10 Study Tips to Learn Languages

It’s not easy to learn a new language, but there are many ways in which you can trick your brain so that you can learn faster without having to make as much of an effort. Neuroscientists have found some brain hacks with which you can learn a language pretty fast, and you’ll remember what you studied longer. Check out some of these tricks — with ten study tips to learn languages.

Use a few brain hacks when learning a new language.

• Drumming

Babies don’t react to people speaking a foreign language, but turn their heads toward people speaking their native language. That is why speech therapists often make use of drumming to help children learn new words, and distinguish the rhythm of speech. Always use drumming to learn a new language.

When you study, listen to a pretty low beat in the backdrop to connect the parts of your brain that process rhythm. While learning to speak complicated words, drum the loud and soft emphasis to help rewire one’s brain to the fresh accent. It is not necessary to use an actual drum — just tap or pat your leg, clapping your hands, or tap your pen on a table. Vary the drumming method you use to find out which method is best for you. Any variation goes into your brain in a different way.

• Smell 

When it’s about practicing your language skills or studying a language, you can light incense or scented candle, or spray some perfume. The fragrance will wake up the smells-processing parts of your brain. This will eventually cause a bigger rush of brain power to its memory-storing parts. It means you will most probably retain that information pretty easily.

• Eat and learn 

Try eating to learn more when you study. It works pretty well when you learn while smelling. It is because the parts of your brain that process smell and taste are quite closely associated. Do you reward focused parts when you eat while studying? It is because these are associated with calories and yummy tastes.

Something happens when you eat something when studying new words — it’s why you remember pieces of conversations when you eat out. Want to do even better? Try to quiz yourself on vocabulary, and after that, you can reward yourself with a small snack. Your snack can be something salty or sweet.

• Talk to yourself 

According to Science, listening to your own voice persuades a lot different parts of one’s brain into focusing on the words. Record yourself while you read the words out loud. You just need to play that recording repeatedly. Continue doing this for a few days, several times a day. You will find out that you have learned the new words — and they will stay in your memory for longer.

• Keep repeating 

Use your subconscious to learn a language. While you do other things, a part of your brain will still listen and learn. So play a recording of language in the background. Use language learning software for listening and repeating. You can also use YouTube for learning languages. Listen to all of the different people pronounce a word or phrase — and see if you can understand what they are saying.

• Be musical 

Music is a powerful medium to learn a new language and memorize it. Music helps you retain the words for a longer period.

Play instrumental music and sing the words that you are looking to learn. It will help stimulate your brain. Try listening to a song with the words you want to learn. YouTube also has many catchy little songs for different language phrases. Well, there is another option. Create your own song and keep on singing it to yourself. Creating your own song is the most effective.

• Chant 

Want to memorize a new language? Try Chanting. You remember all the words of the clapping chants that you used to sing as a child, right? If you want to memorize something effortlessly, you need to chant it constantly out loud, while drumming or clapping the rhythm with your hands. You’ll be amazed at your progress.

• Mnemonic Devices

Sort out the information into a format that you can easily memorize. Try making an acronym like taking the first letters of the words that you want to keep in mind. After that, make your mnemonic spell a word. Then you only need to recall that particular word. Use the first letters of each word that you want to memorize and structure a small sentence from the words.

• Use your emotions

Try to make yourself feel a strong emotion when you’re studying. Take a break while studying. One can read some jokes or watch a funny video clip. One can also try studying a list of words and then consider a situation where they had a burly emotional response. Makeup jokes in your new language. Find someone who speaks your soon-to-know-language, and try your new jokes on them. Better yet — ask someone who speaks the language for a joke to memorize — listen to the delivery of the joke, for the correct accent.

• Move and see

When we write information, it makes numerous parts of your brain work. The parts that process language, the parts that process visual input, and the parts that process motor coordination and muscle movements all get involved! Moving our bodies helps us learn a language better.

The Last Word

Learning a new language is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your brain wellness. A new language will build you business-wise, as well. Learn a new language to change your outlook and make yourself more valuable in the business world.

Of course, you can use AI and ML in your language-learning quest — but these brain hacks and tips will help you. Apart from these tips, there are many online dictionaries like ArthKhoj (https://arthkhoj.com) that can be a great source of learning a language. Hop on one of these sites, or apps. YouTube has many language-helps (like great pronunciation), as well. Keep learning!

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