From Beginner to Intermediate: an intense plan for advancing in language
I've studied Spanish at school for 3 years and now I'm at a low B1 level. I can actually understand pretty well while listening or reading but I can't communicate fluently.
This plan will include vocabulary build up, some grammar revision, a lot of listening, reading and writing. And could be used for the most languages, not only Spanish.
Plan
- Conjugate one verb in present, past and future tenses
- Make a list about 10 - 30 words long
- Create flashcards with them and start learning them (I use Quizlet for flashcards)
- Revise yesterday's set of flashcards
- Read an article or a few pages from a book
- Write a few sentences about anything in your target language
- Listen to one episode of podcast (at least one)
Once a week or every two weeks:
- Watch a movie in your target language, preferably animated movie as the language used there is easier. You can watch with subtitles
- Grammar exercises
- Translate some short text
- Write something longer, like an essay or report, on chosen topic
- Talk to yourself, to your friends, to your pets
- Text with someone
- Look at the transcription while listening to the podcast for second time
- Repeat what you hear (in podcast or movie)
- Check words you don't know from the listening and reading
- Read out loud
- Listen to music in your target language - you can even learn the text and sing along
- Watch YouTube in your target language
- Change your phone language to the one you're learning
- Think in you target language!!!
***This is very intense plan for self-learners, you don't have to do all of these things in the given time. Adjust it to your own pace. I'll try to stick to this, if I have enough time.***
