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Learning a Language

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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Learning a Language

what you can do to learn more effectively?

It's pretty simple!

Get motivated!

Determine your Why?

job, travel, love?

Set up a DEADLINE

to achieve a level or master some thematic range
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Learning and remembering are not effortless. You need to practice and work for it.

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Mastering a topic

takes time, allow for it
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To learn vocabulary

  • get to know the context use
  • read the words
  • recall them from memory
  • repeat those above until you remember

Test yourself

do the recall in increasingly growing time intervals

READ!

in the foreign language

seriously, exposing yourself to a lot of text increases your natural feel of the language

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Grammar

isn't your enemy
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it allows you to be precise

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Do a lot of grammar exercises

(yes, simply do exercises)
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And read!

read anything you like
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Write

it's the best way to practice what you learn

Occasionally

use a hard-copy dictionary
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Touching and flipping pages

produces tactile memories of the words you look up
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Watch

movies or TV shows in the target language

It provides the meaningful context and responds to your interests

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Teach others to learn

You only know something if you can teach it to others

TECHNOLOGY

Help yourself with

Spaced Repetitions

software will help your with recall
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Concentration

issue?

Pomodoro

Use
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Reward yourself

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Relax

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Sleeeeep!

at least 7 hours a day
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Start Learning!