7 Bullet Points About Languages - Week 7
Hi everybody,
I hope your study of your language(s?) is still going strong!
Each week, I share 7 things that could be useful to your learning odyssey. I hope they can help you improve your journey, tickle your curiosity, and inspire you to keep exploring.
Let's dive right in!
One video: Best Language Learning Tips from Luca and Lindie — Luca Lampariello
In this Q&A answered by two of the most well-known polyglots, Luca and Lindie discussed many interesting topics. I especially liked the part about setting systems and not overwhelming yourself with too many languages at the same time. I've made that mistake often.
One article I read: 6 Learning Myths That Prevent You From Learning New Skills — by Erik Hamre
In this article, Erik lists and proves how wrong some myths we hold are. I held most of them in the past but got rid of them as I learned my languages. A great piece not just about languages, but about learning all kinds of skills.
One article I wrote: 8 Proverbs in 8 Languages To Help You Keep Learning a Language
I believe proverbs are one of the best ways to find energy. And these 8 ones, all somehow related to learning, are the best I've found. I hope they can inspire you and give you the energy they gave me.
One podcast episode: How To Learn Faster and Remember More - 7 Good Minutes with Clyde Lee Dennis
This short episode glides over all the important aspects to take into account when we choose to learn something. These tips apply not only to language-learning but also to any other learning endeavor you might want to try.
One tool to try: Google Group Tabs
If you're like me, you certainly often have too many tabs open at the same time. You open a webpage and click on a link, then another one, then another one. Before you know it, you've got so many tabs you can only see the page's logo. That's when grouping tabs can be useful. I often do this to keep all my open tabs related to Korean on the side while I'm on my group of tabs for writing.
One quote: "Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good." —Malcolm Gladwell
One challenge for the week ahead: Create a conversation on your own
Sometimes it's better to dive right in and talk to native speakers. Some others, it's better to take your time, in the comfort of your home, to create one out of thin air. This week, take a pen and write down a conversation you'd like to have in the language. Imagine your question and the interlocutor's answer, and the other way around. If need be, use platforms like Journaly or HiNative to get feedback on certain sentences.
For last week's challenge, I got some feedback on my Korean and English accents. I hadn't received strict feedback on my English for many years so I had high hopes to find something I could improve, but it seemed fine in the end. Thanks to getting a correction on my Korean pronunciation, I was able to correct the flow of my sentence, avoiding stopping in strange spots.
Let me know how it went for you by sending me a mail at barra.mathias(at)gmail.com
As always, thanks for reading!
Mathias Barra
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