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tip number one determine your skill
level it's important to look across your
skills in the major language
competencies listening speaking writing
and reading by taking our level
assessment test you can review your
skills in each competency and see your
strengths and weaknesses keep in mind
it's normal to be better in some skills
than others Premium Plus users can take
our level assessment test and get
personalized recommendations and
learning pathways based on your results
once you've figured out which skills
need work it's time to take action no
matter which of your language skills
need to be improved make sure you choose
a method that's both effective and fun
to help maintain your regular learning
routine tip number two listening the
most effective way to build your
listening comprehension is by building a
strong vocabulary the more vocabulary to
understand the context and details of
the conversation songs in the target
language are a key listening tool that
will teach you common everyday
vocabulary by learning and memorizing
the lyrics you're building up your
vocabulary if you really want your
listening skills to take off listen to
our podcasts we have hundreds of hours
of audio lessons for you to listen to
before you know it you'll be able to
understand shows and movies tip number
three speaking add speaking elements to
your language routine try shadowing
podcasts repeating along while you
listen match the native speakers
pronunciation and intonation this is a
fantastic way to improve your fluency
and accuracy you can also find a partner
for conversation exchange a partner can
help correct your mistakes and teach you
more natural ways to phrase your ideas
tip number four writing an easy way to
start writing more often is by keeping a
one-sentence
Journal right one sentence in a journal
every day it doesn't take a lot of time
and is a great habit for beginners to
build a routine you have to be
consistent to make improvements ask
native speakers to correct your writing
to improve even faster you can submit
sentences and phrases to your teacher
using Premium Plus tip number five
reading reading is a skill you can
improve by yourself there's no need to
rush it doesn't matter if you read one
or 100 pages at a time what matters is
that you understand what you read write
down new words as you read them to
practice later if there's an audio
version read along with the narrator
it'll help you read at a slightly faster
speed than normal you can use the audio
that comes with each of our lessons
bonus tip never give up
where do your language skills currently
stand where do you want them to be how
do you get there whatever your goal is
make it clear and part of your life
you'll reach it if you stay focused and
positive and if you really want your
skills to take off make use of our tools
and resources technology meets technique
the 7 tested timeless ways to learn a
language what's the best way to learn a
language when you first started learning
the language you probably thought about
this there are a ton of study methods
but did they all work and are they worth
your time in today's episode you're
going to learn number one the 7 tested
learning techniques and number 2 the
technologies that you can use for each
one
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let's jump into today's topic technology
meets technique the seven tested
timeless ways to learn a language so for
each of the seven you get a learning
technique and the technology this
technology will help you learn how to
apply the technique these learning
methods and tools will help you get
fluent faster guaranteed all right
the first learning technique here is
having talking points and the technology
for it vocabulary lists so one big
problem most beginners have is you run
out of things to say your vocabulary is
limited you can't talk about your
interests and you can't last long in a
conversation and the solution talking
points or topics to talk about like
whether food or hobbies just imagine a
conversation you start with greetings
you move on to what you did over the
weekend weekend
that's one talking point you went to a
restaurant that's another talking point
you can explore if you know all the
words and phrases for these points you
can speak more of the language so how do
you build a list of talking points use
our free vocab lists our vocab lists
give you all of the relevant words and
phrases for specific topics sports
travel food hobbies holidays daily
routines if you want to talk about food
pull up the relevant vocab lists and
you'll quickly learn all the necessary
words phrases and questions now you can
use food as a talking point in a
conversation then you can jump over to
weather or sports the more talking
points you have the more you'll be able
to speak number two shadowing a powerful
way to speak more of the language the
technology here is the line by line
dialogue shadowing is simply repeating
what you hear you can apply this
technique with any resource that has
audio but if you're using our lessons
listen to a lesson dialogue read along
and try to read out loud and shadow the
native speaker this is a proven
technique that will seriously improve
your speaking and the line-by-line
dialogue tool makes it easy for you to
listen and shadow one line at a
I'm this way you're not overwhelmed by a
fast native level conversation okay
technique number three building your own
language profile the technology you'll
want for this is the word bank first
what's a language profile a language
profile is your personal list of words
and phrases that are relevant to you
what do I mean by that let's say you're
20 years old you'll want to talk about
school your life your goals your weekend
plans you'll want to learn slang and if
