Decisive Decision and Steps of championing a new Language
Learning a new foreign Language as a second or third
language from my experience can simply
be compared to a new developing
Synthesis in a Man that takes a gradual process from Zero level to an Apex
level because the imbibed Knowledge is already accustomed in such individual.
Nigeria is a Country of Versatility with over 500 languages and highly enriched among many west African
countries in Africa. Precisely, tracing my origination back to Anambra state reminds me of a blessed rich state in south
eastern Nigeria although i was born in Ondo State another beautiful historical City in south western Nigeria where i was privileged
to acquire a second Language(Yoruba) besides my Mother Tongue(Igbo) before i took a personal
decision of furthering my Master Degree in Journalism and communication science
in German Language despite the difficulties of achieving this great future
career in Germany.
An individual with the aim of learning a new Language most especially for
career purpose must put into consideration the following important Factors;
Motivation is
highly achieved based on personal agitation for faster methods of learning and
high level of concentration in learning
the language. Language is an
expression of recognized actuality , therefore the actuality of learning a new
Language needs to be clear even without the foundation of trying to express
oneself in an awkward way.
An individual must be
highly motivated with high self esteem most especially with the
determination of achieving such goal.
Regular Practice
is much linked to other factors such as Time Management etc and can be achieved
by self practice or paid practice whereby such individual with the help of a Tutor, Language schools etc. acquires faster
the knowledge of such language. Most times the Language schools are the best option for
regular practice because there are opportunities to communicate with other
participants and also through this communication can an individual learn
various values, cultures, norms and tradition of other participants from different parts of
the Continent.
Willingness to make mistakes is a playful way to language
learning and self- confidence to learn
better and faster because it allows an individual speak freely regardless of
mistakes made or errors in sentence construction because the first few weeks of
speaking a foreign language its obvious to sound a bit ridiculous, however
such individual must be willing to take such bold step to learn this new language despite the difficulties surrounding it.
Emotional Involvement
is also an important factor because an Individual must be effusive in
learning a new language and also be able to retain most informations related
with strong emotions. for instance, relating sound of words with images and
smell which is more effective than just reading words from dictionary. Discovering
your favourite sense of memorizing or for memory retention can equivalently be useful in learning a new
language.
Lastly, Listening is
an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. Listening is
an essential skill of learning to speak in another language through
comprehensive understanding of sounds in
various forms. An individual is obliged to actively develop the ability of
listening in areas like Grammar, pronunciation and meaning. Through quantitative research , an individual
with great interest in learning a new foreign language must also put into
consideration its benefits as well as its
disadvantages.
However every human has the gift and capacity of learning
and speaking more than one Language and it absolutely requires a process and
time.