As per Khaled the way you learn a Levantine Arabic language depends on the personality you possess.
In order to make the audience understand his approach, he gives examples of two types of people. The first type is those “introverts” who rely more on studying and exploring a Colloquial Levantine Arabic through textbooks and sources. However, these students may have the right teachers and essential material required, but they would still not manage to learn the language faster.
The second type is those “extroverts” who are more comfortable with and find it easier to learn a Colloquial Levantine Arabic by being more interactive and learning through communication and interaction.
Difference between Introverts and Extroverts
Introverts are those people who are most concerned about their own thoughts and feelings and when it comes to learning a language, they develop the same approach. These individuals are consistent students and can easily retain information through reading and understanding grammar rules. They are also efficient and determined however; the backdrop is that they spend too much time overthinking and are always worried about making mistakes. Due to this reason, they cannot speak or interact in the language until and unless they have mastered it. Thus, they would learn the Levantine Arabic but would struggle in being good speakers.
Extroverts, on the other hand, are influenced by their environment. They are more zealous and social thus making interaction with others is not an issue. Their learning style is based on talking and speaking with others and they look for different concrete experiences to learn the language instead of relying more on books and materials. Therefore, they would interact with natives of that language in restaurants, get-togethers, and in social gatherings. But what they lack is consistency when it comes to learning and practising Arabic. This is because they search for opportunities that take place infrequently rather than on a routine basis.
Key to Success lies in being an Extro-Introvert!
Therefore, the best learners of any language are those people who amalgamate these two qualities and can easily fall into both of these categories. Khaled presents the five qualities that Extra-introvert learners have in common:
- ⎫Consistency
- ⎫Efficiency
- ⎫Taking initiative
- ⎫Avoiding perfection
- ⎫Being social
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