Learning is a skill and it can be improved. Everyone has the opportunity to develop their memory and learning ability. Identifying your own learning style and the methods that work for you is key. The more you use your brain the better it works.

Social and emotional learning can help you develop the understanding, strategies and skills that support a positive sense of self, in relation to the learning process: how to not only receive the knowledge and process it, but also use it in a meaningful manner in your day to day life.

It is common that when you feel stuck in their learning process there are underlying fears and blockages that are stopping you from enjoying the process and making it more difficult to learn. Particularly in relation to learning a new language, when you have to learn the basics of communication. You may feel frustration, disempowerment, hopelessness and feelings of vulnerability and fear can arise.

It is important to become aware of those mental, emotional and psychological blockages that may be interfering with the learning process, so all the attention can be focused on the actual learning as such rather than fighting with fears, lack of self-confidence, old patterns that come from childhood and so on.

What can be achieved through this workshop:

• Identifying and recognising emotions and thoughts that are limiting your capacity to learn
• Acknowledging personal interests and strengths, maintaining a well-grounded sense of self-confidence
• Identifying what is your best sensory channel to learn language skills
• Developing self-management skills such as regulating emotions to handle stress, control impulses, and motivating yourself to persevere in overcoming obstacles, setting and monitoring progress toward the achievement of personal and academic goals.

Who can benefit:

People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds who are studying English and feel like their blockages are making it difficult for them to learn and functionally use English in their everyday life.