Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation states that: Every mass attracts every other mass in the universe with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Let’s break this down in a way that applies to language acquisition. Imagine that: • One “mass” is you, the learner. • The other “mass” is the language you are trying to learn. • The “force” is the attraction or motivation pulling you toward fluency. • The “distance” is how far you currently are from using the language fluently and comfortably.