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IC S1L77 091820 Eclass101 Recordingscript PDF
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# 77
ENGLISHCLASS101.COM INNER CIRCLE S1 #77 1
INTRO
Chigusa: Welcome to a special Inner Circle Audio Lesson! I'm Chigusa, and I'll be your host. My co-host
today is the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com... Peter Galante!
Chigusa: and 2) How You Can Get Back on Track with Easier Goals & Routines
Peter: All so you can master your target language and reach your goals!
BODY
Chigusa: Listeners, welcome back to the Inner Circle.
Chigusa: ...why it happens, and Peter, the reason for that topic was…?
Chigusa: Yeah, because of the ongoing pandemic. It's a very timely topic...
Peter. And again, it’s a great example of how … life can get in the way of your goals sometimes.
Peter: ...And sometimes, you fail because you took on something you couldn't realistically do…
Chigusa: But the one thing you can control… is how you react to a failure.
Peter: Exactly. And how to get back on track. So, last time, I didn't set a goal, Chigusa. In fact, I didn't get
much language time in at all.
Chigusa: What about next month? Are you ready to get back to Hebrew?
Peter: Chigusa, now, I'm ready, and so the topic of today's Inner Circle is...
Chigusa: Peter, what would you do? You promised 5 minutes of Hebrew conversation for April. You
missed that goal.
Peter; Well, the golden rule is, you never set the same goal again. You scale down.
Chigusa: Why? If it's a goal you really want to hit… Why not try again?
Peter: Well, a few reasons. First, whether you fail because you didn't put in enough work, or it was
outside of your control…. in either case, the goal was too much for you to handle.
Chigusa: Right.
Peter: So, if it was too much last time, Chigusa, what do you think will happen this time?
Peter: I'm going to aim for 3 minutes. As it's been a few months now, I am out of practice. And it might
be hard to hit 5 minutes even if I wanted to.
Peter: Exactly, Chigusa. Second, it's important to reach a goal. You got to give yourself a chance to
succeed.
Chigusa: Right, if you go failing left and right, that's not good for confidence.
Chigusa: Yeah, usually when you notice yourself improving...or understanding words in a conversation,
then you want to improve even more.
Peter: Exactly. Between failing the 5-minute goal again or… say, reaching a 3-minute goal; I'd go for the 3-
minute goal. In either case, it’s going to be really hard to hit the 5 minutes. At least in one of these cases,
you hit A goal. I get my confidence back. I'm back on track. And I can hit 5 minutes a little further down
the road..
Chigusa: So, just for the record, your goal for next month is... 3 minutes?
Peter: Exactly. Also, my yearly goal tend to be 30 minutes of conversation. And, I’m going to lower that to
20 minutes.
Peter: I'm adjusting expectations. This is a key component to reaching a goal. Normally, I'd be at 10
minutes at this time of year, but you know….
Peter: So before the pandemic, I was learning with audio lessons on my commute, flashcards at lunch, I
had an online class, and I was listening to Alexa in the evening.
Peter: It was! But I won’t be doing all of that again. In fact, I haven’t been to the classes in a while..
Peter: Exactly. The easiest thing for me is to dive back into HebrewPod101 lessons. They're easy to do. I
just press play and listen. Normally, I'd listen while I commute two or three times a week. But since we're
working from home, I’ll be listening in the morning.
Peter: I’ll listen and shadow the conversation as much as possible. Later on in the day, I'll read the lesson
notes. I notice it helps to learn the same information in different ways.
Peter: ….And reading it in the afternoon. And it should help with trickier things like remembering specific
words and grammar. You can also try and write out the dialogue and example sentences for grammar
rules a bit later.
Chigusa: Why not do it all in one sitting? Like, set aside 30 minutes and do it all: Like, Listen, then read,
then write.
Peter: You can. But it works a bit like spaced repetition learning. If you give yourself some time to relax
and forget, reviewing what you learned sticks for longer… rather than doing it all in one shot.
Chigusa: I see. Kind of like how teachers recommend you study a bit for several days rather than
cramming the night before.
Peter: Exactly. So, I'll keep my routine light and do that. This is pretty much what I did back in March,
minus online classes, and using my Premium Plus teacher. Just HebrewPod101 lessons. I'll focus on the
basic conversations, so I can hit my 3-minute mark.
Chigusa: Part 2) How to Get Back on Track with Easier Goals & Routines
Peter: Listeners, the golden rule to getting back on track after failing a goal is…
Chigusa: One: if you failed it before, there's a good chance that the goal is too much for you.
Peter: And if that requires setting a super-easy goal that you will achieve\…
Peter: It’ll be better for your motivation than failing multiple times in a row.
Peter: So, for example, aim for the last goal that you've reached. Try it again.
Peter: You've stuck with the routine before, so you'll be able to do it again.
Chigusa: If you don't have a successful routine in place, then check out our February 2020 Inner Circle
episode.
Peter: You work with what you already have: your existing routines. So, if you already spend 10 minutes
on chores in the morning….
Chigusa: ...you can play a lesson and learn a bit of language then.
Peter: Or, if you take a walk in the evening, you can play a lesson then.
Chigusa: Once you have a routine, let's talk about learning material.
Peter: For example, as we mentioned, you can be doing chores and listening in.
Chigusa: We recommend multitasking because it's a lot easier to listen, and do what you usually do…
Chigusa: Now, if you can sit down and focus on a book, you should…
Peter: ...but in the context of getting back into a language learning routine…
Chigusa: ...or trying to learn for the first time, it's better to multitask and not overwhelm yourself.
Peter: Finally, the easiest possible thing you can do is, take advantage of our word of the day lessons.
Chigusa: These are daily emails that teach you one new word a day.
Peter: And the goal of these emails is to get you used to learning, and create a simple routine.
Chigusa: If you can stick with spending 1 quick minute learning a new word…
Peter: Then, you can grow to stick with almost any other routine.
Chigusa: Alright, Peter, so earlier you promised us 3 minutes for next month.
Peter: Yes, but I'm taking a step back and going for an easier goal.
Chigusa: And listeners, let us know what your small, measurable monthly goal is.
Peter: Email us at inner dot circle at innovative language dot com, and stay tuned for the next Inner
Circle.
OUTRO
Chigusa: Well, that's going to do it for this special Inner Circle lesson!