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Hello everybody
Many people are very busy and maybe do not have all the time they would like to learn a language.
To be fluent in a language, we need four language skills, sometimes called “language competencies”
•Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing
This is the way we learn our own language. We first start by listening (as a baby) and then we start to speak. Later, we will start to read and then write.
I think that as learners, we always have some skills more than others. We may find it easier to speak than listen, read rather than write.
In any case, we can practice all four skills together when we learn.
I worry about some people who spend many hours a week trying to learn and do not achieve the success they think they should. Normally, if we work hard at something and do a lot, we get a lot from it. For example, if we dig a garden for many hours, we get a lot of work done,
I don’t believe this works the same with language learning. Sometimes we work hard, get tired and learn nothing. This makes us frustrated and then we try harder and learn less still.
This is called a “vicious circle” in English. It means we carry on doing something again and again and achieve no more from it.
My idea is that we spend just 40 minutes per day to help us avoid
spending many hours a day,
My meaning is that we should not work hard for many hours when this is just tiring and we do not progress.
So, how do we do this 40 minutes a day?
My suggestion (I say suggestion, because you may have better ideas than me) is to start with listening.
• Listening
Find something to listen to such as a podcast, radio show or a listening exercise from classes if you have them.
Listen carefully for 5 minutes, stop, write down any important words then listen for another 5 minutes and also write down again any key (important) words.
•Reading
Read a short text, or part of a magazine or book that you find interesting. Read for 5 minutes without stopping and then read the same text again.
•Writing
Write for 5 minutes anything that you feel like. Describe what you have listened to, or what you have read. Write about anything you want to. Write, using nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, link words. Don’t worry about grammar so much. Try to get the meaning of what you want to write about. Think about the people reading it, what they may think. Read what you have written, and then see if you can find any mistakes that you did not see when you started.
Write for another 5 minutes and do the same again. Check all the text.
•Speaking
Now, read out aloud what you were reading before and what you have written about. This maybe will take 5 minutes.
Then just speak quietly to yourself about the things you have done for 35 minutes before. Like you are telling someone about the studying you have just done. Don’t be shy about it. This talking out loud will give you confidence to talk to others when you have the chance.
Finally, consider your 40 minutes not just as a study. Call it a “Daily diary of progress” that you can look back on like family photos.
Also, if you have the chance to record what you have said, then do so.
You will be surprised at your progress.
Finally, I want to say that of course, I am not saying only learn for 40 minutes all the time. Sometimes if some of you have homework or exams, then your teachers will expect that you study more. For those of us who do not go to language classes, it may be that if we are feeling energetic, we are interested in a good book, a radio show, TV show, podcast etc
then maybe we will take longer each day with our studying.
The most important thing is not to get too tired or frustrated and my idea is to help us avoid this situation.
“May you get all your wishes but one, so you always have something to strive for”
Best Wishes
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