Question:

Frankly speaking, I very love learning language, and I’m so confused what language I will learn, hehe, I’m not focused on one language.

I try to learn German, it was so nice, but again, I’m not focused. When I know Mandarin is interesting, I try to learn Mandarin, then Spanish, Swedish, even Turkish.

Please help me,

give me some tips or motivation, or whatever for helping me be focused,

thanks,

Mujiya

 

My Response:

Hi Mujiya,

First, I would recommend choosing one language and concentrating on it until you have gotten it to a fairly high level. Once you have gotten one language to a very high level, it is okay to start learning another language while “finishing off” the first language. However, it’s very important that you make sure you really are at an advanced level in the first language before starting the second to avoid confusion and also lack of progress in either of the languages.

This is actually a topic I cover in my book in more depth, so if you haven’t picked up a copy of your own yet, go get it now! It will increase your language learning greatly and is an investment that will give you a return many times higher than the payment.

I will say very quickly here though that if you are having trouble choosing which language to learn, you should sit down and think about which language is the most interesting to you. Think about the language you are most passionate about. This kind of passion and emotional energy attached to the language is the kind of energy you will need to keep you motivated even when the language learning gets tough after studying for a while.

I hope that helps you. Also, if you are serious about language learning, go pick up a copy of your book here at: Learn That Language Now book — thanks for the question and if you have any other questions, feel free to ask me here and I’ll do my best to answer you.

-Robbie

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