3562. On How an Adult Learns a Language as Based on His or Her Adult Characteristics

Now I could tell you some more things - interesting ones - from our great author and scholar H. D. Brown. Remember he's an expert at learning and teaching languages. 

First I would like to say that the person who achieves to learn a foreign or second tongue is... the learner who REALLY wants to learn. 

I myself know some examples of people who have improved their learned language... because they did really wish to learn. A person like that is a powerful engine that takes initiatives and makes firm resolutions and tries to fulfill them. 

That person is not passive at all in the classroom and he or she cooperates with their teacher and with their classmates at the beautiful learning process of a second or foreign language. 

That person tries to know himself and gets perfectly conscious of HOW he learns, HOW he studies, HOW he improves, HOW he discards what doesn't work and takes up what works fine. 

Each class is a step forward, each hour dedicated to learning the language is a great step forward. 

What is more, that person also learns out of the classroom - or not only when he's with his online teacher. 

H. D. Brown in his book - which I'm commenting on - provides a general positive tone for learning: it helps you give yourself a winner's self-confidence. By the way, I've been commenting on that wonderful book for the last two or three posts. 

You know, it's kind of Ok, you do this and that and you subsequently learn! 

As well remember that I know a guy who follows a method or textbook for learning English and since now with the lockdown he cannot practice, he does the Speaking activities as though he would be with his classmates and teacher, and says to himself what he would actually say in the language classroom. ...And tries to be aware this is only some practice, not some crazy talking to himself!

I hope to say even more things on coming posts. Have a nice week.