> As a result I can now speak vastly better than I could 12 months ago, All the things he lists are consuming the language though (reading/listening), not spea

> As a result I can now speak vastly better than I could 12 months ago, All the things he lists are consuming the language though (reading/listening), not speaking it. Which is a great start, don't get me wrong, but having to find the correct words and form a sentence is something else than understanding one.