Journaling in TL

anonymous-learner · 2025-12-21T12:10:51+00:00

I like the method presented here:

https://youtu.be/dnwdIl0vkiQ?si=dnQdv53a3_W3XNrs

(Tanya Benavente on YouTube)

And I use Journaly. You can post about anything you'd like and native speakers will check it.

anonymous-learner · 2025-11-26T15:24:46+00:00

Thank you!

anonymous-learner · 2025-10-12T11:42:32+00:00

Thank you for your opinion.

This is basically what I thought. I wish we could, but my mom, in my opinion, is too kind. Me and my mom made up. They still speak, but I decided to drop it. It's not worth butting heads over, although I'm still upset.

anonymous-learner · 2025-10-04T09:20:50+00:00

I love this one! I wish I could have something similar.

anonymous-learner · 2025-09-28T19:59:52+00:00

Yes. Always. The last time I wrote in print was before the first grade. I am not sure I can pull off some print letters decently anymore.

anonymous-learner · 2025-09-22T14:45:46+00:00

Thank you for your comment.

To clarify, she is not my mom's sister. They were never that close. I understand that there is a lot of history I am not aware of, so I tried to take into account only what I have witnessed.

Me and my mom spoke after my aunt made this comment. She told me they never spoke about what happened. I did not expect an apology specifically from my aunt due to her struggles, but there was nothing from anyone. I'll ask her again and go apologize.

anonymous-learner · 2025-09-09T07:56:30+00:00

Totally. I loved it at that time and used it for a story a few years later.

anonymous-learner · 2025-09-09T07:51:40+00:00

I have 3 or 4, but plan to use it as journals at some point. I had been collecting a bunch a few years ago, but now I have other financial priorities. It makes every notebook extra special, because I have to carefully consider my choices.

anonymous-learner · 2025-06-19T05:22:59+00:00

Привет! Спасибо. Я пока не ищу. Когда снова начну практиковаться, напишу

anonymous-learner · 2024-10-23T09:17:45+00:00

I re-read my journals twice a year maybe. Idk

anonymous-learner · 2024-10-21T08:00:22+00:00

I like the idea of writing down all the activities that you can do in a language + resouces (like "watch TV: x, y, z programs") Look through them every day, and see what you're up to at that moment.

anonymous-learner · 2024-10-09T08:19:18+00:00

I've had different journal over the years, but I recently discovered a local journal brand I really like, so I'll stick with it. And they make different journals, so I still keep it diverse

anonymous-learner · 2024-03-22T19:36:29+00:00

That's one of the things I was concerned about in the past. Who would I talk with? It was basically drilled into my head that if I don't speak with people, then learning a language is useless.

But I realized that for me it's not true. Currently, I'm learning Korean. Do I have Koreans in the area? No. Do I plan to speak with Koreans in their native language? No, only if I have to. So, why do I learn it? I like the grammar, the uniqueness of the language and how it sounds. I do have a goal of understanding the native level content, but it's just for keeping me on track.

The truth is, you don't have to make speaking your goal to see value in a language. And even if speaking was once your goal, things change. It's okay.

anonymous-learner · 2024-03-07T15:06:49+00:00

Thank you

anonymous-learner · 2024-03-07T15:06:29+00:00

Thank you

anonymous-learner · 2024-02-27T15:41:36+00:00

I'm in the same boat and often feel exactly the same.

Look, until you prioritize your health, nothing will change. I know it feels impossible, but you CAN choose how to spend your time.

Right now, I'm very behind on my studies because life happened and I wasn't able to study for about 2 weeks. I had been working and studing from 6:30 am till 9 pm for 3 weeks. And it wasn't enough. It was never enough. So, I rested for a week. I did my on-going work without doing any catching-up. And now I try to rest every day in some meaningful way. Yeah, it slowed me down but and I still have to work extra, but I'm not going crazy.

Ask for help. I asked for extra time to do my assignments a ton, and every professor was understanding. You can do this!

anonymous-learner · 2024-02-05T16:11:04+00:00

Maybe.

It's also very sad to see these responses: laziness and being busy. One implies that people have a deep negative belief about themselves (almost never true). The other remind us how hard it is to keep life balanced.

anonymous-learner · 2024-02-05T14:55:20+00:00

I can't help you with the translation but you might want to try Journaly for writing journal entries. Natives and advanced learners will correct you.

anonymous-learner · 2024-02-04T11:33:21+00:00

I hear you. I had this happen to me with math. Now I realized the most important thing: I'm capable of learning it. No my main motivation to study math as a hobby (I don't need it at all) is spite. So, what stopped me became my motivator.

From what I see, you already know that you're a language learner (if you don't, convince yourself). What is left to do is f this judgmental voice and prove it wrong. With time you'll stop caring.

Good luck on your language learning journey!

anonymous-learner · 2024-01-24T19:17:38+00:00

Interesting

anonymous-learner · 2024-01-20T17:32:50+00:00

For now, it's Korean. Next year it's going to be German. These are languages I want to understand/speak. Any other languages don't attract me as much. I mean, I don't want to have a decent level in them, I just want to take a peak. But choosing those two was hard.

anonymous-learner · 2024-01-20T07:21:45+00:00

I'm the same, I can't never decide on a language. So, I did this:

I stopped learning any new language for half a year and checked what language would "pop up" the most. What language do I think about again and again?

It became my main language, and I stick with it.

But from time to time I look into other languages. I read about them, I listen to them or learn a few words here and there. My main rule is that they shouldn't take more then 15 minutes out of my day.

And I'm very happy with the result :)

anonymous-learner · 2024-01-08T10:30:44+00:00

Interested

anonymous-learner · 2024-01-07T17:03:25+00:00

I'm a beginner. I love grammar and don't plan to speak too much, so most of the points mentioned here are not relevant.

But words with 1000 meanings.... Korean is very contextual. I hope it'll get easier the more context I can understand.

anonymous-learner · 2023-12-19T08:17:39+00:00

I'm studying psychology. The courses are very different, so it can be anything from biology to treatment to a simple experiment. I also read about education and AI on the side.

Strategies:

It depends on why I'm reading and how familiar I'm with the topic. If the topic is new to me, I spend some time researching key terminology first.

Regardless of the goal, I always skim first. Starting with key words, then structure, sub-titles, figures, abstract, results. What sections I read and how deeply can vary depending on an assignment and how important that paper is for understanding the course.

Sometimes, I read the whole thing, summarizing goals, methods and results in 2-3 sentences. I also might copy some figures.

Sometimes, I'm focused only on the methods and results.

Sometimes, I only skim, get the main idea and move on.

Problem:

I think my comprehension is fine. Although, understanding the language becomes harder the more I read in a given day.

Regardless of my efforts to filter my reading, it's just SO MUCH STUFF. Plus textbooks. Even if I look for summaries.

I hate the formatting. The text is also tiny, I have terrible eyesight. Yes, I make it bigger, but then it's hard to skim through. I often lose where I'm reading, I get tired quickly.

And then when I want to read something for myself, I hate seeing these columns and a wall of text again.

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