8 reasons why you have trouble learning English

Language learning is all about trying, failing and trying again. Try one approach. It gives you bad results. Try something else.

While everyone takes their own approach to language learning, as well as the plethora of things you “should do”, the most important thing before doing anything, of course, is to have a real purpose for learning and to be determined to succeed no matter what.

If this year you are going to learn English, you have to read about these 8 mistakes that you have already made (or continue to make) and look for solutions.

 1. You want to speak English very quickly

Being in the first year and expecting to speak fluently is a mistake. What you can do is learn the importance of being able to paraphrase and describe. Everyone has a different understanding of what fluency means.

Being able to describe or 'paraphrase' English is critical.

For example, you may not know the word "library," but if you can describe a building that has lots of books, then you might say that I am conversationally fluent.

You'll never know every word and every aspect of grammar (even in your own language), but if you can describe it and get it, then you're already where you need to be.

2. You waste your time.

Language learning takes time. While it is possible to achieve limited and semi-functional fluency in a few months, you must understand that learning a language properly takes time and to achieve basic conversational fluency in several months requires daily dedication.

One lesson a week or occasional study periods will do no good.

Also remember that we can only learn in the hours we have. Excessive study for many hours at a time will also produce detrimental results.

You need spaced repetition and you need mental rest, which is part of the learning process.

3. You always speak your mother language!

Do not speak anything other than your target language unless absolutely necessary!

This is a very important point. When it's time to get to class or start it remotely, the only thing that guarantees that you speak the language is to speak in English whenever you can. If you are not living abroad, you should allocate as much time as possible every day to do so.

4. You use outdated and inefficient methods.

Grammar translation methods and tedious memorization of words and rules have been standard practices for centuries around the world.

Careful! This method is outdated and completely ineffective.

If you are one of the students who have been learning English for years, sometimes decades, and still can't communicate “at all”, this may be the problem.

Whether you are in the classroom or learning on your own, it is crucial to focus on conversational and functional use of the language. You must learn in context through interaction with other people.

You must know the blended method of Wall Street English! We help you speak English.

5. You work hard on one skill and neglect the others.

Has it happened to you? When you're not learning languages ​​or stuck at work, you're probably working out at the gym. If you miss a day at the gym you can't live with yourself!

The same should happen to you with language learning! You should think of speaking, listening, reading, and writing as muscles that need a lot of divided attention.

If conversational fluency is all that matters to you, then you can put less emphasis on reading and writing, but never underestimate the overall benefit those skills will have on each other.

6. You use old and outdated material.

A lot of people just can't tell the difference between good stuff and bad stuff.

Outdated or overly polite terminology and expressions that no one in real life actually uses, irrelevant content, confusing or messy grammar explanations are common problems.

The problem with bad or non-interactive material is that people spend so much time trying to make sense of it and find what they are looking for before they actually learn anything.

A high price and a nice cover do NOT necessarily mean high quality.

7. You ignore the culture.

As I said earlier, this is one of the things that separates ordinary successful people from exceptionally successful people.

Language is made up of so many intricate expressions of culture and books and courses never adequately cover them.

So learning English is very easy!

Since we have movies, magazines, videos on hand, we consume everything you may need in English.

You must develop an eye for detail and most importantly, a desire and willingness to assimilate into the English community. So: banish dubbed movies and change all the software or programs you use daily from English to your mother language. You will never learn like this.

8. You wait until you are ready to talk.

People have the idea that if they acquire enough information over time, they will eventually be at the point where they can finally start conversing with other people. Nothing more wrong. Start as soon as you can. Just have some vocabulary.

I Want to speak English now! Don't be discouraged by that friend or friend who speaks incredibly well.

They have probably been learning for many years and have worked hard to get to where they are now. Let me cheer you up.