Homework №2. My language learning experience.

I want to tell you some things about my methods of studying foreign languages.

I think when you study foreign languages a keen interest and a willingness to work hard have great significance. People who have perseverance and discipline will be successful in learning languages. You should be receptive to what a teacher is saying before you achieve a success.

For me, it’s really essential to learn foreign languages for my future job. It will help me to work with complex texts, to participate in meetings, to negotiate and make telephone calls with confidence. Learning foreign languages helps us to adapt language for different situations. 

On the other hand, learning languages  is very useful when you want to visit foreign countries.  It’s really interesting to communicate with new people, read foreign books, visit theatres and cinemas and narrate some of events which happened with you and your friends later.

During your study it’s really important to find a good teacher. I think that a good teacher should understand students’ individual needs and encourage them to be creative. A good teacher is should have patience and love for his work. He should be good at convincing and have  good communication skills to interact with students, be able to listen well to a student’s concerns, answer questions well and explain something that students might not understand.

Of course as many people as many learning methods. But I think the best way to learn a foreign language is to do a little reading, a little writing, a little speaking and a lot of listening every day. Nobody learns a language the same way and I strongly believe that each person could find their own learning method. Some people think that the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a native speaking country and I fully agree with them, but it’s necessary to have some basic knowledge in the language to go abroad. It’s really a good idea to live abroad maybe for a year or two to improve your language skills and start to speak fluently.

I also think that making mistakes is a part of learning process. Without mistakes we can’t improve our language and understand our weak points. Our progress is impossible without making mistakes. We should always correct them, but not  be afraid of making new ones , because these mistakes show our progress in learning languages.

There is one more important thing. You should be an organized person. You shouldn’t waste your time and never leave your homework to the last minute. You should always have priorities and try to do all important things as soon as possible.

Well, to sum it up, you should take control of your life and educational process, try to do your best and if you do your work in the best way you will be successful.