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You're probably using textbooks or audibles. Or best of all, physically submerged in an environment where the language is used.
But whatever you are doing, maybe you can submerge yourself in other ways (no matter your location or wealth) to maximize your language learning.
Once you know the basics of the second language then maybe you could:
What language(s) are you learning? What methods do you use?
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Also, for those who are learning Japanese I've attached a few tried-and-true resources that are FREE (exceptional are bolded):
Japanese news sites:
But whatever you are doing, maybe you can submerge yourself in other ways (no matter your location or wealth) to maximize your language learning.
Once you know the basics of the second language then maybe you could:
- (free) Change the langue on your phone, laptop and/or other electronic devices
- if you stay the course even when you are tempted to switch back you will learn!
- (free) add the keyboard of the second language to your electronic devices. Then use it. (to learn the Japanese keyboard use an app called "FlickPower")
- (free) Follow people on SNS that bodybuild (or whatever) and that write in the second language you're learning
- Tip: follow as many people who speak the second language as your first
- Tip: Use your laptop and get a google translate widget on your browser so when you're reading a post you can simply highlight the text and the translated version will automatically pop up (without manually copying and pasting into google translate)
- (free) Follow brands and organizations on SNS (like NikeTokyo, IFBB Japan, Prime Minister's Office)
- (free) Follow hashtags
- (free) Go to children news/educational sites (like kids.yahoo.co.jp)
- (free) Play social videogames or mobile games with teammates who know the second language (like join a Japanese clan in COC)
- (free) Watch movies in the second language with subtitles also in the second language
- Google which shows your streaming service provides in the second language
What language(s) are you learning? What methods do you use?
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Also, for those who are learning Japanese I've attached a few tried-and-true resources that are FREE (exceptional are bolded):
- google translate
- Jisho.org
- (versatile Japanese dictionary)
- tofugu.com
- (creators of Wanikani the kanji learning program and provides a free hiragana and katakana learning program)
- supernative.tv/ja/
- (trains you to hear, read, and speak Japanese using over 10,000 bite-sized clips from TV and movies)
- wkdonc.github.io/conjugation/drill
- (customizable conjugation flash cards)
- genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/kanji-reading-practice
- (kanji practice based on the Genki textbooks)
- guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/verbs
- (free fundamentals textbook)
- watanoc.com/
- (real articles that are designed to help you read Japanese and can be categorized by N5-N3 with reading aids)
- nlt.tsukuba.lagoinst.info/search
- (customizable generator ranking the popularity of Japanese words)
- gou.ninja
- (Drill your listening ability of Japanese numbers)
Japanese news sites:
