The Scoop March 2016 | Page 18

Learning a new language is a challenge and it’s not easily done. One of my teachers told me it takes 10,000 hours to be a master a skill, but you don’t need to be a master to be able to thrive in a country. You just need to be able to know a few hundred words and you should be able to communicate well. If you don’t know a word, you can simply spin it in a way that’s slightly vague like, a door hinge, you can say the part of the door that allows the door to turn and connects it to the wall. All it takes is motivation, patience, being open to mistakes, efficient learning styles, and enjoyment to learn to be able to speak and write in it. All of the things mentioned in the paragraphs are ways to keep that motivation, have patience, understanding importance of mistakes, and some ways that are efficient. For those who will try to learn a new language, I wish you luck and for those who are currently attempting, I hope this was helpful!