The Scoop March 2016 | Page 14

Language is a significant part of one’s culture. In order to connect best to a culture, it is important to be able to communicate and understand the people of that culture. However, learning a new language isn’t easy. Most people have thought about it once or twice in a fleeting moment, and some have even tried. To successfully learn a new language, there are many things that should be kept in mind and things that should be constantly done.

When attempting to learn a new language, people often research for tips and tricks that would help them “learn faster”. In most cases, these don’t work as well as you would like them to. Rather, the most important part of learning a new language is daily effort (obviously) and then efficiency. Without effort, you won’t get far and without efficiency, your effort would go to waste. Makes sense right? There are a few things you should definitely keep in mind or think about if you want to learn a new language. To keep yourself from losing motivation (as I’m sure the people who tried to learn a new language have probably lost already or are in the process of losing it, if not then you are awesome!), it is best to remember WHY you are trying to learn this new language and have some kind of factor that pushes you, for example grabbing a friend to join you in your journey. who are doing the exact same thing.

How to Learn a New Language

From Someone You Will Probably Never Meet

By Elvis Tran