The pros and cons of Language Immersion

Some attributes a successful immersion student needs are:

- being a self-driven learner

- being resilient when your marks may stop being straight-As (although, they don't drop as much as you expect them to - on average they only drop about a grade)

- be prepared to actually study

- be prepared to drop one co-curricular activity (trust us, you're going to need the extra time)

- you need to organise your time well (or learn to)

Some things that might mean you're not cut out for immersion:

- if you rely on others to help you learn

- if you're not prepared to work hard and put in those extra hours of study

- if you're just passing (or failing some things), since your grades will drop before they pick up a bit again, you will start failing most subjects

- if you like to complete assignments the night before

Pros:

- you become really confident with whatever language you are studying: it starts slow, but one day you can suddenly speak, write and understand the language so much better than you would have thought possible.

- you develop really great study habits which you can benefit from in the future

- the teachers really are out there to help you learn their language, and they are super supportive (and often funny!)

- it generally weeds out the really annoying people (harsh, but true)

Cons:

- pretty much just grades dropping at the beginning, although they do pick up again

Thanks for reading our article! We hope you enjoyed it, and learnt something from us. If you are considering taking an immersion program, take the leap! You won't regret it...

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If you have any questions or stories about your language immersion experiences, leave a comment below or contact us!

Sincerely,

e.c, m.v, m.e & a.l

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