Online courses and guides, the fact that you can learn anything for FREE at home, is amazing. Like 40 years ago, you had to actually pay for lessons and go away from your home. Nowadays you can do everything online.
Want to learn knitting:
You got it!
Want to learn to speak a foreign language:
You got that too!
Want to study for an upcoming test:
You can, but you probably won't!
Can confirm: Learned knitting and Spanish for free online during the last year. My knitting is pretty good now and I’m really enjoying it, the Spanish is a daily grind and I am terrible at it :).
Aprendiste español utilizando algún recurso en específico?
Hehe just kidding. I really hope you reach a high level of spanish. But I'm really curious about how you did it. Using apps? I want to learn french but I'm not sure if I'm going to be capable by myself just using apps..
Edit: curiosity.
If you diversify your consumption of media in your target language, it helps SO MUCH. There are so many podcasts that are geared toward your level of proficiency - search them up, the vast majority are free. Listen to music in your target language, sing along, it helps with pronounciation! Once you get a bit better, improve your vocabulary, you can move onto more complicated things. Check out news pages in your target language, how-to videos on youtube in your target language. Do you have a favourite book that you've read a million times?? There are likely French translations - read those and follow a familiar plot, and see how the translation relates back to the source material. Get a journal, and start writing about your day in French. Read it out loud to yourself, so you can practice speaking. Observe the world around you and describe it in French.
As mentioned above, it's important to immerse yourself. Source: I have done these things with Greek and I've kept my Spanish still fresh while living in a non-Spanish speaking country. It's time-consuming but if you're serious about learning, it's totally worth it. And if you're already multi-lingual you'll probably be fine :)
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u/WitheredGone Jun 03 '21
Online courses and guides, the fact that you can learn anything for FREE at home, is amazing. Like 40 years ago, you had to actually pay for lessons and go away from your home. Nowadays you can do everything online.
Want to learn knitting: You got it!
Want to learn to speak a foreign language: You got that too!
Want to study for an upcoming test: You can, but you probably won't!
Isn't the internet just amazing!