Language Learning Tip#2: Paying Attention & Building Focus

Paying Attention & Building Focus

Let us assume that you’ve started taking the foreign language classes in Bhubaneswar and you’re enjoying yourself in learning a new dialect & exploring the possibilities. But what when after two weeks the graph of your concentration falls as the lessons become explicit and require complete attention? Often during this period of the classes, we can find a certain lag amongst the students that if not rectified, breaks the urge and deviate your mind since you aren’t able to focus as you were in the first week. Today we’re probing into some of the basic ways to revive your attention and keep it under the leash of your mind:

1.     OBSERVATION:

In the book ‘How to Develop a Super Power Memory’, the author asks a question i.e. which light is on the top of the traffic signal? Is it Red or Green? The author explains that mostly the answers that were given to the above question are either wrong or unsure. This isn’t rocket science, as you come across the signal every day. But then, why are so many people unable to answer or are unsure of it? According to studies, our brain learns everything through observation; especially when we’re training it to learn an entirely new dialect or logic which needs detailed understanding. You all must have realized that at times you can’t remember the name of someone you recently met at a party. Why it happens you ask? It happens because while you were introduced to the guests in the party, you were probably thinking about stuff to say for your own introduction or something entirely out of the context. Next time you come across such a situation, focussing on the task at hand can create a huge difference and save you from getting stuck in lag.

2.     PRACTICE:

Once you start practicing to concentrate, things will seem brighter and less difficult to you in due course of time. Generally while learning Calculus or Trigonometry the first few weeks seem gruesome but as you start practicing the problems regularly, it seems natural. Similarly, once you start practicing to focus, studies show that the benefit of long-term training even after you stop seeing immediate changes is that your brain keeps on figuring out ways to make it better.

At Mr. Class’ foreign language institute in Bhubaneswar, we believe in contextual learning. So the next time you are struggling in your classes or unable to recall things taught in the class, you know what to do with it.

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