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Live in another country, and in an environment where English wasn't an option 80%+ of the time. But when there (here) structured learning in the form of a few
by zhte415 10y ago
Live in another country, and in an environment where English wasn't an option 80%+ of the time.
But when there (here) structured learning in the form of a few books to round-off vocabulary/grammar and a few lessons mainly to track progress and give feedback helped hugely in going from basic to intermediary. Pleco dictionary and flashcards for 1-2 hours per day also very useful.
- cageface 10y agoThis is the only method that has worked for me. There is no substitute for talking to native speakers every day.
- auvrw 10y agoalso, class + studying while immersed. it's helpful to do both. and watching tv or listening to the radio .. .. so essentially i'm saying "do everything you can think of, especially living in an immersive environment" b/c that's what i did for a couple years .. and i'm still not exactly fluent. of course the experience of living in a different social mileu is awesome for reasons connected but not equivalent to language fluency, like broadening cultural perspectives.