Pop singer Beyonce recently stated that she had created an alter-ego for herself, Sacha Fierce, to help her overcome shyness when it came to the sexy dances she usually performs in her videos and performances. This is a good idea to imitate when it comes to learning a second-language. Lozanov, for some the father of the accelerated learning movement, suggested that students created a new persona when learning a new language. For Lozanov, students should adopt a name and nationality related to the target language and as they learned vocabulary, create a story of sorts for this character. This will:
• disconnect any previous negative experience that the student might have had with the learning process.
• Prevent awkwardness when some examples could not be used for the student’s real life circumstances.
• Create affinity between the student and the culture of the target language.
• Motivate curiosity and self-study.
So bring your Sasha Fierce, or Pedro Perez, or Rosa Montoya or elipe Romero or Andrea Sarmiento to your Spanish practise and zest, imagination and fun to your learning.
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