Skills And Abilities Necessary For Effective Language Learning

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

25 February, 2021

To be an efficient language learner you need to develop some skills that will help you succeed. These are personal attributes that can be extremely useful in life and in your language learning journey. Ideal skills for language learners. Listening skills. Make sure that you...

7 Obstacles You Should Overcome To Reach Fluency

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

18 February, 2021

The purpose of learning a language is being able to speak it when we travel to a foreign country and understand and converse to native speakers with the means to interacting with them without problem. The first obstacle in accomplishing this goal is: paying too much attention to...

How Setting Deadlines Help You Achieve Your Goals

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

11 February, 2021

“A goal without deadline is dead”. Chris Farmer. There is a great deal of truth in this quote. You may say “. I want to study Japanese”. Although it is well intentioned if there is no answer to “by when” it might stay as a simple wish for longer that you would have wanted because there is no...

How To Set A Successful Language Learning Goal

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

04 February, 2021

When learning a language, it is easy to feel confused and overwhelmed. Thus, the need to establish goals. These are meant to act as a guide to help us ease our path towards achieving our objectives. So, we need to learn how to effectively set these goals so that we can win the race. Why...

How To Plan A Successful Language Learning Week

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

28 January, 2021

Every Sunday, I block out 30 to 45 minutes to plan what I will study during the week. It is now a well-established habit that has helped me advance -in the knowledge of the language I am learning -much faster. “There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dream come...

5 Indispensable Elements Of A Successful Language Study Plan

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

21 January, 2021

Deciding to learn a new language - or improve your skills in one that you have been learning in the past- is an important decision; but you need the wind in you favour if you want to sail up to the finish line. A study plan can become an excellent ally in your road to success; and you should...

Benefits Of A Good Language Study Planner

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

14 January, 2021

You have succeeded at making your language study plan. Now you need to breathe life into it. And a good language study planner will help you do it. A good planner will be a valuable aid in helping you take concrete steps in your language learning journey especially if you are an independent...

7 Steps To Create A Brilliant Language Study Plan

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

08 January, 2021

Planning is key, and this saying “Success is in the planning” is true. Once again it is a new year, and it is when we tend to rekindle our resolutions. These are usually vague – “I want to learn Japanese”- and this does not mean that it will happen. You must make a language study plan, put all...

The 5 Most Popular Articles Of 2020

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

10 December, 2020

Every year in December I review which articles were more popular with my readers, and this year would not be the exception. In fifth place is 7 Things To Consider When Wanting To Learn A Language Learning a foreign language is very exciting. It opens a window to a new world that we...

5 Practical Tips For Effective Learning

Géralde Vincent-Bancroft

03 December, 2020

It has been proven - in countless research papers and by analysing the results of thousands of students – that the traditional memorization method called rote memorization, is not at all effective when learning any subject. The same applies to language learning. We learn by incorporating small...

STRATEGIES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Better ways for busy professionals to learn a language

Skills And Abilities Necessary For Effective Language Learning

7 Obstacles You Should Overcome To Reach Fluency

How Setting Deadlines Help You Achieve Your Goals

How To Set A Successful Language Learning Goal

How To Plan A Successful Language Learning Week

5 Indispensable Elements Of A Successful Language Study Plan

Benefits Of A Good Language Study Planner

7 Steps To Create A Brilliant Language Study Plan

The 5 Most Popular Articles Of 2020

5 Practical Tips For Effective Learning

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