FW: How to Be a Successful Language Learner?

"Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!" Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with this statement. For them, learning a language is a very difficult task. They need hundreds of hours of study and practice, and even this will no guarantee success for every adult language learner.
Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. Some people who are very intelligent and successful in their fields find it difficult to succeed in language learning. Conversely, some people who are successful language learners find it difficult to succeed in other fields.
Language teachers often offer advice to language learners: "Read as much as you can in the new language." "Practice speaking the language every day." "Live with people who speak the language." "Don't translate - try to think in the new language." "Learn as a child would learn; play with the language."
But what does a successful language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher; they discover their own way to learn the language, Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain, they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, Successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language; they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult, they can accept information what is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of very word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.
What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner, you have probably been learning independently, actively, and purposefully. On the other hand, if your language learning has been less than successful, you might do well to try some of the techniques outlined above.

Gideon and his army

Judge and hero of ancient Israel, whose deeds are described in the Old Testament Book of Judges.The book contains two versions of Gideon's story. In one account, he led his tribe of Manasseh in a victorious campaign against the Midianites, then fashioned an idolatrous image from the booty and led Israel into immorality. In another version, he replaced worship of the local deity, Baal, with that of Yahweh (the God of Israel), and the power of Yahweh enabled his tribe to destroy the Midianites.

Luck

The Cover

What's Luck Got to Do With It: Twelve Entrepreneurs Reveal the Secrets Behind Their Success (Ernst & Young)

Editorial Reviews
Book DescriptionJim McCann started with a flower shop on the side and ended up with 1-800-FLOWERS, the world's largest florist.
Joanna Lau transformed a money-losing $7-million company into a profitable, diversified business with $56 million in annual revenues.
Ted Waitt started Gateway 2000 on his family's cattle farm in Iowa and in less than ten years is running a billion-dollar company.
What do they know that you don't know?
What's Luck Got To Do With It? gives you an inside look at how renowned entrepreneurs turned ideas into breakthrough successes. The twelve men and women profiled are pacesetters in industries as diverse as retailing, high tech, manufacturing, flowers, and golf clubs. Each is a compelling personality with an unusual success story. Each provides candid accounts in his or her own words of what it took —how, when, where —to overcome the odds.
You'll read revealing stories about their ups and downs, turning points, key decisions, and wrong turns, as well as the part played by coincidence, serendipity, and just plain luck. You'll learn how they dared to be different—whether it's a new way to market computers or make yogurt, deliver high-tech solutions or sell flowers, merchandise microelectronics or counsel employees. You'll read about Ely Callaway, the epitome of the lifelong entrepreneur, who's succeeded in textiles, wine, and, most recently, golf clubs, and refuses to stop having "fun" working. He's come out of retirement twice to score against-the-odds successes each time. "It's a challenge and a lot of fun to develop a conviction about something you think you can do that everyone thinks you can't," says Callaway. "That's what makes it more fun."
For Pleasant T. Rowland, it was a determination to provide quality products for little girls that propelled her from ground zero to a quarter-billion-dollar business. "No one, especially an entrepreneur, should ever underestimate the importance of luck in a successful career. I believe that luck and strength go together. You must have the strength to wait for luck and when you get lucky, you must have the strength to follow through."
What do these twelve risk takers have in common besides their inspiring success stories? Carefully selected by a distinguished panel of judges, they have received the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the YearR® Award and were chosen as representatives of the more than 3,000 entrepreneurs who have received the award since its creation in 1986. What's Luck Got To Do With It? is a compelling, eye-opening look into how these twelve people captured a piece of the American Dream.
The Entrepreneurial Services practice of Ernst & Young is dedicated to owner-managed and middle-market businesses. It consults in the areas of finance, taxes, accounting, business planning, information systems, and international expansion.
"This powerful, fascinating book reveals a microcosm of our country —past, present, and future. These remarkable people are truly proactive visionaries who create concepts, not just problem solve." — Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of the bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
"These twelve stories are so important because they demonstrate what one person can achieve with a simple idea, an opportunity, and the uncommon passion that transforms inspiration into a winning enterprise." —Debbi Fields, founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies
Featuring the secrets behind the success of . . .

• Ely R. Callaway —Callaway Golf Company
• Steven J. Hamerslag —MTI Technology Corporation
• Gary Hirshberg —Stonyfield Farm
• Jim Koch — The Boston Beer Company
• Joanna Lau — LAU Technologies
• Jim McCann — 1-800-FLOWERS
• Fran Sussner Rodgers — Work/Family Directions
• Pleasant T. Rowland — Pleasant Company
• Richard M. Schulze— Best Buy Company, Inc.
• Jack Stack — Springfield ReManufacturing Corporation
• William Ungar — National Envelope Corporation
• Ted Waitt — Gateway 2000
  Gregory K. Ericksen is the firm's National Director of Entrepreneurial Services, and is chairman of the Entrepreneur of the YearR® Institute.

Product Details
Paperback: 231 pages
Publisher: Wiley (March 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 0471179981
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches

Sacred Bull

"Sacred Bull", I found this book in the library all by chance. It is one of the best books I like so much and it does help me much. Such like, let me know exactly what I am doing, what do I really want. It likes a guidebook for my life. Anyone who has chance to read it, just goes ahead. You'll find it a friend lifelong with its name "Sacred Bull: The Inner Obstacles That Hold You Back at Work and How to Overcome Them ". It's as interesting as its cover if you watch it over. The bull is in everyone's mind if only he is a human being.
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Editorial Reviews: The publisher, John Wiley & SonsA perceptive business consultant/psychotherapist provides superlative advice to help people in the work force look at unquestioned and self-destructive rules which prevent them from getting what they desire. Demonstrates how to develop a program of personal change in order to become more effective. Covers such topics as denial, perfectionism, fairness, being right and blame.
Product Details:
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (October 1994) Language: English ISBN: 0471598364 Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.8 x 9.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.35 pounds