How to make a language learning study plan that works | Language Self-study 101
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Figuring out how to create an EFFECTIVE language learning routine took me a while, but after studying about 2-3 languages (one of which I taught myself) and watching a TON of other videos from polyglots on how to learn languages, here's what I believe are the key aspects of a useful study plan. These are the actual things that I take into consideration to create a study routine that works for me.
This is less of a video about the actual process of creating a routine (which is super important, as I stressed that consistency is a key part to learning a language well) -- it's more about the CONTENT of what you learn / how to structure your studying. Hope this helps!
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0:00 How to create a language study plan
1:13 5 components (“stages”) of a good language study plan
1:52 Stage 1: Pre-planning
1:57 Tip #1
2:59 Tip #2
4:18 Tip #3
5:32 Tip #4
6:10 Stage 2: Find comprehensible input
7:04 Sources of comprehensible input
9:07 Stage 3: Learning grammar
10:00 Tip #1
10:41 Tip #2
11:34 Tip #3
12:50 Tip #4
13:29 Stage 4: Output
15:10 Stage 5: Consistency!
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i love ur singapore accent haha it sounds so elegant!
@MightyYoungSir
2 жыл бұрын
how is it a singapore accent when she is speaking english?
@aldistoteles2919
2 жыл бұрын
@@MightyYoungSir Because English is spoken in Singapur 🙄
@dehestmann9486
2 жыл бұрын
@@MightyYoungSir idk if you know this but there are different dialects, but in those dialects are accents, and the dialect of Singapore English is what she is speaking
@billalhayder2384
2 жыл бұрын
Are you from Spy x Family anime?
I can speak 15 languages now including Chinese English Malay Korean Japanese Spanish French Italian Portugese German Latin Greek Dutch Swedish and Finnish...languages are all connected to each other...this is actually called second language acquisition...there are 5 hypothesis the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis the Monitor hypothesis the Input hypothesis the Affective Filter hypothesis the Natural Order hypothesis The Acquisition-Learning distinction is the most fundamental of the five hypotheses in Krashen's theory and the most widely known among linguists and language teachers. According to Krashen there are two independent systems of foreign language performance: 'the acquired system' and 'the learned system'. The 'acquired system' or 'acquisition' is the product of a subconscious process very similar to the process children undergo when they acquire their first language. It requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concentrated not in the form of their utterances, but in the communicative act. Hope this helps for those who's learning a second language~
Just a 13 year old here, after attempting many times to learn Serbian (My dad is Serbian) I'm going to give it a real shot. I have a goal of somewhat fluency (being able to conversate and stuff) by my 14th birthday in like 10.5 months
@friendlyneighbourhoodrat
2 жыл бұрын
@@sleekgeekm846 Hey! Wanna be language buddies? (Keep each other accountable)
Im only halfway done with the video but I got to say the sticking to the one textbook thing makes so much sense! There are so many free resources for Korean (which I have been learning on and off for almost a decade LOL) and because I try to incorporate so many different lessons from various sources, I get SO overwhelmed. Going to definitely minimize the resources I use lol. And I want to learn so many other languages as well but I think sticking to just one or two is better for me because my attention span has dwindled since high school haha. Thank you for these helpful tips!
@crispinflowers9173
2 жыл бұрын
Can you suggest me some Korean KZreadrs?? Not the ones who are focusing on teach other. Maybe some Korean KZreadrs or something.
The way you speak is so warm and welcoming 🥰 I feel hopeful watching your videos~ 先生ありがとうございます
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
私は先生じゃない😅😂見せてありがとうね^_^
For listening to songs in your target language I noticed that for japanese if you sing along to the lyric versions of songs with Romaji (as long as you know how to properly pronounce it) it improves listening, since as a beginner (at least for me) I have a hard time identifying specific sounds in Japanese and of course pronunciation too! :)
This video just saved my life haha! Thank you so much 🥰
Explaining the 'comprehensible input' part was great! I've seen so many language learning advise videos but no one explained it as well as you did!
Finally someone who's serious about learning
Deep Joy. Victoria deals with the fundamentals one by one and at the end you will have the perfect format for language learning.
thanks for sharing ur resources! I subscribed as a way of helping ur channel!
I just found your video. I love it! Keep it up please!!
