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Catherine Екатерина
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How overcome a so-called psycological barrier in studing a foreign language?

From one point of view it is nice to meet new people, learn their native languages and cultures, but it becomes a real problem when there are some obstacles to studying a foreign language properly, mostly of a psycological character. Some people feel embarrased when they are not understood or they themselves do not catch their interlocutor s idea. What is the way out?

15. Juli 2012 13:51
Kommentare · 5

I really like Thara's comment!  That is great advice!  Thank you so much.  I have this problem too.  I love learning other languages but I am always nervous to talk to strangers in a foreign language, I am scared they will think I sound like my pronunciation is bad or they will act like I don't think they can speak English and might feel insulted.  But people usually have been nice and usually always love to talk to me in their language.  But I had some other Americans make fun of my French before and I have been scared to speak it out of fear of being made fun of.

13. November 2012

Thank you so much for your opinion. I think it really works!

18. Juli 2012

When I was learning Russian, a guy made fun of my pronunciation. I felt humiliated and it's become my complex.

Then I thought, it's not my problem, at least I tried and making a  mistake actually takes you to another step in learning progress. In fact it's his problem that he couldn't accept the fact that I was learning his native language. He should have tried to understand and help.

 

so make mistakes, learn from them, don't be shy to ask people to repeat and say " I don't understand' ( If your sentence isn't understandable, try to change words or structures insteading of feeling embarrassed), ignore people who make you feel down and always be positive:)

 

16. Juli 2012

I think to learn culture is the most important way. 

16. Juli 2012

I feel embarrased but i don't give up .When you feel that your non-native language is good enough to be understood by native language i think you're who make the first obstacle against you :)

Expect the Little Not to feel despair . The greatest thing to find someone who don't tell you much that i can't get what you say . I Prefer to try to get what he want to say and let him to speak even he/she makes mistakes to make him feel confident .

16. Juli 2012

Verpassen Sie nicht die Gelegenheit, bequem von zu Hause aus eine Sprache zu lernen. Stöbern Sie in unserer Auswahl an erfahrenen Sprachlehrern und melden Sie sich jetzt zu Ihrer ersten Unterrichtsstunde an!