Mara Lerner

3 Tips To Overcome the Intermediate Language Plateau

New Year, New Language Summit 2023

Intermediate: Getting Past the Plateaus

The second edition tackled why progress stalls after the beginner phase and how to push through it with motivation and the right techniques.

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About this session

Feeling stuck in your language learning? Mara Lerner shares 3 practical tips to break through the intermediate plateau and start making progress again.

Key takeaways

  • The intermediate plateau is a common phase where learners feel stuck, often due to worrying about what they don't know.
  • This feeling of not progressing can be a mental bias, as increased overall knowledge makes new daily learning feel less impactful.
  • The speaker, Mara Lerner, brings personal experience, having navigated language learning challenges like disliking classroom settings.
  • Practical strategies exist to help you get unstuck and resume making progress in your language learning journey.

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