become a reality

Ga was very aware of the wrong and the right approaches because she has tried both and
she knows now

Ga: Before I didn’t try out difficult tasks. But now, I force myself. It is not possible
to go on with my simple sentences. I have to make the effort. Little things don’t satisfy
me anymore.

S knows that there are different approaches but he is still looking for the one that is most
suitable for him

S: There are infinite ways to Ieam a language, the key is to know which is the
best for me

E knows what would work for her but she has not tried it yet

E: I am aware of what I need but I haven’t tried to cope with it yet

A knows what does not work for him but at the same time, he does not know what will
work for him.

A: Some materials make me bored because they just repeat what I already know.

I waste my energy repeating the same things.. .My objectives are very general....

I know my problems but I don’t know how to cope with them... .1 need guidance.

g) Self-evaluation and the identification of barriers

In the case of Ge, he defined his problem using a metaphor:

Ge: “I don’t know” means I don’t know how to use what I know. I know
the recipe for the cake but I haven’t made it.

And then he elaborates on it:

Ge: I feel that I learn, vocabulary and other things, but I can’t express
myself. When I am on my own, I think in English, I speak in English, but with
someone, I can’t. My mind goes blank

His explanation also includes his awareness about the cause of his problems:

Ge: I can’t speak. It isn’t easy. Sometimes I believe that I can but at the very
moment I want to speak I get stuck. My own worries make me get stuck.

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