Dear Listener,

For every problem, there is a solution. For every question, there is an answer. For the purposes of learning a 2nd language, we want to look through to the other side of our challenges in order to engage in pragmatic, non-dramatic identification of viable solutions that help us move steadily towards our objectives. 

In this podcast we are going to take a look at the Law of Polarity (The Law of Opposites), and discover how it can help us solve some of our more intractable language learning problems. Some of these may be of the "existential" variety to the point that if left unresolved, they may force us to abandon our learning project altogether.

Here are just a few of the more common and pernicious ones:

"I'm too old."

"I've never learned a foreign language before."

"I have nobody to practice with. I have no opportunities to practice."

"I don't have time to practice everyday, to be consistent enough with my homework assignments, etc"

We'll also listen to my story as I explain how I learned Spanish for the first time at the age of 15, the particular obstacles in my way, and how I overcame them to become fluent. The same approach I then used to learn French 20 years later.

You never know, the next 15 minutes may very well hold the key you've been looking for.  

Email me with your comments and your own stories. I look forward to hearing from you!

Yours in learning,

Norman