you're 40 you don't want to talk about
school right you may want to talk about
your kids
your work and vacations so a language
learning profile is a list of words and
phrases relevant to you your age where
you're from your culture your interests
and your passions if you're passionate
about baseball then your profile would
have a list of words and phrases about
the sport so how do you build a profile
if you're using our site use the word
bank this is your personal collection of
words when you come across new words or
phrases in our lessons or vocab lists
you can save them to the word Bank and
the result is you have a collection of
words and phrases that match your
interests and lifestyle your language
learning profile number four spaced
repetition learning a great way to learn
new words fast the technology that helps
you apply this method is flashcards but
first what spaced repetition learning
imagine you're sitting in front of a
teacher they're quizzing you on
vocabulary by showing you flashcards
with the word on the front and the
answer on the back if you don't know a
word you'll see it again today and
tomorrow
and again and again until you get it
right but if you get it right you'll see
it maybe in four days then seven days
then in 14 days that's how spaced
repetition works you review words over a
spaced amount of time so you never
forget them this is a powerful method
for memorizing new vocab and phrases but
you don't have to sort words and force
yourself to review it later dates that's
where the technology comes in the
flashcards if you're using our website
just head over to our space repetition
of flashcards to take advantage of this
learning method
the fifth technique focus on the high
frequency words or the most common words
first the technology the mm core word
lists a list of the mm must know words
and phrases so why is this technique
powerful well the fact is there are tons
of words out there that you don't need
to know if you're a beginner you need to
learn hello and how are you and not
random words like aardvark and cement
and with the mm core word list you get
2,000 carefully selected words and
phrases broken down by category and this
is more than enough for conversational
fluency you can learn the top 100 words
first then the top 200 300 and so on
until you know them all remember you can
use flashcards or the word bank to study
them number six
learning with timely relevant and
cultural lessons the technology the free
daily dose of language app for the
iPhone iPad and Android let's say today
is a holiday like Valentine's Day or
something seasonal like the start of
spring something everyone knows and
talks about can you talk about it in
your target language the truth is most
learners can't they're not getting
timely relevant lessons from their
textbooks or apps but with a daily dose
of language app you get timely lessons
holiday lessons and cultural lessons to
improve your language and if you can
talk to a native speaker about a holiday
or a cultural point you're making some
serious language progress
what makes this tool so powerful is that
it also keeps you on track with daily
reminders you can download our daily
dose of language app for free on the
site or search for it on the App Store
or Google Play
all right the 7th technique is getting
feedback from a native the technology
one-on-one learning with your Premium
Plus teacher so without a doubt getting
feedback and corrections is the best
language practice you can get if you
have a Premium Plus plan you can send
questions have casual exchanges or just
practice with your teacher
they'll send corrections and feedback so
that you're always improving your
teacher will also send you a
assignments and they'll hold you
accountable you can also record yourself
and your teacher will do a voice
analysis they'll tell you just how close
you are to a native speaker and how to
improve here are our top five review
tactics number one listen to examples
over and over again by listening closely
and often you start to pick up the
rhythm of a language as well as correct
pronunciation from a native speaker use
our line by line feature that lets you
both listen and read along use this tool
to practice as much as possible
number two use our voice recording tool
to master perfect pronunciation record
yourself and compare it against the
native speaker if you sound different
then repeat after the native speaker
until you're able to match them use our
voice recording feature which makes
recording super easy
number three master your recorded
conversations record conversations and
go over them again and again master
entire conversations and repeat them
line by line use any of the dialogues
available for download on our website
these come with transcripts of the
entire conversation number four use
mobile devices to reinforce previously
learned conversations constant review is
the best way to progress in your
language studies download the recorded
dialogue to your mobile device and
incorporate it into your music playlist
quick reviews throughout the day
effectively reinforce what you've
learned number five
read with line by line notes read along
with a native speaker to really master
pronunciation and natural intonation you
should start slow at first then slowly
increase your speed your pronunciation
will become more natural you will also
see that your ability to understand
fluent speakers will greatly increase 21
ways to break your routine and master a
language you're going to learn one the
importance of taking a break two how to
update your language learning routine
and 321
ways to break your learning routine if
you've ever felt like you're not making
any learning progress or are in a rut
then this is for you
it's time to break your routine you'll
find out how in just a second
