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Summary

Gokhan Yalcuk shares his personal strategies for effectively learning new languages, emphasizing the importance of immersion and practical application.

Abstract

In the article titled "How I Trick My Brain To Learn New Languages," Gokhan Yalcuk, an advanced English speaker, discusses his approach to language acquisition. Despite English not being his first language, Yalcuk has successfully navigated international communication through his blog and new business role as a Global Manager, which has prompted him to learn German. He outlines four key methods to enhance language learning: creating a sense of urgency, joining an English training class, tracking and sharing progress, and immersing oneself in the target language. Yalcuk suggests that these techniques can trick the brain into learning more efficiently by making the process enjoyable and less of a chore. He also highlights the benefits of learning a language in its country of origin and encourages readers to engage with the language learning community on social media platforms.

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  • The author believes that a lack of time is a common complaint in language learning, and suggests creating a sense of urgency to overcome this.
  • Yalcuk advocates for structured learning environments, such as English training classes, to hold oneself accountable.
  • He recommends recording progress through audio, video, or writing to maintain motivation and receive feedback from the language learning community.
  • The author emphasizes the importance of constant exposure to the target language through music, movies, reading, and labeling household items with post-it notes.
  • Yalcuk is a proponent of learning languages in an immersive environment, such as studying in the language's country of origin, to accelerate the learning process.
  • He values the role of cultural exposure in language learning and encourages engaging with new cultures as part of the educational journey.
  • The article concludes with a call to action for readers to join Yalcuk's email list for more insights and to consider leveraging AI services for cost-effective language learning support.

How I Trick My Brain To Learn New Languages

Learning a new foreign language is more useful and fun than you might imagine.

Photo by Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash

I’m an advanced level English speaker and it’s not my mother language.

But as you see my blog is in English and not have any problem spreading my ideas and suggestions all over the world.

Within my new business role as Global Manager since last year, I have started to learn German since beginning this year as well.

During my learning journey of any language, I try to use those methods to trick my brain and they really work for me.

Here are the top four ways to trick your brain into learning English or other languages ​​faster:

Create a sense of urgency A common complaint when learning a new language? Definitely a lack of time.

After a tiring day at work or school, your brain is exposed to an excessive amount of information. Therefore, it may refuse to learn a new language. Because it does not want to spend extra energy.

So, what should you do in such a situation?

Join an English training class

Online or classic, it doesn’t matter. Our goal here is for someone to hold you and therefore your brain responsible. Taking language lessons with other people, especially with a classroom and a teacher, will put a healthy strain on your brain.

Track and share your progress

Have you ever thought of recording yourself as audio or video to keep track of your progress? How about sharing your latest essay, letter or favourite phrase on social media? Twitter has a large language learning community and several Facebook groups to keep you going and sharing.

Don’t give your brain a chance to escape your target language

Listening to music on the way to school or work, watching movies on the weekends, reading a magazine during breakfast or posting on social media in your target language are all great ways to start learning.

You can label objects around the house using post-it notes in English, Germany, Spanish or any other foreign language you want to learn. This way you are exposed to new words all day. The main purpose here is to convey messages to your brain that tell you to use this language.

Knowing that the easiest and most efficient way to learn a foreign language is to learn that language on site, consciously go to a language school.

This tendency will show you that you can easily learn a new language or improve your current language much faster.

The more exposure you have to a language, the faster you can learn it. So give yourself a chance and meet a new language and a brand new culture.

To learn a foreign language easily, study a language in that country.

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