@Lisa May is the Founder of EmpowerEd! Super cool! She is learning Spanish!! YAYY!!! Glad to have you here Lisa :) Make a post introducing yourself @Eb H is always glad for the opportunity to learn and increase wisdom, which is wonderful!!! Glad to have you here man! Introduce yourself to the community with a post :) @Gabriel Lafond is from Quebec and he is wanting to learn English! Wonderful man!! There are lots of other cool language learners here that are also trying to acquire English. Introduce yourself! @Eugene Globe III is just some dude learning Spanish 😁 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞: The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. — William Arthur Ward I honestly think this is a VERY powerful quote especially for teachers and for students finding the right teachers. 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞: The most important thing when learning a language in the beginning is Exposure and immersion BUT if you don't have a notebook or a doc in which you can write that word or sentence down then it will leave ALSO there was a study done where they looked at memory and language acquisition and found out that languages learned without context get forgotten after hours SO learn words in phrases with context :) Exposure is HUGE! Immerse yourself in the language as much as possible and then connect that to a notebook and some form of instant output Wishing you all the best 🙌🏻❤️ Please share your takeaways and some little thoughts that you have.

Hey Folks! Wah Da Ming Zuh-Ja-owe PIE Swaay Ku (My name is Patrick)

Lets welcome some new Villagers!!!!! @Patrick Taylor Is a new super cool guy that is already a scout (lvl 2) And he is learning Chinese!! WELCOME MAN!! @LeBron Coggins Is wishing to be great! AND I am wondering if he also plays basketballl..... that would be cool.. He is learning Spanish! WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY MAN!!! @Nancy Sousa Is a genius when it comes to herbal blendsss!! Soooo coool!! She is learning Portugueseee!!! @Shubham Borad t(werks) for Goose With a silent T lmao he is learning German and Spanish!! AND HE IS ALSO a scout now (lvl 2) and Almost a warrior SO GLAD TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE!!!! You can start by doing the 5 day Quest HERE!!

I am not currently learning Mandarin Chinese, but that language is the one that frequently pops up in my head when asked.. "What language would you like to learn?" 😁 I think the sound/pronunciation of the language is beautiful.. and the mouth movements/positioning is quite different from English. My favorite food from the Chinese culture, a lot things that are on the menu! As for that final, optional question.. I am an ESL Tutor online, freelance web application developer and digital marketer (of my own products, services currently). I'm glad to be here! -- Patrick

Learning a language isn't about choosing between discipline or enjoyment. You need both. : There are moments when focused effort matters. Repetition, clear goals, and pushing a little harder help build automaticity. But intensity alone doesn't last. There are also long stretches where enjoyment does the real work. Reading, listening, exploring topics you care about. That's what keeps you coming back day after day. What helps you more right now: focus or enjoyment?