Thanks for watching 😊 if you enjoyed this, here’s a video of me applying these steps in a 30 day study challenge to study Spanish and a bit of Japanese: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6p8lKOzmNCTnNo.html 🌿 t i m e s t a m p s 🌿 0:00 How to create a language study plan 1:13 5 components (“stages”) of a good language study plan 1:52 Stage 1: Pre-planning 1:57 Tip #1 2:59 Tip #2 4:18 Tip #3 5:32 Tip #4 6:10 Stage 2: Find comprehensible input 7:04 Sources of comprehensible input 9:07 Stage 3: Learning grammar 10:00 Tip #1 10:41 Tip #2 11:34 Tip #3 12:50 Tip #4 13:29 Stage 4: Output 15:10 Stage 5: Consistency! 15:43 Busuu
I seriously love your channel so much. The professionalism of your videos is at such a level, that every video feels very interactive and relatable. Thanks!
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
What high praise, thank you so much for watching and commenting :’)
@dakshk3982
3 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim Haha of course. I just finished watching the other video, 'The absolute best way to learn a language' and I actually learned thanks to this and your video, that what I am doing right now is right! I have always been in search of other recourses that are 'the best', while what I am doing right now works perfectly for what I WANT and CAN do. I am learning Korean right now; learning 10 words a day while doing grammar exercises, watching k-dramas and journaling every day. It's just now that I realised that what I am doing, fits my goals of becoming fluent nowhere soon, but hopefully within a couple of years.
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you’re on the right track :) slow and steady wins the race. I think you will also like lindie botes, she has a huge love for Korean! All the best :’)
@AfroLinguo
3 жыл бұрын
Right!!! Her editing skills are really awesome and the way she breaks down the content for us is so interesting.
Thankyou for this video 😍.. Stay safe !!
Currently I am learning korean, and to movitvate myself is one of the key, So it is feels good to found this video! :) thank you for sharing!
You sound ✨expensive✨ also really helpful video!
Thanks so much! This is very helpful!
Ayyyyy, amo tu acentooo...! Tanto en inglés como en español. ¡Muchas gracias por tomarte el tiempo aprendiendo español, pero sobretodo por este vídeo. También he visualizado aproximadamente 10 vídeos y tu contenido ha sido el que más me ha acomodado, ya que también soy estudiante de Universidad. ¡Abrazos!
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Qué lindo comento☺️ español es un idioma hermoso y siempre va a tener un lugar especial en mi corazón ♥️ también gracias por tu apoyo! Me encantaría saber cuál tipo de vídeo te gusta, considerando mi canal es una mezcla de todo😅😅 abrazos x
thank you soooooo much, you helped me a lot
Thanks for the tips !
I have been learning German and I am so happy to find this video.
This is very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video !!
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!! Your journey sounds so inspiring :’) keep at it 💪🏻
Video is simple and adorable. I like that ❣️
Thank you for this! You're spiring me to not stop my current language lessons.
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Keep going!
Thank youuu so much, you save my life..currently I'm learning English (my grammar is not good), Mandarin n korean and your video really help me
great video! thank you!
this motivates me a lot tq!❤️
I love your voice, it's so relaxing
I discovered Busuu lately. I agree with you that it's a very good app for learning a language. It allows you to practice your target in different ways daily. ❤
Thank you so much.
I loved this video! I am still a beginner in Spanish after so long and was wondering other ways I could study to help improve my fluency, and your video showed me some things I wasn’t even doing properly!! Thank you so much for this video :) ❤︎
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Wishing you all the best with Spanish! Glad the video helped ☺️
@orquideaquinonez03
2 жыл бұрын
I Will post one video in my KZread Chanell, talking in english, if u want u can follow me, my native language is spanish🥺
Excelente video Vic! ❤️ He estado tratando de aprender francés básico y tus videos ayudan muchísimo 🥰 ¡A lot of love from Ecuador!
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
yayy me alegra escucharlo! :))
I really loved your video. Your editing is sick (In a good way) and what you said in the video really hit home. If possible, I would like to see more language learning content on your channel. I would really love that.
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your feedback :’) glad you enjoyed!
Very very positive , inspiring 👍👍👍👍👍 now I m ur subscriber.
Awesome video!! I like your method! 素敵なビデオをありがとうございます♪
thanks for inspire me again, I've been learning korean and japanese but I also want to add Chinese xd I know for some people it can be difficult but I love lenguages and I know I can do it. I've been studing a little korean and japanese at the same time. Also they are very similar so I don't feel it that hard. Thanks for the tips ♥
Your video is so informative, especially with the conjugation part. I love it. So far the best step by step video I’ve seen.Really helpful. I’ve been studying Spanish for about a month now and just looking for better ways to have a solid schedule. Appreciate you for helping us out 🙏🏾
@victorialim
Жыл бұрын
No worries, super glad it helped! All the best for your studying 💪🏻
I am binge watching all your videos :)
Thank you so much, your Japanese learning language vid inspired me to learn it too. But I gotta study English harder because I suck at grammar and everything aaaa
you have such a wonderful voice, its so relaxing
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
thank you
TQ V L for the tips
This video Is great for me, because I'm learning English and every day I use Busuu, watch videos. I want to progress my habilities for this lenguague. Thank you!