21 ways to break your routine and master
a language so have you ever felt like
you were in a language learning rut you
have a routine going you're studying but
you're not really pushing the needle on
your progress so what should you do
let's jump into the first part part 1
the importance of taking a break so
before you quit learning languages
completely you should just take a day or
two off why well there's a good reason
why many cultures rest for one or two
days out of the week it's why we go on
vacations why we take days off we need
time to recharge our batteries because
language learning is work it's nonstop
dedication to one of many goals you have
in your life right you have other things
in mind bills relationships work school
vacations so first if you feel like
you're in a rut take a break for a day
or two do something else and let your
brain rest the next step
update your current language learning
routine part 2 how to update your
language learning routine what do I mean
by that I mean do something completely
different with your language learning do
something you enjoy and there are two
ways you can update your routine first
do something new within the specific
skill you're working on for example if
you like reading and want to continue
reading change the resource put down the
textbook and try a comic or our easy
extensive reading books on the website
the second way is to change it up
completely if you're focusing on grammar
stop that and switch over to something
else like practicing your listening with
audio lessons or podcasts the point here
is you break a routine you're tired of
and you do something else something you
enjoy but you're still learning the
language
the result is you don't burn out you
have something new to look forward to
and you're still taking action on your
language goal so right now you might be
thinking okay I want to break my routine
what else can I do
let's get into the third part 21 ways to
break your learning routine
key here is to do something new and fun
or at least something that's easy enough
so that you're not overwhelmed and for
that you need some new resources and
study tools so here are 21 examples but
if you have more approaches leave a
comment these are just suggestions and
you need to find out what works for you
okay if you're focusing on vocabulary
set small goals learn just five words a
day that's it
sign up for our free word of the day
emails you learn one new word a day
every day learn words and phrases with
our free vocabulary lists these cover
all kinds of topics seasons holidays and
common phrases use spaced repetition
flashcards to drill words or if you're
listening to music or watching a show or
a youtube video make it a goal to write
down five words you don't know for
grammar listen to our audio lessons with
every lesson conversation you'll learn
the grammar rules for the lines used in
the conversation it's a lot easier to
hear grammar in action than to read
about the rule look up example sentences
using that specific grammar rule again
it's better to learn from multiple
examples and see the rules in action get
a grammar workbook and drill through the
problems for speaking try and talk to
yourself say what you're doing out loud
read out loud you can do this with any
reading resource including our lessons
shadow which you hear if you've heard
this tactic before there's a good reason
why you're hearing about it again
because it works and if you're not doing
it you're missing out for listening this
is the easiest skill to practice just
watch a YouTube lesson you can also look
up songs and TV show clips listen to our
audio lessons on the site immerse
yourself download our dialogue tracks
that give you just the conversation in
the language and play them on repeat for
writing make it a goal to write one or
two sentences about your day or simply
copy out text from elsewhere whether our
lesson or a social media post you saw
you can also write down all the new
words you learn today finally for
reading it's a bit tough to find an
easier more fun routine but try these
read along as you listen to the audio
so you'll need a resource that gives you
text and audio the audio will make it
easier for you to follow along you can
easily do this with our audio lessons
try kids books or comics in your target
language try our extensive reading
practice books these are easy one line
of page books that are designed to get
you reading fast or find a book about a
topic you're interested in or a book you
read before in your native language then
try reading it in your target language
again the point is if you feel that
you're in a language learning rut the
best thing to do is take a break and
then do something new something easier
something that's fun
now what's fun is really up to you as a
person you just learned a whole bunch of
ways to learn but if you have more
approaches please leave a comment these
are just suggestions and you need to
find out what works for you here are the
top five shortcuts to learning a
language number one create a study
schedule and set some goals many
language learners are unorganized
creating a schedule allows you to free
up time to study consistently goals give
you motivation and something to strive
for
number two make it fun if you learn how
to make your study time enjoyable
chances are you'll be more inclined to
study watch a TV show with subtitles or
listen to some music number three find a
language partner this is the best way to
improve your conversation skills it will
help you gain fluency even faster and
increase confidence when speaking number
four use word lists to build up a solid
vocabulary this is a great way to build
up your fluency one word at a time
luckily we have all the word lists you
need with a range of topics from food to
love choose whichever language you want
