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Na 8 mbealach is fearr chun fail reidh leis an imní ceangailte le theanga nua a thriail 

Mar shampla: Teanga nua a fhoghlaim 

1. Molaim duit féin as an rud nua seo a thriail. Tógann sé misneach rud éigin nua a thriail, go háirithe nuair a bhíonn go leor rudaí i do sceideal. 

2. Tá sé ceart go leor gan grá a thabhairt dó láithreach. Tabhair sos duit féin. Dá mhéad an cuar foghlama, is ea is luachmhaire a bheidh sé nuair a fhaigheann tú greim air ar deireadh. 

3. Cuimhnigh nach bhfuil aon duine ag tabhairt aird duit: CLEACHTAS, CLEACHTAS, CLEACHTAS, is é sin an bealach is fearr chun feabhas a chur ar rud éigin. Ná bí neirbhíseach, go háirithe má tá cónaí ort i dteach le daoine eile nó má tá tú thart ar dhaoine eile. Níl aon duine ag tabhairt aird duit. Tá sé seo fút féin agus faoi do fiosracht chun an rud nua seo a thriail. 

4. Bíodh aigne oscailte agat. Tá claonadh againn dul i ngleic le rudaí nua le ceann amháin den dá mheon sin. Ag iarraidh é a mháistir, nó ag iarraidh é a fhoghlaim. Bata leis an dara rogha. Nuair a roghnaíonn tú an dara rogha, tosaíonn tú ag spraoi nuair a dhéanann tú botúin, tuigeann tú go bhfuil na botúin gnáth agus bíonn siad ar bís féachaint cad a tharlóidh ina dhiaidh sin. Má théann tú isteach ag iarraidh a bheith ina mháistir, beidh tú faoi bhrú agus is dócha go n-éireoidh tú as. Ní hionann sin is a rá gur faoin turas atá sé ar fad – tá sé tábhachtach fós sprioc deiridh a bheith agat, nó seicphointe chun monatóireacht a dhéanamh ar dhul chun cinn. 

5. Ullmhaigh sula dtosaíonn tú: Faigh do shocrú réidh. Socraigh fillteán Google Drive dar teideal “OLS Irish” agus cuir an t-ábhar ábhartha ar fad isteach san fhillteán. 

6. Tóg go bog é: Faigh eolas ar na bunghnéithe. Conas tá tú? Cad is ainm duit? Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí? Déan iad a chleachtadh arís agus arís eile, go dtí go mbraitheann tú compordach, ansin bog ar aghaidh chuig an gcéad chéim eile. 

7. Cuir i gcuimhne duit féin go bhfuil sé ceart go leor botún a dhéanamh, nuair a dhéanann tú iarracht arís. Tá fíor-theip ag déanamh praiseach de rud éigin agus ag diúltú triail a bhaint as arís. Chomh fada agus a leanann tú ag cleachtadh, beidh tú ceart go leor. 

8. Dírigh ar an méid is féidir leat a rialú. Nuair a bhíonn faitíos orainn, is féidir linn teacht suas le cásanna “Cad a dhéanfaidh Má”. Tá tú neirbhíseach faoi rud éigin nua a thosú mar go bhfuil tú ag léiriú cad a d'fhéadfadh dul mícheart. Nuair a tharlaíonn sé seo, sos agus cuir i gcuimhne duit féin cad is féidir leat a rialú sa chás. Nuair a bheidh sé sin déanta agat, má thagann eagla as do smacht * sos * agus cuir i gcuimhne duit féin go bhfuil sé as do smacht. 

1. Applaud yourself for trying this new thing. It takes courage to try something new, especially when you have a lot of things in your schedule.  

2. Remember that it is ok to not love it straight away. Give yourself a break. The bigger the learning curve, the more rewarding it is when you finally get a grasp on it.  

3. Remember that no one is paying attention to you: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, that is the best way to get better at something. Do not be nervous about messing up, especially if you live in a house with others or are around other people. No one is paying attention to you. This is about you and your curiosity to try this new thing.  

4. Have an open mind. We tend to approach new things with one of these two mindsets. Wanting to master it, or wanting to learn it. Stick with the second option. When you choose the second option, you start to have fun when you make mistakes, you realise that mistakes are normal and are excited to see what will happen next. If you go in wanting to be a master, you will be under pressure and will most likely give up. This is not to say that it is all about the journey – it is still important to have an end goal, or a checkpoint to monitor progress.  

5. Prepare before you start: Get your set up ready. Set up a Google Drive folder labelled “OLS Irish” and put all relevant material into the folder.  

6. Start small: Get familiar with the basics. How are you? What is your name? Where do you live? Practice them over and over again, until you feel comfortable, then move onto the next phase.  

7. Remind yourself that it is ok to mess up and fail, once you try again. True failure is messing something up and refusing to try it again. As long as you continue to practice, you will be ok.  

8. Focus on what you can control. When we are scared, we can come up with “What If” situations. You are nervous about starting something new because you are picturing what could go wrong. When this happens, pause and remind yourself what you can control in the situation. Once you have figured that out, if a fear out of your control pops up *pause* and remind yourself that it is out of your control.