#Glossika spanish learning routine trial#

(The t, d, and/or n are pronounced with the tongue touching the top teeth in many languages soft consonants in Russian are pronounced with the tongue arched as if pronouncing the letter y.) At one point, I hired teachers and tutors to check my pronunciation of each language and to give me lessons when I was weak. Ever since then, I’ve been occasionally encountering specific pronunciation points in old textbooks. I took a phonetics course in grad school while working on my post-bac Teaching English as a Second Language certificate, but unfortunately it mainly taught English phonetics. Two other influences in my life have shaped my language learning routine. And over the past few months (now that I live close to the office), I’ve started trying out a long list of apps. Then I discovered the Mass Sentence Method (Glossika, Book2, Vocabooster, etc.) which I could use when audio courses weren’t available (other than Pimsleur, which I don’t like). Most of my available study time was while driving to and from work and distracted driving was not a well-advertised theme yet, so I adapted myself to mostly audio methods and courses like Michel Thomas, Paul Noble and Language Transfer–plus podcasts for beginners to develop listening skills. Then I went through a period where I was trying out different methods and determining which ones work best for me. I’m from the US Pacific Northwest.) When I started learning them on my own, I plodded through with the available resources, mainly paperback textbooks with audio cassettes or CD’s. I started learning other languages at the age of 15, initially in formal classes and then independently. Cultural explanations are even more important (about when to use the various ways to say “you” or “no”, for example). Even with languages whose grammar can be mostly intuited (like Indonesian), some grammatical explanations make it easier for me. I haven’t figured out where I’ll fit grammar study, but it’ll be later in the process than it used to be. I learn phrases and colloquial speech using methods which I’ll describe in a future article.I use the Mass Sentence Method to get used to sentence logic and word order.I study individual words, often with apps like Drops and FunEasyLearn.I spend whatever time I need on pronunciation and the spelling rules (or script?), from one week to several months.

#Glossika spanish learning routine trial#

To make it easier for the reader, I’m going to start by summarizing my new routine (or procedure) which I plan to apply to all new languages I learn, then tell the story of how I came up with it through trial and error. My new routine will hopefully solve that problem. And there are languages I’ve given up on even after a lot of time and effort. As a result, I used to have a love/hate relationship with Asian languages especially. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or mentally fatigued, especially as a beginner. But one thing that they have in common is that they offer challenges. The previous article no longer applies to me, so it will never be published.Įach language offers unique challenges, whether in grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and/or a shortage of resources. It’s ironic that nine months ago I wrote the rough draft of an article called “Different methods for different languages” but now I have a set procedure for learning all languages.