3 common reasons why people fail at learning German

Over the past few years, I came across a lot of people who previously failed at learning German. Some of those failures are the consequences of the poor adaptability of the learning system to personal needs, but some of them are not so easy to pinpoint.

I compiled some of the reasons my students encountered before they started my Lightspeed German Learning program. If you recognize yourself for some of those reasons, maybe it’s time to think about a new way of learning.

1. Not being consistent

If you think that you will make up for not learning during the week on the weekends, you are setting yourself up to fail. It is way more effective to learn for half an hour every day, than 4 hours once a week. This is the secret of success – being consistent and learning every day, even for just a short period. It is hard to stay focused for hours and learn the whole time with the same intensity. Even if your total learning time is less when you learn every day, it will still be more effective.

2. Giving up after a small failure

Many people I know started learning German and stopped many times. The thing is that they got discouraged after a small failure – a conversation that didn’t go well, mistakes they made during the conversation, troubles they had with grammar or pronunciation. The secret to efficient learning is that if everyone would just give up after a failure, no one would be good at anything. You should keep going even after a failure. Especially after a failure.

3. Not taking or having feedback?

Every mistake you make is a learning chance. As soon as you realize this, you will begin to make progress. Making mistakes is actually getting to know what you should be paying more attention to. It is simple as that, and the best thing you can do is to be the person who can transform a mistake into feedback. Take a step back and think about how often you make the same mistakes. When you come to that realization, you will become aware of the possibility to make mistake, and you will stop yourself from doing it.

To do this is easier said than done, so it’s nothing wrong if you can’t do it by yourself. That is why in my program we have teachers who will point out not only your mistakes but the ways to correct them. The Lightspeed German Learning is no place for vanity, so you should perceive every mistake as an opportunity to learn.

If you want to find out more about student and teacher roles in my program, feel free to message me. I will gladly answer all of the questions.

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