C1 in English by April 2020

[IronMike]

Congrats!

[TeoLanguages]

Congratulations!!

Any advice for those of us working towards C-levels in other languages?

Thanks!

My raft of advice consists of:
1. Immersing in the language as much as you can.
2. Reviewing is just as crucial learning new vocab/grammar structures
3. Work consistently on all the 4 skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) since they reinforce each other.

Mine has been a long journey and I experienced as many ups as downs but never lose your cool and don't get worked up about the bumps you can encounter on the road. In the case in point, having a clear goal (passing the exam) made a HUGE difference and literally allowed me to scale up my efforts.

Another tip I could give is to feed from any possible source you can find both on the net and in the real world (free online courses, series and movies, books, articles, specialised websites).

In my case I needed a tutor to step up the game just as a personal training would do if you were focused on losing weight or toning up.

Last but not the least, if and only if you want to sit a language exam, WORK MUCH ON THE EXAM FORMAT because it's paramount.

Just my take on the issue