to study and go number five don't be
afraid to make mistakes
nothing helps you improve more than
correcting your own errors you're more
likely to remember it correctly the next
time around everyone makes mistakes
don't be afraid to learn from them when
learning a new language we sometimes
have a hard time with things like
procrastination discouragement or
failure but don't panic with a good
strategy you'll be able to overcome
these difficulties are you ready to
discover the four habits of successful
learners number one optimise your time
when learning a language it's important
to dedicate time peer studies regularly
even if sometimes it's difficult you're
busy with school work family or friends
but you can spread out your learning
throughout the day study whenever you
have small gaps of time in your busy
schedule this can be when you're on the
Metro on your lunch break or while
you're exercising our podcast learning
format fits perfectly into your tight
schedule
number two consistency with your chosen
method there are a lot of options when
it comes to courses and learning
materials switching from one method to
another can confuse you and disrupt your
progress focusing on one learning method
will make a difference our method has
been created and optimized by real
teachers so you can stick to it with
confidence number three use your
language background many languages share
some commonalities you can find words
that look or sound similar or even share
the same grammar structure a little bit
of language background will give you an
edge while learning number four study
continuously people are excited when
they start learning a new language the
enthusiasm usually lasts until the first
roadblock this can lead to
discouragement and procrastination but
don't burn yourself out learning a
language is a marathon not a sprint
don't try to learn it all at once break
things down into more digestible chunks
learning step by step might feel slow
but it's an efficient way to learn a
language with patience motivation and
good resources you'll master the
language remember you can't learn a
language overnight but with motivation
and these daily lessons you'll be on the
road to fluency these are four methods
to help you think in a new language
number one surround yourself with your
target language this way you'll be
completely immersed in the language
without realizing it
you'll learn pronunciation sentence
structures grammar and new vocabulary
play music in the background while
you're cooking or have a radio station
on while you study just use one of our
endless podcasts available to you these
are easy to listen to in the background
while doing other things number two
learn through observation this is how we
all learned our native languages as kids
words will develop their own meanings
that relate better to your target
language rather than meanings that are
translated directly number three
speak out loud to yourself even if
you're a little embarrassed it forces
you to listen to how you speak it makes
it much easier to spot simple grammar
mistakes
number four practice daily if you
practice everything for only one day you
won't retain the information you learned
the brain can realistically only focus
for about 30 minutes so studying a
little every day allows you to absorb
better learning a language using PDF
lessons is convenient efficient and can
help you cut your studying time nearly
in half many people give up on their
dream of learning a second language
because traditional classroom
instruction is too much of a hassle
between getting to class studying on
someone else's schedule and just the
sheer expense of the books and tuition
traditional learning can be tough many
people simply give up online classes are
an option but sometimes limited data
plans can derail the dream of learning a
new language fortunately there is a
solution learning language using PDF
lesson notes let's take a closer look at
how studying language lessons in PDF
format can help you reach your dream in
about half the time of normal video or
audio lessons first print all lessons
and PDF tools and take them with you
anywhere
sometimes a tiny smartphone screen just
isn't adequate especial
when you're trying to learn something
new the great thing about PDF lessons is
that they can be quickly printed and
taken anywhere after you download them
in fact printing out lessons in PDF
format can actually save you time when
compared to going through the material
on a smartphone with a small screen even
with the extra printing time second
they're a great study tool to boost
retention and mastery studying video or
audio lessons online is a great way to
learn a language because students can
play and rewind sections as many times
as needed until the lesson is mastered
but when you review the same lessons
again in PDF format an incredible thing
happens your retention dramatically
improves thanks to time spaced
repetition seeing the information again
in written format helps reinforce the
information in your mind and improves
both retention and recall the benefits
of learning a language using PDF lessons
quickly add up to significant time
savings for you your data plan and your
dream of learning a new language third
all lessons in PDF format include
in-depth instructor notes we have
thousands of HD video and audio lessons
and each one includes a pdf version with
a line-by-line transcript so you can
read along with the lesson as it appears
online in addition to the line-by-line
transcript all lessons include in-depth
instructor notes with more information
sample sentences explanations and
translations the additional information
and notes help you learn faster and with
greater mastery than using the video or
audio lessons alone and when paired with
language learning video games video and
