要有世界上最快的车。如果我们不知道自己要去哪里，我们就只会浪费我们宝贵的精力、金钱和时间，而且哪里都去不了。

All of us have a desire that we want to fulfill; we just have to clarify what that is, and make it the driver to our success.

我们所有人都有想要实现的愿望；我们只要明确这个渴望是什么，然后把它变成我们成功的动力。

There are 5 key components to setting goals. Your goal has to be:

设立目标有五大要素。你的目标必须：

a. Visually specific — G et as visually clear as possible about what your end-result would look like, to the point where you can close your eyes and imagine it.

a.视觉上要清晰——让你的目标视觉上越清晰越好，直到你闭上眼就能想象它。

b. Slightly out of reach — T here is a fine balance to picking a goal that’s way out of reach, to one that is within reach. This mini-goal should be something you can visually imagine, but a goal that you would need to push yourself to accomplish.

b.不在触手可及的范围中——在选择遥不可及的目标和选择可以触及的目标之间有一个精妙的平衡点。这个小目标必须是你可以想象得出的，但是你需要努力督促自己才能实现。

c. Measurable — W hat doesn’t get measured, doesn’t get improve

d. The easiest way to do this is to put a number on it. This could be number of words memorized, the length of conversation you can have with a native speaker, etc.

c.可以测量——不可测量的东西，也不能提高。测量的最简单办法就是把目标量化。比如说记下的单词数，或者是能和以该语言为母语的人谈话时间的长短，等等。