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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6602 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes  4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 17 of 20 06 March 2013 at 12:19am | IP Logged | |||||
And I count native materials as studying... apart from using the net in English :D 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| SteveRidout Diglot Groupie Spain readlang.com Joined 4287 days ago 65 posts - 121 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 18 of 20 06 March 2013 at 11:21am | IP Logged | |||||
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As long as you're doing other activities like reading and listening, I don't think there
needs to be a minimum of study time per day. Even just 10 mins will make you progress better than nothing, as long as you're studying useful stuff that you then encounter in your passive activities it should sink in. I think there's probably a *maximum* of formal study time that's optimal, and beyond that you may be better off switching to other activities like conversation practise. For me at the moment I only do about 15 mins a day with an SRS system and the rest is reading, watching films and *trying* to struggle through conversations :) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Laurae Diglot Groupie Germany Joined 5043 days ago 51 posts - 67 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Dutch | Message 19 of 20 06 March 2013 at 1:40pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Since October, I have set myself a minimum target of hours for each language every month - and then do my best to match that goal.It seems to work quite well for me.
Before this 'technique' I was floundering with regard to my studies and losing confidence in my efforts. I'm not very regimented in my study, my hours include everything from language classes, grammar exercises, vocabulary studies and writing to watching movies while taking notes and noting vocabulary. I don't include casual reading, film watching or listening to music though, or indeed casual emails or conversation in my totals. In the last 5 months I have spent between 30 and 76 hours each month between my three current languages. I record my daily hours on a spreadsheet. How much time I devote to each language just depends on the circumstances; whether I have a challenging class or exam, or I'm just learning at my leisure, and also my socail life and other hobbies. I should mention that I work a 40-hour week and spend 3-4 hours a day travelling, so I simply fit in study where I can; lunch,the bus - I should do more on public transport, but the weekend proves to be my 'catch-up' time. Incidentally, I don't intend to continue at this pace indefinitely, it's sure to change due to work and family commitments, but at the moment I really need to 'solidify' some of my languages, hence the monthly goal. Best of luck with your lanuages. Edited by Laurae on 06 March 2013 at 2:42pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6602 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 20 of 20 06 March 2013 at 5:08pm | IP Logged | |||||
I loooove Finnish and as a beginner I'd spend 3-7 hours a day with textbooks, and I enjoyed it:) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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