audio lessons or other study aids our
PDF lessons help you reach your dream of
learning a new language faster and
easier than many traditional classroom
settings fourth you can download the
world's largest online collection of
lessons by real instructors planning on
going on vacation and don't know if
you'll have reliable internet service if
you're learning through PDF lessons it's
not a problem
once you download lessons in PDF format
to your smartphone PC or favorite media
device they are yours to use and keep
forever
one
downloaded you can either print out or
access your lessons in PDF format
regardless of internet access when you
consistently learn through PDF lessons
the time savings and benefits quickly
compound from quicker access to faster
learning PDF lessons can potentially
reduce total study time required to
learn a concept our PDF lessons include
instructor notes and supplemental
resources that help you learn faster and
with less effort three reasons having a
native speaker partner can improve your
language fluency first knowing a native
speaker helps you better understand the
culture knowing a native speaker gets
you connected with the culture in ways
that no lessons or textbooks ever could
native speakers are better informed
about the latest slang expressions and
no interesting places to eat and hang
out having a friend or partner who is a
native speaker can dramatically improve
your understanding of the language in
addition to language you can learn about
cultural practices gestures and
relationships second having a native
speaker partner increases your exposure
to the language practice makes perfect
is a well-known expression that is
certainly true for language learning
when you have a friend romantic partner
or study buddy you speak to them through
text messages phone calls and basic
interaction these are all opportunities
for you to practice the language making
an effort to practice will help your
vocabulary quickly expand beyond simple
greetings flirtatious words and basic
comments to deeper more meaningful
conversations third a supportive partner
is the best study aid you can find we
all make mistakes
especially when trying to learn a new
language but if you have a supportive
partner they can gently point out your
mistakes and help you find better ways
to express yourself and if your native
speaker study partner is also your
romantic partner your motivation will
likely be even higher than someone who
does not have a romantic relationship
with a native speaker now let's look at
three ways our language learning program
helps you learn even faster if you have
a native speaker partner first all
resources and materials are available in
English and in your target language
studying with a partner is special
because it's an opportunity for both of
you to learn a new language that's why
every single lesson transcript
vocabulary lists and
resource on our website is available in
English and in your target language you
can learn from each other second lessons
are designed to help you understand and
engage with culture on our website our
focus is to help our students learn
practical vocabulary and phrases that
are actually used in everyday
conversation this means that from your
very first lesson you can start applying
what you learn immediately so if you
want to go out to a restaurant play
games or attend a social function with
your partner you'll have the vocabulary
and phrases necessary to have a great
time
third access to special resources
dedicated to romantic phrases if your
study partner is your romantic partner
we have resources to help you
communicate your feelings correctly our
language learning program has special
sections and tools to teach you love
words phrases and cultural insights of
course
please remember that simply being in a
relationship is no substitute for
studying communication is key to every
relationship whether romantic or not if
you fail to continue expanding your
vocabulary and you stop learning the
language on your own your relationships
may suffer or fizzle out three easy
methods for learning a language in your
car you can put them to use right away
with the help of our language learning
program first you can listen to fun
audio lessons by real teachers listening
to lessons while in the car allows you
to focus on the road as you listen and
learn in every one of our three to
15-minute lessons our teachers teach you
conversations new phrases and cultural
points audio is the only learning medium
that lets you learn and drive safely at
the same time so take advantage of all
our audio lessons available second you
can set your lessons on autoplay and go
hands-free our autoplay feature lets you
keep your hands on the wheel without
even reaching for your device just set
your lessons to autoplay one by one with
our innovative language 101 app and
never have to interrupt your focus on
driving to switch to a new lesson third
you can repeat out loud and speak from
your very first lesson you want to speak
a new language to write well you'll
start learning conversations minutes
into your lessons all you have to do is
listen and repeat out loud
our teachers take you step-by-step
through all of the words phrases
translations and grammar points you're
even prompted to speak out loud and
repeat the results you understand at all
and can speak your new language turn
your commute into language learning time
and have fun at the same time learning
doesn't have to be a big commitment like
signing up for a college class it can be
fun and easy in fact it's as easy as
pressing play our language learning
programs will do the work for you and
with the exposure you get while driving
on your daily commute you'll be speaking
and understanding real-life language
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