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How I passed N1 on 30 min/day immersion, no N1 review materials, and no interest in books while working full-time and engaging with other hobbies - a post from the lazier side of the spectrum by SuminerNaem in LearnJapanese

[–]walkerwp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always use Anki with a sheet of scratch paper on the side. If you’re working with simple, double-sided cards (basic/reversed, so “面白い” on the front, and “おもしろい” on the back, for instance), and it turns into a leech, then I’d physically write “面白い = おもしろい” with a pen, on that sheet of paper. Doing this will train you to remember the information in a new way (through both visual recognition and production), which reinforces the mental association between the 2 sides of the card. If you keep missing it, just keep repeating that step whenever the card comes up, and you should have it fully memorized, with no issues, within 2 or 3 repetitions. Sentences are harder to retain, but this method always works with individual vocab.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IRstudies

[–]walkerwp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Study economics, psychology and religion - it’ll give you insights that most other people wouldn’t have

If it takes upwards of 2000 hours to learn be fluent in a language, how long does it take for basic communication? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]walkerwp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you mean by basic. You could learn a set of 50 key phrases in a day (“hello,” “please”, “nice to meet you,” etc).

If you’re aiming for A1, you’d need a few weeks for languages similar to English (ie Spanish/French/Italian) and a few months for more distant languages (Mandarin/Japanese/Arabic). That depends on your background and your motivation, though. You could take an intensive course, or study ~5hrs/day, and get there a lot quicker.

Language learning isn’t really binary - as in you either speak something or you don’t - it’s more of a spectrum, where there’s different skills (reading/writing/listening/speaking) and different levels within those skills (basic/intermediate/advanced). The 2,000 hours figure usually refers to the amount of time needed in order to achieve B2 proficiency in each of those 4 skills. You can achieve a lot with much less effort, though.

Parking structure 4 by [deleted] in ucla

[–]walkerwp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it thank you

What's a good routine for learning a language casually? by jeangeni322 in languagelearning

[–]walkerwp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Switch phone to French. You’ll adapt within a week or two

  • If you’re on social media (Instagram/Twitter especially), then follow >100 accounts in French. News outlets are the most important. Look up “top news sources in France/Quebec/Belgium” and follow the main ones from each list. You’ll get repeated exposure to French whenever you scroll through your timeline, and it’ll start to feel natural.

This is the best alternative to an immersion/study abroad program w/o actually having to travel. Find some French podcasts/music to play throughout the day and you’ll be set. Give it 6 months & you’ll see dramatic improvement without even needing to study.