CeresCat

There are a ton of different methods of studying when it comes to learning a language. There's immersion, the L-R (Listening-Reading) method and the FLR method just to name a few. Some methods focus more on a particular area of language learning such as speaking over writing, reading and listening. I was just curious, how do you study? Do you follow a specific method or focus on one area of language learning over the others? I personally prefer to follow a textbook (with a CD) when I first start off. I really enjoy highlighting, using post-it notes and writing in a textbook. There's also something satisfying about finishing a textbook. For each chapter, I hand-write the vocabulary words and grammar points before adding the vocab to anki. Then I might do a few exercises either on paper, in the book or in my head. Once I get out of the beginner phrase, I try to switch to as much native materials as possible with a focus on reading, writing and listening over speaking.

Hello everyone! I just found this forum but I've been studying languages since high school. I still don't think I'm that good at any language besides my native English though. I hope to do some traveling in the future though and immerse myself in some languages. I've been studying Spanish and Malay since high school. I took Spanish classes during school and also studied a bit on my own. Malay is something I started for fun. Although I still have a lot to learn, I've gotten to the point where I can read books in these two languages which I've very proud of. Though, Malay is more difficult to read in than Spanish. I also took some Chinese classes during university and did really well. It has been difficult trying to keep up with the learning on my own though. I have also started to teach myself Italian and Japanese. I also want to learn French, Latin, Korean, Hindi and Arabic in the future. I have ambitious dreams.

I would say yes because you are more likely to run into someone from a neighboring country that someone half way across the world. I also imagine that it would be easier to find resources in the native language of a neighboring country. I live in the United States and there are a tone of Spanish language resources and Spanish speakers around. There are also a good number of Portuguese speakers and resources too. This makes sense because Latin America is right below us and we also get a lot of immigrants from Brazil and Spanish Speaking countries. Meanwhile, I'm over here trying to learn Italian and there are way fewer resources and speakers for that language compared to Spanish and Portuguese.