Second Language Strategies to Help You Speak in Your Target Language

Getting Past the Silent Period of Second Language Acquisition

Welcome, aspiring polyglot! Very few people enjoy speaking the language they are learning, at least when they are just getting started. Unfortunately this means the language learning process will take much longer. In order to reach fluency speaking is absolutely necessary. Whether you are speaking every day or you choose to speak sparingly, the more you do it the less time it will take you to reach fluency. While everyone knows mistakes are part of the process, it does not make it any easier. If it cannot be easy, then it might as well be fun.

You should enjoy the process

Over the past couple of decades it has become clear much the public education system has let most students down. The fact that students do not have a default reaction of uncontrollable excitement when they think about second language acquisition is proof of this failure. When the options are limitless, the ability to bore a child with language learning content is almost impressive.

Though it might be said the primary issue is the standardized proficiency tests, there are many ways to achieve the same goal. If you or your child or someone you know is not enjoying the process of language learning, it is time to re-evaluate the approach being taken.