How to not Quit Learning Portuguese

This problem is faced by absolutely every person who starts doing something new in his life – a decrease in motivation. Some people go through this stage and move on. Others, unfortunately, quit their studies and eventually lose the knowledge that they managed to gain before the “crisis”.

We want our students not to stop in the middle of learning Portuguese. Therefore, we studied the issue of motivation and want to tell you about the results.

Be prepared for this

When we decide to start learning Portuguese, we are driven by inspiration, enthusiasm and a powerful emotional drive. However, in psychology there is such a thing as a cycle of emotional changes. That is, we cannot constantly be at the peak of emotions. There will be a descent following the summit. It applies not only to learning foreign languages, but also to sports, creativity and relationships between people. It is important to remember that it is waiting for everyone.

However, this is not a reason to give up what you have already started and how to revive and maintain your interest in the Portuguese language, we will tell you further.

Trick your brain

Surely, you have more important things to do than to learn the Portuguese language. For example, cleaning the house, cooking, doing laundry, working and so on. Sometimes you really don’t want to do it. You are looking for an excuse to postpone it until later or to interrupt, to take a break. Let this excuse be a Portuguese lesson.

Take a break from routine for five minutes, repeat words in Portuguese. You do not need to devote hours of your time. Devoting just 5 minutes is enough, until you again feel a surge of energy to learn the language actively, as before.

It will help you to not lose contact with the language, to feel that it does not bother you, but it is always there. Also, scientists argue that the best rest is a change of occupation. Therefore, the way to break into Portuguese will be your break from routine.

Take an interest, not force

Once you feel like learning Portuguese has become a burden, don’t force yourself to practice. Reduce the intensity to 5 minutes a day.

Don’t force yourself to learn new words, repeat the ones you already know, skim through old topics, look at familiar letters and phrases, and finally listen to the song in Portuguese. Do what is less effort.

The road will be mastered by the walking

If a decrease in motivation caught you in the middle of a Portuguese course and you need to do your homework, but you don’t want to, remember one simple thing. Learning a language is a long journey and doing your homework are your steps to success.

There is simply no other way. If there had been another way, all people would have spoken ten languages. Without some effort, success is impossible.

This is not a competition

One of the demotivators is the feeling that you are not developing your skills in the Portuguese language, that you are standing still or moving too slowly. However, think about with who and how do you compare yourself? Where is the standard and reference? Where are the judges?

You are not preparing yourself for a competition in order to rush and strive for the ideal. You don’t have to make high demands on yourself. Relax because you are learning at your own pace.

Errors

That is why there is no need to be shy or afraid of the mistakes you make in Portuguese. Even if you make the same mistakes a hundred times, do not stop on the fact that something is wrong with you.

“Learning” means repeating over and over again to get it right for the hundred and first time. Otherwise, this verb – “learning” – would not exist.

The time you spent

Remember what path in learning Portuguese you have already gone, how much time and effort you have spent. Respect it, respect yourself, and do not turn in dust your knowledge.

“Doesn’t bring the matter to the end” – this is what they say about those who give up when faced with difficulties. What are the difficulties?

Decreased motivation. It is very difficult that you cannot see with your own eyes, you only feel it inside yourself. It is not a problem to be solved either one way or the other by reaching out to the right people. This is work on yourself.

Imagine a friend of yours who dedicated a small part of his life to learning Portuguese, but gave up at some point. In other words, look at yourself from aside. Silly, isn’t it? Appreciate your work and go to the end.

Channels

At some point, you might think that the Portuguese language is nothing more than a set of rules and strange words. That is, you will lose your understanding of its beauty, focusing on grammar and vocabulary.

It’s time to remind yourself that the Portuguese language is not about textbooks and dictionaries, not daily training and reporting to the teacher. This is actually a whole country – Portugal.

Subscribe to channels about Lisbon and other cities, receive e-mails and news. That is, remind yourself more often that it was the beauty of the country that prompted you to learn the Portuguese language.

Your exclusivity

Learning Portuguese makes you an exceptional person. How many people around you are interested in Portuguese language? We know the answer is few!

Studying is a job that not all adults go to. As they get older, people get used to the idea that they get paid for any work. And the majority are not ready to spend time on long-term “projects” in their lives.

Therefore, you can be lazy and afraid like all ordinary people, but with the Portuguese language, you are special! Remember this, thinking about your motivation.

Conclusion

It is not only a student who has to deal with declining motivation. In turn, the teachers of our school give a variety of lessons, try to make the learning process as exciting and interesting as possible. Therefore, it will be very difficult for you to lose your motivation to learn Portuguese with us!