How to Make Language Learning Enjoyable: Tips from Top Linguists and Language Learners

Make language learning an enjoyable experience with practical tips to avoid frustration

Kai Wenzel
5 min readFeb 19, 2023
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Learning a new language is an exciting and challenging experience. Whether you are learning a language for work, travel, or personal enrichment, it can be a difficult and frustrating process at times. But with the right mindset and approach, language learning can also be incredibly enjoyable and rewarding.

In this article, we’ll share some tips from top linguists and language learners on how to make the language-learning process as enjoyable as possible. From setting goals to finding fun and engaging ways to practice, we’ll cover everything you need to know to make your language learning journey a success.

Set Realistic Goals

One of the keys to making language learning enjoyable is to set realistic goals. While it’s important to have high aspirations, it’s equally important to recognize that learning a language is a long-term process that requires patience, perseverance, and dedication.

When setting your language learning goals, consider the following:

  • What level of proficiency do you hope to achieve?

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Kai Wenzel
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What are your thoughts?

Being bilingual, I thought learning a third language wouldn't be all that hard. Boy, was I wrong.
Your advice is so useful, especially where you say to embrace mistakes. I was so ashamed to speak the language when I first started studying it, but, as…

it’s important to embrace these mistakes as opportunities for learning and growth.

I love this mindset. I so often panic when it comes to communicating with real-life humans in another language and I need to get over this worry. No need to be perfect!