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Improved my German considerably. Can definitely deal with any situation by now, but I still have much to improve. Also learned a lot of Elixir. Both are thing
by thiago_fm 8y ago
Improved my German considerably. Can definitely deal with any situation by now, but I still have much to improve.
Also learned a lot of Elixir.
Both are things which in the past year I've commited to learn. Learning is a constant process, next year I expect more of the same, but a higher mastery level!
Also learned a decent amount of management things, better organization skills etc, but that I didn't plan for.
- thomas93 8y agoOut of curiosity, what steps did you take for improving your German?
- thiago_fm 8y agoNormal classes, duolingo, self-study, talking to people(I live in Germany)
- borncrusader 8y agoKudos! What do you think are some good resources to learn/get better at elixir?
- thiago_fm 8y agoIf you did web development before, just try to use phoenix and write a route, then something with db calls, read docs and so on. Get any elixir book if you like learning from books. I also did the whole "learn Erlang for greater good" like 5 years ago. It is much easier to understand elixir if you know Erlang, at least to the basic level, as in the end, it is just Erlang.
- escape-effect 8y agoeven I am trying to learn a new language and basically finding it a bit harder. can you let me know the process you have followed and how did you practice and tips on getting better
- thiago_fm 8y agoNormal classes, duolingo, self-study, talking to people(I live in Germany). If you don't live in a country where they speak the language, I suggest you learn it in a class, for a long period of time and do your homework. There are no secrets imho. The more time you dedicate, the more you learn. It is really like learning an instrument, there is no short way of becoming good at it as some might claim. Your brain needs a lot of time to do the bit flipping it needs to get accustomed to the language. Some tips that worked for me for learning German: Join some Discord where people speak the language, use some reddit sub in that language, read the news and so on. Today using the web I think somebody can learn how to speak it fluently as they can talk to other people online. You don't really need to move to that country in order to learn it. To be honest, even though I live in Germany, people would rather almost always just talk in English with me. Only when I go to the doctor or some government agency I have the chance to speak German. Discord and internet friends/people made me learn much more than in real life. Maybe it is my personality type, check what works better for you. As long as you have exposure and you feel challenged by what you are studying, I think you are learning as good as you can.
- 120bits 8y agoNice! I'm learning German as well. Can you tell me if you used any books/tutorials/apps/classes? Thanks in advance.
- atiredturte 8y agoNot OP, but I had great success with learning languages after reading Gabriel Wyner's "Fluent Forever". Don't pay attention to the way he advertises his new app, frankly it does a disservice to the quality of the book. I ended up thinking and gaining much more fluency in my chosen languages after reading his book and using his techniques.
- thiago_fm 8y agoDuolingo, normal classes in the beginning. Nowadays mostly speaking to people and watching TV and every once in a while reviewing grammar. Give it time.
- mortivore 8y agoI'm curious, what kept you motivated to learn German? I've tried learning languages multiple times in the past, but keeping up with it has proved difficult because I have no use case.
- thiago_fm 8y agoBecause I've moved to Berlin :-) I currently speak 3 languages and have learned then due to needing to speak in my day to day life. Just move abroad!