Hi Konomi, I hope you're doing well! I'm a native Persian speaker and certified professional teacher. I’d love to help you with your language learning. Let me know how I can assist! Best, Saadat

My motivation for learning a new language comes from my desire to communicate with people in that language. The more specific people I want to connect with, the stronger my motivation becomes (MAYBE "My motivation is stronger when I want to communicate with people who speak that specific language"). Currently, I am learning Persian, English, Arabic, and Turkish. I am learning Persian because I want to communicate with my Iranian friends and professors. I want to understand their thoughts and express my own opinions accurately. Although I’ve been studying Persian for 12 years, I’m still not fully satisfied with my skills. I often can’t completely understand what my professors say, as there are always a few words in their sentences that I don’t know… 🥹 In Japan, students start learning English in primary school. When I was a child, I had English classes once a week starting in the fourth grade. I was interested in English, so I joined private English classes after school as well. However, I didn’t have many opportunities to use English in my daily life, and eventually, learning English became just about getting good grades in school. Now, I’m learning English because I want to share the outcomes of my research with researchers around the world and connect with people globally. However, my old habit of focusing on test scores sometimes interferes with my motivation to truly learn the language. Even though I don’t have any English exams to take now, this habit still affects me… 🥹 Learning a language has no set end goal. As for Arabic and Turkish, I’m learning them for my research but I don’t have as much passion for them. Right now, it feels more like a duty than an interest, so I’m searching for something that can reignite my motivation to study them.