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I've found Benny Lewis's book 'Fluent in 3 months' helpful. My main takeaway was that practice directed to the intended skill is most effective. With language l
by dddddaviddddd 7y ago
I've found Benny Lewis's book 'Fluent in 3 months' helpful. My main takeaway was that practice directed to the intended skill is most effective. With language learning it's usually speaking, hence this should be prioritized in your learning. Likewise, speaking with people is an effective motivation because it motivates learning as much as performance. I'm a native English speaker, have studied French for a few years and now studying at a French-language university.
- Grimm1 7y agoThanks for the book recommendation I'll check it out! With the speaking aspect, obviously now you are surrounded by French speakers, but what were some of the avenues you used for speaking when you were first learning the language?
- dddddaviddddd 7y agoOther than passive sources like books, movies, radio, I worked a lot with tutors both in person and through iTalki. One tutor (now back in France) became a good friend, which was validating for my language learning goals (being able to connect with people I wouldn't have otherwise due to a language barrier). Lots of up and downs along the way, and currently, but I've found that the more I work the better I see what I need to do differently. I also did a couple group classes but found tutoring gave better value.