Thegoodlanguagelearnerthinksabouthowsheislearning.Shetriestofindoutwhatworksforherandwhatdoesn't.Ifshedoesn'tunderstandthepurposeofaparticularexercise,sheaskstheteacher.

　　Thegoodlanguagelearneriswillingtoexperimentandtakerisks.Forexample,shewilltryoutdifferentwaysoflearningvocabularyuntilshefindsthewaythatsuitsherbest.Sheisalsonotafraidofmakingmistakes,becausesheknowsthatthesewillhelpher.

　　Thegoodlanguagelearnerisrealistic.SheknowsthatitwilltaketimeandefforttobecomeproficientinEnglish,andthattherewillperiodswhereshedoesnotseemtobemakingmuchprogress.

　　Thegoodlanguagelearnerisindependent.ShedoesnotexpecttolearnEnglishjustbysittingintheclassroom,anddoesnotrelyontheteachertototallydirectherlearning.