{"id":748,"date":"2013-01-02T18:54:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T23:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=748"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:52:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:52:35","slug":"dont-make-a-new-years-resolution-to-learn-a-new-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2013\/01\/02\/dont-make-a-new-years-resolution-to-learn-a-new-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t make a New Year\u2019s Resolution to learn a new language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wait, what?\u00a0 At Transparent Language, we’re all about<\/em> language learning!\u00a0 It’s good exercise for your brain.\u00a0 Learning about other languages and cultures makes you a better global citizen.\u00a0 And there’s that rush you get ordering your meal at a French restaurant, all in French, with the greatest of ease.\u00a0 Why on earth would we<\/strong> tell you not to resolve to learn a new language in the New Year?<\/p>\n

You know why.\u00a0 88% of all New Years resolutions fail<\/a>.\u00a0 And we don’t want you to fail.\u00a0 We want you to experience the joys of successfully\u00a0learning another language.\u00a0 So let’s have a look at how the science of New Year’s resolutions applies to language learning, and what can be done about it.<\/p>\n

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Lofty goals are fun to fantasize about, but nearly impossible to attain. Without a roadmap of all the little steps along the way, you’re bound to get overwhelmed and demoralized.\u00a0 As humans, we’re naturally prone to seeking instant gratification.\u00a0 If you envision only the end goal, it’s very hard to view your slow and steady progress as a good thing.\u00a0 But it is; it is<\/em> a good thing.\u00a0 Focus on the babysteps, and how to make those happen.<\/p>\n

You’re never really done learning a new language (or even your native one<\/a>, for that matter), and as such, it actually is<\/em> an unattainable goal.\u00a0 But what about the goal of being able to read one newspaper article in German?\u00a0 Or\u00a0holding a French conversation, however brief,\u00a0while on vacation in France?\u00a0 Those goals are absolutely within your reach.\u00a0 As a language learner, you have countless\u00a0little milestones and victories to look forward to celebrating.\u00a0 The joy is in the journey, and even if it is January right now, and millions of people all over the world are making resolutions destined to be broken, you don’t have to be one of them.<\/p>\n

On this blog, we provide many useful learning tips and advice for all language learners, to keep you motivated and focused.\u00a0 We want to see you still coming back here long after most people have swept their resolutions under the rug of January.\u00a0 Share your progress, and your fall-backs too; you\u2019re never alone in either.\u00a0 We have lots of social media support available as well, so join one of our Facebook communities<\/a> if you haven\u2019t already.\u00a0 Sign up for our Word of the Day<\/a> service, in any of 26 languages, and start nibbling at some delicious bite-sized chunks of language.<\/p>\n

Don’t make a New Year’s Resolution.\u00a0 Just start learning language.\u00a0 Sure, right now.\u00a0 Today.\u00a0 We’re here to help you succeed at that.<\/p>\n

Ready to start learning?\u00a0Find a library near you that offers Transparent Language Online.<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Wait, what?\u00a0 At Transparent Language, we’re all about language learning!\u00a0 It’s good exercise for your brain.\u00a0 Learning about other languages and cultures makes you a better global citizen.\u00a0 And there’s that rush you get ordering your meal at a French restaurant, all in French, with the greatest of ease.\u00a0 Why on earth would we tell…<\/p>\n

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