Master Plan For Learning a Language

[Rooks57]

What is your master plan when learning a language?  Do you study everyday of an hour or in small bits throughout the day? Do you study with a book or with a tutor or an app, or a mixture of both?  

[darkchild]

I use YouTube videos and intend to use flash cards.

I think I should dedicate some time to learning Arabic; it's just that there is little or no spare time between work and courses.

[lingvo]

My master plan is spaced memorization and recalling. I make my own flashcards with Anki and the app shows the cards I need to study everyday, the card may contain a word, a sentence, audio, a video etc. You can do plenty with Anki, I encourage its use for not only language learning but also It can be a neat complementary resource help you study rote memory heavy careers like medicine or law.

[lushlala]

It's been a while since I did any serious foreign language studying, but back when I did, there weren't anywhere near as many resources. I used to rely mainly on the traditional classroom scenario, text books and conversations with friends whose native language was French. Now if I were to take up my French again, I would definitely go down the online route; apps, videos, podcasts and online sites. I mean, modern technology has really made it possible for everyone to access an endless amount of resources without ever setting foot outside their home