How languages are learned

Canada has long been known as a land of new opportunities and better future. Historically, immigrants from all over the world flowed here with hopes of establishing better lives for their families. There were many hardships – the way was long, the land was frozen and the crops didn’t grow well, houses were hard to build in bitter weather. Newcomers had to build immunity towards new illnesses and many fell sick. People had to speak and understand a new language.

While modern immigration is very different, it is still a big challenge to undertake.  Canada nonetheless remains a land of new, exciting possibilities.  Newcomers do not need to cross an ocean in a boat or worry about a new potatoes crop, but obstacles still remain. The major one  is the language. It’s being able to communicate and understand life around you. Language is the path leading people out of a vicious circle where you do not speak it because you are not in an English-speaking environment, but how can you be a part of it if you don’t speak English?

There is a popular myth going around that in order to speak English, you just have to immerse yourself into it, meaning that you have to hear it non-stop and it will somehow stick to you. Truth is, as long as you believe in it, you will never be able to learn the language. This methodology is only true for children pre-puberty age.  Unfortunately, if you passed the threshold of 12 or 13 years old, the only way to break through the code of a foreign language is to invest time and energy. Work with an inspired specialist who will help you open a whole new world behind a new language. Memorize new words. Move from easy to difficult. Fall in love with the looks and sounds of it. And do not expect the miracles to happen overnight. But here the secret – the more you work on something, the more cherished it becomes to your heart.