Sometimes, for lots of reasons, it can be difficult to stay motivated when learning a language.
Have you ever planned to learn some vocabulary or revise some irregular verbs but then just didn’t feel like it? Perhaps you found something more interesting to do.
Don’t be frustrated if this happens – it’s normal!
Sometimes people lose motivation when they start to doubt their progress. It’s all too easy to get frustrated when you can’t see progress being made or you feel your progress is too slow.
It can be helpful to find ways to prove to yourself that you have made and are still making progress. Go back to an earlier lesson or a previous chapter in a coursebook, or a previous learning level on a language app. See how easy it now is for you to understand the words and answer the questions.
Remind yourself how earlier on in your language learning journey you couldn’t understand much of your favourite tv series in English but now you can watch an episode and understand much more (or even, perhaps, nearly everything).
Regular progress checks are a great way to keep motivating yourself to learn more as they really do show how far you have come.
Have fun learning English!
Louise