It is quite common for most foreign language adult learners to decrease their enthusiasm after they have just begun a little bit. Don't they like the language any more ? No . They do like it but not like the hard core work itself . But everybody knows the true factor that one cannot grasp a skill without any persistent hard work . That is always contradictory .You know , excuses are easy to find. ” I have groups of kids to take care of ” , ” I am too tired to study Chinese once every week. ” ” My husband often laughs at my Chinese. ” ” Chinese is too difficult to learn.” etc.
Yes, it is easy to admire ,to like or to dream of , but it is really difficult to grasp a skill. That is why there are always so many beginners. Though , we cannot expect to get hold of the skill with just a short time, or we may look for shortcuts or learning methods as many as possible to reach our goal, we cannot avoid persistent hard work which is really depended on our strong motivations and personal nature. We should clarify this before our further study.