Hello everyone! I’m learning German and I’m trying to make sure my language learning habits are the best they can be. I was using Duolingo and Busuu, but that was taking a lot of time away from immersion/fun and what I learned in one app I often learned in the other, so it felt redundant. So now I just use Busuu for grammar learning.

Any new German words I come across I then enter into Anki for memorization, which I practice once or twice a day.

After these two activities, I try to fill my day as much as possible with German media; this includes German podcasts, music, games translated into German, and YouTube videos.

I want to know… Is this an effective method? I’m always a bit of a perfectionist, so I’m looking for feedback or constructive criticism. Alternatively, you could just share your own language learning methods!

I’d also love to know if there are any great instances for people learning languages! I tried looking, but none of them seemed active :(

  • Whar@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I started learning Korean as a hobby during the lockdown. I was able to get a TOPIK 2 but the jump from lower-intermediate to medium-upper intermediate is rough with adult (😅) life coming in the way.

    Still, I’m doing it just because I enjoy watching K-Shows and found that Korean was fun to learn!

    Plus, you never stop learning a language and even if I already achieved a C1 in English, I’m still discovering new words and grammar forms every day.

    PS: I’d like to be informed if a language-learning community is created or discovered!

    • marin♡ @beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’d also love to join a language learning community! I’m also currently studying Korean (for around 3 months now) but I haven’t made significant progress regarding vocabulary and grammar :c

      May I know which resources helped you with getting to TOPIK 2 level? I’ve only been consuming basic TTMIK content and a bunch of Kdramas

    • neamhsplach@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yesss Korean!! Lots of my favourite Youtubers are Korean and looking at the titles of their videos made me take up learning Hangeul. I only know a few key words from Duolingo, I’ve found it is getting much harder the more I progress and it certainly needs more of a time commitment now as opposed to spending two minutes on Duolingo every day.

      Would also love to see a community spring up here!!