The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Language Learners You're probably familiar with the title of Stephen Covey's popular personal development book. Perhaps you read it in English or in your own language. You might have seen video reviews or summaries of it - just like me - and if you take your personal productivity seriously, you ought to have been able to see how many of these habits you already have and which you still need to take up as an effective person. If you haven't heard about the 7 habits before, but you'd like to know, this YouTube video might trigger your interest. The purpose of me writing this is I thought about the seven habits and how they can be applied to language learning. As a teacher of English, learners often approach me to ask for the BEST advice on learning English. Many people want to be able to speak and write English fairly fluently quickly and without exerting a lot of effort. Not only do they set themselves unrealistic goals, t...