I’ve been learning my TL for 1 year now, and wanted to share an update. I think I’m hovering between B1 and B2 (skill dependent) and I’m so pleased with my progress and I’m loving this journey. Language learning was always super difficult for me, but reaching my 30s something clicked…
Do feel free to share any of your updates, thoughts or advice 😊
Recent wins:
• I understood (and laughed) at a corny joke for the first time in my TL.
• I get complimented on my tone regularly, & someone said my voice is pretty in my TL 🥹 (yay)
• I recently understood a new accent in a few days of exposure to it
What’s surprised me:
• How emotional the journey is. Feeling crap one day, then over the moon the next.
• How conversational, playful, and imperfect my English is, which makes translation a nightmare.
• How much I retain and grow after taking breaks.
• How addictive it is
What’s worked for me so far:
• having guided lessons (both group & 1:1) has been super helpful for me. I personally need structure and support.
• drilling key words using spaced repetition to build my vocabulary
• Casual immersion (songs & social media)
• Talking to people with similar interests has catapulted my skills
• keeping up with this subreddit! So many helpful advice and tips. So much encouragement 😊
What I want to do more of:
• immersion through films, YouTube & podcasts.
• Immersion through books. I have them, but want to make more time to get stuck in them. I’ve read a few chapters and whenever I read, I can feel my brain expanding.
• although I love language learning, I struggle with reviewing and revising. For me, it’s not the fun part.
Goals for my second year:
• Get into a better routine with immersion tasks. Such as one film or one book a month.
• Get into a better routine with Anki. Aim to do 15 Anki words every day & update vocabulary weekly
• Be able to express more complex ideas
• Inject my personality into what I’m able to already say
• Improve my speaking skill
• Reach B2 (if possible, C1 in reading)
I’m going to my TL country for a month to immerse and I’m super nervous about the brain power required. I can’t imagine how much my skills will improve once I return.
How’s your journeys going? I’m
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