Short video: 5 Secrets that Polyglots know about learning languages!

Things about learning languages that polyglots have in common:

1. Don't wait to be taught. Be an active learner, not a passive one. Take the initiative to learn. Try different ways and find one that works for you.
2. Have fun doing it! Enjoy the process!
3. Have a lot of contact with the language. Get exposure every day at every opportunity.
4. Learn in lots of little chunks instead of one or two huge cram sessions a week. Practice in little chunks.
5. Have a system or a plan. Follow the plan.

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

Have fun doing it! Enjoy the process!

Someone who enjoys the process has an advantage of sorts over someone who doesn't, but I still think this is really strange when given as "advice". It's pretty hard to invent enjoyment.

leosmith wrote:

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

Have fun doing it! Enjoy the process!

Someone who enjoys the process has an advantage of sorts over someone who doesn't, but I still think this is really strange when given as "advice". It's pretty hard to invent enjoyment.

Perhaps they meant, "find ways to make the learning fun?"  

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

leosmith wrote:

Phillip.Laplana wrote:

Have fun doing it! Enjoy the process!

Someone who enjoys the process has an advantage of sorts over someone who doesn't, but I still think this is really strange when given as "advice". It's pretty hard to invent enjoyment.

Perhaps they meant, "find ways to make the learning fun?" :thinking_face:

Perhaps, but that's a double-edged sword, as demonstrated in this video:

leosmith wrote:

Perhaps, but that's a double-edged sword, as demonstrated in this video:

I think I need to go back to school... and you know, finish my degree.... yeah...