{"id":18092,"date":"2016-10-13T13:02:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T13:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=18092"},"modified":"2016-10-17T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T13:12:29","slug":"seven-stages-in-learning-a-second-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/seven-stages-in-learning-a-second-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Stages in Learning a Second Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Evie Kearney<\/p>\n<h5>1. Tell yourself it can\u2019t be that difficult<\/h5>\n<p>All those other countries in Europe seem to know their own language and also be fluent in English\u2026so how hard can it be<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/6U4jNDUtFkVOM\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/nickelodeon-spongebob-squarepants-6U4jNDUtFkVOM\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5>2. Realise it is that difficult<\/h5>\n<p>Grammar? Word order? What do you mean Google Translate isn\u2019t a reliable source?<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o85xCDIoSDylsKYi4\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/rhoa-tv-show-what-confused-3o85xCDIoSDylsKYi4\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h5>3. Struggle with basic sentences<\/h5>\n<p>Ich bin? Ich hei\u00dfe? Mein Name? WAS IST MEIN NAME?<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Kqjrk2YxM7MLS\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/the-simpsons-marge-simpson-reaction-Kqjrk2YxM7MLS\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5>4. Immediately forget everything the second you actually need to use it<\/h5>\n<p>So you\u2019re in the country, ready to take the lead among your friends and interpret all the street signs and menus, then suddenly you end up crossing the Italian border after ordering something that definitely wasn\u2019t nuggets.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/MEZKQMyr70Kfm\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/whoops-my-bad-its-not-fault-that-olivia-screams-really-loud-MEZKQMyr70Kfm\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h5>5. Lose all speaking capability around natives<\/h5>\n<p>You think you\u2019re good at the language you\u2019re studying? Think again. Around native speakers, you will be reduced to mumbling and a complete loss of vocabulary, while they spit out English words that you\u2019ve never even heard of.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/26tk0iLpMa2lzi8Te\" width=\"480\" height=\"368\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/season-6-the-simpsons-6x8-26tk0iLpMa2lzi8Te\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h5>6. Contemplate forgetting about the whole idea of a second language\u2026<\/h5>\n<p>Ask yourself if you really need to put yourself through this, I mean, everyone speaks English anyway, right? You didn\u2019t want to move abroad anyway. Nope. Not worth it.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/TgePDwgn5bkiY\" width=\"480\" height=\"264\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/funny-90s-friends-TgePDwgn5bkiY\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h5>7. \u2026but realise you <em>are<\/em> actually improving and be happy in that knowing a second language will open\u00a0so many doors for you.<\/h5>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/mv7Q7X9QWxPdS\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/jeff-winger-mv7Q7X9QWxPdS\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_18092\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"18092\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" 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