“If you do not want to learn yourself, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.”

When it comes to learning, there is something more fundamental than that, which is more about psychology, self-help, and human motivation than conventional methods.

Today we want to discover the hidden forces in the success of language learners, these forces include personality traits, attitudes and learning habits that go far beyond traditional classroom learning and are of multifaceted interest to all excellent students.

Here are three characteristics of successful learners that are less mentioned:

1. They are inherently motivated to learn.

Successful language learners are very purposeful in what they do. Both subconsciously and consciously, you must have an inner reservoir of motivation. No one but yourself can give you a reason to learn well.

Although it is common to be influenced by external motivations, such as career success, travel, or even the wishes of someone else (such as your parents or principal), good students need to find a way to make the learning process really “important” to them. .

Having a strong intrinsic motivation helps to prioritize learning, going through difficult periods, when you are not feeling well or when it seems boring to you, and allows you to enjoy the learning process.

Remember, we learn better when we have fun!

2. They take responsibility for their own learning

It is great to have an inner motivation to inspire you and make you eager to learn, but if you are not yet ready to take charge of your learning process, this device alone will not get you there.

Accepting the responsibility of learning means recognizing your essential role in the learning process and knowing that no matter what the cost to the teacher or school, no matter how great resources and benefits you have, it is you who must spend time and energy practicing.

Successful language learners do not place this responsibility on others, they do not seek magical solutions (very simple and easy solutions that are not effective in practice), and they do not expect an English course alone to make them fluent. .

Successful language learners evaluate what works for them and what does not, they take control of their processes. As they take responsibility for their own learning, they learn something at every step and enjoy the reward of fluent speaking for a lifetime.

3. They build a support network for themselves

successful learners participate in support networks and to create such networks. These networks are groups of people who support them in achieving fluency. These networks include teachers, successful role models, friends, cheerleaders, and those with whom they practice conversation.

We all know that no matter what we do, we would be more successful if we did it with a group of people who are on the same path as ourselves because we could help each other get to the destination faster. This is especially true of language learning, because the learning system is a communication system and cannot be learned in the same way as other subjects and lessons.

Having a support network not only gives you the opportunity to practice what you learn and emulate the people around you, but also strengthens your learning process with constructive feedback and support from the network.

All of these secret performances for the success of language learning can be summed up in one fact: no one but you can learn a language for you, and no one can be paid to give you these qualities.

Once again, it should be noted that there are many people who have learned the language themselves and have never paid for a teacher or anything else and have reached a good level.

 You have to work on yourself to be a great learner. This is called self-help. Many language learners fail because they believe that all they need to do is pay someone, listen to the instructions, and learn the grammar step by step, while doing all this, ignoring the inner dimension.

When you focus on developing these qualities in the process of learning English, you become more advanced, disciplined and spontaneous not only in learning English but throughout your life.

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It can be tempting to speak formally and politely to a student class, especially those you have just met. After all, no one likes to be rude. However, a student with poor English may not be able to understand your formal speech. “Well, then now what I love you all do,  is just to get up for a moment and come to the front of the class. Oh, and please bring your book. Can we all just do that? “

Instead, make the instructions completely clear by using the fewest words and pointing if possible, and divide the set of instructions into smaller units. If you want to be polite, do “please” and “thank you”. “Everyone – please pick up your book. Please stand, come here, please thank you.”

2. Let them listen first

Most likely, your students want to start speaking exercises almost from the beginning. However, it does take some time for a person’s ear to adjust to the sound of a new language, and not everyone is very interested in it. Do not force students to speak before students have a great opportunity to hear you speak (this does not mean that you are just making noise in front of the class – with more beginners than others, you really have to Consider and rate your language accordingly)

3. Sculpture with drills

Beginners need a lot of repetition and digging, especially when it comes to the sounds of their new language. Repeating similar sentences over and over may seem tedious, but it is necessary. When practicing a new sentence, try digging again, dividing the sentence into divisible units, and then rebuild it, working backwards from the end of the sentence to the beginning. This helps to ensure that your tone is natural and that you receive the connected speech elements correctly. For example, “Would you like a cup of tea?” As follows:

Tea> A cup of tea> Like a> Like a cup of tea> Do you like> Do you like a cup of tea?

4. Establish the language of the class from the beginning

Classroom language – can you speak more slowly? What should we do? I do not understand what it means? How do you say به in English? It is usually accompanied by education for children, but it also really helps beginner adults. No matter how friendly and relaxed you create your classroom atmosphere, learning a new language can still be daunting, especially when you feel you are not fully following what is happening, or you may be asked to say something, What you do not do Be prepared to say. that it is much better to equip students early with the language of the class, which helps them to master the lesson easily.

5 – Avoid transliteration

If students are unable to use simple, irregular, or frequency verb terms, it is of no use if they are unable to use real structures or words. Do not tell them how to say something: show them. Provide as much background as you can (video requests work well). Also, make sure they understand by asking questions that test their comprehension – never “Do you understand?” As a) Many people are reluctant to let go of what they did not understand and instead pretend to understand. And b) a student may think he or she has not actually understood.

6. Do not forget that your students are fluent in their language (s)

This may sound trivial, but when listening to someone who speaks broken English, it is easy to forget that there is a person with frozen thoughts behind mistakes and mispronunciation, no doubt speaking in their first language, Does, tries to express their opinions or ideas

As teachers, we must not only be patient and proactive listeners, but we must also be aware of the reasons that arise when filling the gap in perfectly perfect communication, but we must also be vigilant Also, instead of humiliating our language, we should rate it carefully so that it can be understood while maintaining its naturalness, rhythm, and mood, and at the same time making sure that as much as possible, we In fact, we talk to our students and listen to what they have to say. After all, even from the very first lessons, “A” in the alphabet and “am” from “being” are the goal of communication.

7. Be well prepared, be very prepared, get them to keep talking

Encourage, even if training beginners leads to slow progress and recycling and repetition several times, it does not mean recycling similar activities, especially not during one lesson. Make sure you have a wide range of activities to use, and do not enter the classroom without first discussing how to introduce the new language, how to check that students understand it, how to practice it, and how to carefully review it.Remind that the level of confusion at this level is much higher than at the higher level, and it is sometimes even more difficult to get back to the first point.

Also keep in mind that, unlike the higher level, you can not rely on conversations because students do not yet have the language resources to do anything other than simple exchanges (over time, of course). This means that you will be largely responsible for their continued conversation.

Finally, enjoy this level. Although in many ways it is the most difficult level to train, it can be one of the most satisfying. It will be incredible to see your learners transform from knowing nothing to knowing a few words to knowing a few sentences and structures and the ability to make basic conversations, and if they enjoy the initial exposure to the language and continue to work. They feel confident and inspired, so you help pave the way for their greater success

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