The Cult of Learning 7: Visualizing Yourself in English

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what they are passionate about/

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Mike and Leo discuss "visualization" and how it can help you become a better language learner. Visualization or "mental imagery" is  is commonly used by many top performers, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Phelps, and athletes when preparing themselves for a competition, a race, or a match.

How does this apply to learning a language? Mike and Leo talk about:

• how important the mind is in language performance
• famous athletes who use this technique 
• how we visualize all the time even if we don't do it on purpose
• why it's important to have realistic goals in your language learning
• strategies you can use to visualize your "future L2 self"

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