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M E M B E R S O N LY
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2 STEPS FORWARD, 1 STEP BACK.
LOSING LANGUAGE PROGRESS
& HOW TO BOUNCE BACK
Welcome back!
In the previous Inner Circle, you
learned that you can never be
fully prepared when you
immerse yourself in a language.
No matter how much you study,
new words will pop up. People
will speak faster than you’re used
to. And you’ll realize that the
only way to succeed is to learn
on the fly.
This time, we’re covering the
“Two Steps Forward, One Step
Back” principle. Or, making
progress in your language, and
then losing it – either because
you took a break or because life
just got busy.
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Two steps forward, one step back:
Making progress in
your language, and
then losing it.
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And of course, how to bounce
back into your language learning
routine.
I’ll admit. This is something that’s
happened to me these past
month.
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In fact, this happens
to every single learner.
Life happens. Schedules
get busy.
And not only is your recently
earned language progress lost,
but concepts you once knew –
proper verb conjugations,
words, and so on – get lost
as well.
You’ll find out why my trip
to Italy set my Italian progress
back, despite all the
improvements I thought I made
while on vacation.
More specifically, you’ll learn...
Why you lose progress when you take
a break from language
Why it’s hard to get back into a
routine after a break
How you can make a comeback and
maintain your learning routines
So, prior to the trip, or a little over
a month ago, my Italian conversation
reached a maximum of 25 minutes.
All of this is based on the timed tests with my tutor. My goal for August was
to hit a solid 30 minutes. That didn’t happen because of the Italy vacation.
A passable excuse. No big deal.
Surely I could come back and hit it this month? Right?
Nope. I’m down to 20 minutes based on my timed conversation test.
Down from 25 minutes. Talk about taking two steps forward and one
step back.
How could this happen? Ironically, the trip to Italy, the country whose
language I’m studying, is the root of the problem, believe it or not.
But how? Let’s get into it...
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