Bruco wrote:Please share your ideas
Hi Bruco !
I think first you have to ask yourself the right questions!
What is your objective?
What do you want to obtain?
Why do you learn? (just because you like it, for profesionnal reasons, because you are asked to do so, to be able to read in that language, because you're in a relationship with someone of that language...)
I think it's very important to find an answer to these questions because you'll be able to be more clear in your motivations. It's important because the probability that you reach the fluency level in a language increases with your motivation.
Your motivation is like the fuel that makes the engine work. If you're not motivated enough, you might start to find excuses and procrastinate. If you want to be productive, you need to have good habits:
- Study at the same place
- It has to be clean (your desk has nothing else than your language books on it)
- Cut all kind of distraction sources (mobile phone, facebook, internet...). It's as if you were taking a plane, nobody can reach you.
It's important because your brain is not good at doing 2 things at the same time. Once you got distracted, it's very hard to go back to this same concentration state you just had.
If you study every day, I would suggest to have one day to rest during the week. Your brain needs time to assimilate new information.
Regarding the work time, there are many possibilities, but it really depends on you. You could do 15 minutes every day, which is 1 hour and a half per week for example.
Or maybe you could gather the learning time by doing 3 times one hour during the week for example. If you do that, you should have a short break (3-5min) every 20 minutes. Drink some water, get some fresh air...
Each method is different, and it's up to you to find your rythm, but unfortunately, that's not enough...
If you really want to improve your level, you have to create the opportunities to take action.
You can organize a meeting with some friends who speak the language you want to learn. If you don't know anybody to practice with, use apps like Tandem or Hello Talk to find a conversation partner.
You can alway listen to the radio, watch movies in ov, read newspaper...
Of course the best is to go in the country. Not only you can practice the language, but you also live with the culture of the country, so your motivation increases a lot. It's also a great way to step out of your comfort zone and kill that shyness in you.
Try to set goals to your learning: like 10 words per day , 3 study session per week...
Anyway, to resume: ask yourself the right question, be regular, and take action !
I hope that can help some people ^^ Good luck !