How to Match Your Routine to Language Learning

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account okay today’s topic is

how to match your routine to language

learning if you’re having a hard time

sticking with language learning then

this episode is for you

you’ll learn one how to map your routine

and set your schedule

two how to choose the learning medium

that’s right for you

and three the language tools you’ll want

for your learning style

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okay let’s jump into today’s topic

if you’re having a hard time sticking

with language learning you’ll find out

how to fix it now

let’s jump into the first part one

how to map your routine and set your

schedule first

here’s a quick question for you which of

these would you rather have

a the world’s most comprehensive

language learning resources

but a weak study routine or b

a strong study routine and average

resources leave your answer in the

comments

but there is a correct answer here you

want a strong study routine

why you can have the best app or

textbook in the world

but if you don’t use it because you

don’t have a learning routine or a habit

you won’t learn anything if you have a

strong routine and work ethic

and just a dictionary and internet

access you’ll learn more than someone

with the best program and

no routine the point is we are creatures

of routines and habits

and our habits can be used for good or

bad they make us

or break us for example if you have a

bad habit

like going to bed at 4am you’ll always

feel tired when you wake up for work or

school in the morning

if you have a good habit like exercising

regularly you’ll have energy

and good health once we have a routine

we tend to stick to it

if it’s a bad routine it can do a lot of

damage but

if it’s a good routine it can help us

enjoy incredible results

we can also use routines to our

advantage by applying them to work

toward our goals

like language learning how do you create

a strong language learning routine

here’s one way to do it first write down

your current daily schedule

for example 7 am i wake up 8 am

i leave the house 8 20 to 8 50 i’m on

the train

9 10 am i arrive at work 1 pm i go to

lunch

and so on write out your daily schedule

for the whole week

make it detailed if you write out your

schedule you can see your existing daily

routine

you can see where you can fit language

learning into your existing routine

the routine that you’re used to instead

of trying to create a new routine

why does this matter for example some

people will look at their schedule and

see that they wake up at 8 a.m

they think that if they wake up at 7 a.m

they can have an extra

hour for language learning but for many

of us that approach usually doesn’t work

because it’s not something we’re used to

you’re trying to wake up early so you

can learn a language

you’re trying to implement two brand new

routines that you’re not used to

for many people this results in failure

even if you do wake up at 7 am

will you get out of bed immediately and

jump straight to learning every day

or will you lose motivation after a few

days because you miss that hour of sleep

so map out your weekly schedule once you

understand where your time goes

find an existing part of your routine

that you can fit language learning into

for example if you take the train in the

morning you can use that existing

routine and learn some language during

that time

if you always eat lunch at 1pm watch a

video lesson during your break

if you always cook at 8pm play some

audio lessons in the background

if at first you have to start with

multitasking it’s better than nothing

you can at least get used to being

exposed to the language while you work

on dedicating more time

and attention to it now let’s jump into

part two

two how to choose the learning medium

that’s right for you

before you begin learning it’s important

to understand what kind of learner you

are

are you a visual learner or do you learn

by reading

there’s something called the varc model

and it’s an acronym for four learning

styles

visual auditory or listening reading

writing and kinesthetic

meaning hands-on or actual practice and

trial and error

you need to understand what kind of

learning resources are best for you

so how do you determine what kind of

learner you are

this depends on you do you like watching

videos

listening reading or writing or do you

prefer more hands-on practice

there’s no wrong answer it depends on

what kind of learner you are

and what you like also think about your

past language study experience

did you remember vocabulary words better

when you read them from a book

or was listening to a podcast more

helpful for you

how do you usually remember information

best this helps you choose the learning

medium

or study tools that are right for you

we’ll talk more about this in a few

minutes

for now determine what kind of learner

you are leave us a comment and let us

know

the last thing you need to keep in mind

is your study ratio

your study ratio is how much time you

spend absorbing information

input and how much time you spend

producing language

output what you want to strive for is

about 50 input and 50

practice or production producing that

language

so if you read for 30 minutes then you

want to practice for 30 minutes

you can’t just consume you must practice

otherwise it’s not going to stick as

fast alright

we’ve covered routines and learning

types let’s move on to part three

three the language tools you’ll want for

your learning style

in this last part we’re going to cover

all the resources that you can take

advantage of based on your learning

style

but remember if you’re a visual learner

that doesn’t mean you should shun

resources that don’t fit that style

sometimes it’s not practical to watch a

video for example

if you’re driving audio is a much better

choice so let’s jump in

if you’re a visual learner take

advantage of our video lessons in the

lesson library

we have them across all levels from

absolute beginner to advanced

these will be your main source of

learning use the vocab slideshows

you’ll find these on every lesson page

and vocab list

the slideshows make it super easy to

learn and review words

just press play and watch you can put it

on a loop and watch for as long as you

want

next if you’re an auditory learner then

take advantage of our audio lessons you

can also use dialog audio tracks

these give you just the conversation

from that lesson and you can use these

tracks

to immerse yourself in conversations

next if you prefer reading and writing

we include lesson notes and transcripts

for every audio and video lesson

so if you’re taking a lesson read along

the lesson notes include

extra grammar explanations vocab lists

and cultural insights that are not

available in the lesson

you can also check out our extensive

reading books in the lesson library

these are simple one line per page books

that will build you into a confident

reader

if you prefer writing you can copy out

the lesson dialogue into your notebook

you can leave comments on our lessons

with sample sentences

you can keep a daily journal in your

target language plus

you can send messages to your premium

plus teacher and practice writing

they’ll correct your mistakes tell you

how to express yourself in a natural way

and help you improve fast and finally if

you’re a kinesthetic learner and prefer

hands-on experience and trial and error

definitely use our premium plus teachers

and practice with them

you can do that via the my teacher

messenger on the site or in the app

use our spaced repetition flashcards

these cards quiz you on words and

phrases and help you master them fast

they sort the words for you and quiz you

accordingly so

if you don’t know a word you’ll keep

seeing it over and over until you get it

right

and if you do know it you’ll see it

again in a few days it’ll pop up every

now and then just to refresh your memory

also take advantage of our lesson

quizzes you’ll find these in every audio

lesson

and these test you on the words and

phrases you learned in the lessons

you can also practice speaking with our

voice recorder you’ll find this inside

the dialog tool

you can record yourself and compare with

native speakers

you can keep practicing until you can

say the lesson dialogue at a native

level

there are tools for every learning style

so

today you learned one how to map your

routine and set your schedule

two how to choose the learning medium

that’s right for you

and three the language tools you’ll want

for your learning style

so thank you for watching this episode

of monthly review

next time we’ll talk about the secret to

speaking more of your target language

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