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| reasonableman Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5657 days ago 33 posts - 35 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Turkish | Message 1 of 3 17 June 2009 at 10:44pm | IP Logged |
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I feel as though I've recently reached a bit of a plateau in my learning (at advanced beginner). So to get over this I've recently been studying quite a lot (daily, 2+ hours a day, on top of a science based job).
However it doesn't seem to be much difference. It recently struck me that this could be due to fatigue - there are a lot of analogies made with the brain likened to a muscle. For physical training rest days are vital. However there is also the matnra of regularity, that a little every day is better than alot occasionally. So should rest days be included in a language learning schedule? I'm tempted to think there isn't due to my experience with Uni finals where I studied 10-14 hours a day for 3-4 weeks. During that period I did 'feel' cleverer although not sure I'd be happy keeping that pace for any longer than that. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6720 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes  Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 2 of 3 17 June 2009 at 11:28pm | IP Logged |
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I've recently experienced a step up in my language learning by adding another language to my studies. The change was pretty much instant. Perhaps something like this will help?
Also, a break is something you should consider. Even a week or two can make a world of difference... sometimes when we're in a plateau it's not because we're stupid or can't learn anymore (and it's the same with physcial training in this respect) - sometimes our bodies/minds are tired and need to recover. Edit: I should have added - when I say take a week or two - I meant from ACTIVE studies. You should still watch movies, listen to music, read any interesting books/websites/articles.... but use your time in the language more enjoyably! Edited by Katie on 18 June 2009 at 12:02am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| legasp Newbie Ireland Joined 5675 days ago 23 posts - 21 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Greek, Ancient Greek | Message 3 of 3 17 June 2009 at 11:39pm | IP Logged |
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Don't take too long of a break. Turn one weeknight into an audio/visual night with passive learning. Get movies in your target language, use subtitles, and just try to listen to accents and so on. You don't always need to be head i n books. I reckon Turkey must have some bad ass movies, and maybe there are some Turkish movies coming out of Germany these days. Edited by legasp on 17 June 2009 at 11:40pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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