@isla1569
3 жыл бұрын
what's your native language? i can help you with english :))
This video is just what I needed! Thank you! Just a question: in your process of learning Japanese, do you have a platform that gives you a support or a particular teacher, with constant classes? If yes, did you have any of those in the other languages that you’ve learned? Thanks a LOT! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Yasmin, when I first started learning in quarantine (for about 2-3 months), I just learnt on my own, with about 2 classes from italki just to talk to a native speaker. After that, I took Japanese in university as a class (although honestly, I think if I just studied on my own using the minna no nihongo textbook, I would’ve learnt the same amount)! For Spanish, I took classes in university for about 1.5 years but I applied a lot of the things I mentioned in this video (especially comprehensible input and output) to get really good! Hope this helps :)
@yasmindiniz1308
3 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim This helps a lot! Thank you!
I am on a spanish. Your video was very helpful
tank you for your help !!!
You must really love your adverbs!
Please could you give us a step by step outline on how to learn Japanese in particular as if you were teaching a beginner
Gracias!
Your pronunciation in Spanish is excellent. Wonderful job! I want to learn German so this guide is very helpful.
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
thanks, still working on that accent 😅😅
We have the same Italki teacher! I was so excited to see her in your video! I have a lesson with her tomorrow.
@victorialim
Жыл бұрын
Small world!! Enjoy 😊
me encantó el vídeo! me va a servir un montón así que muchas gracias por hacerlo!! y también te quería decir que tu español es excelente, seguro ya lo sabes pero me quedé muy impresionada, espero algún día poder aprender un idioma a ese nivel de fluidez, me inspiró mucho tu contenido para poder hacerlo
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias por tus palabras tan amables 💜 todavía no creo que haya llegado a un nivel de fluidez con español para nada, cada día me doy cuenta que hay tantas cosas a aprender, pero el aprendizaje es así, un camino largo, y muy gratificante! Espero lo mejor por tus estudios! x
Now I'm learning Japanese and I already met a lot of Japanese people in my social media acc. I exposed my self to them, I listened everyday even I can't understand them but when the days goes by I think I understand them a little and sometimes I tried to talk to them and I think it really helps me to improve :)
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Great job 👏🏻!!
Good english tips!!
These are valuable tips that everyone should know 🥰 We would love to partner with you so you can have one more resource to share!
wow Tbh I lovet it the video, give me more motivate to keep continue learning japanese. My tongue language is spanish and i suprised u talked so fine in spanish i knew isn´t easy i hope u continue learning 😅
Thanks for your wonderful and amazing ideas! Ive been struggling learning and speaking Nihongo until now but, I reallt wanted to learn the language and to be able to speak of it clearly. I was motivated by your strategies! 👍👍👍💯💯💯💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻😊👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
thank you for watching!! ✨
aww hello from finland, i just started learning japanese about 2 weeks ago ^.^ making baby step progress ×)
I’ve been doing Spanish for 7years French for about 4-5 months and German for 2weeks
8:42 Hi I’m just wondering what this book is called, I’m new to learning Japanese and Im trying to find books to practice reading ^^ Also thank you for this video it’s so helpful
Tu español es increíble!
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
no es en serio jaja, pero gracias por tus palabras amables :')
I am Lithuanian, I know English well enough to watch movies/tv shows without subs and read long books and talk with strangers in the language. I also know a little Russian but can't read long texts or understand everything being said to me. I've been studying Spanish before, but haven't touched it in a while. But my biggest priority right now is to learn Japanese. I have spoken to two native Japanese women once in Lithuania, and it was nice. I can't read Japanese yet, currently learning hiragana and katakana and some simple kanji. I know some vocabulary, and understand most of anime without subs, although I do watch it with English subs as well. I keep a notebook and I am starting with Japanese from Zero, watching videos in Japanese and listening to songs daily. Thank you for this video, Victoria. :)
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic study plan and it's amazing that you can speak so many languages! keep up your language learning journey :')
@MariJadeWrites
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim Thank you! :)
Quede muy imprecionada como hablas el español y otros lenguajes. Yo estoy queriendo aprender japanes.
I was expecting your APP suggestions in your video description
what was the book you used to speak Spanish?
Do you have a link to your spotify playlist for spanish? Please, I ask that you share.
What was the workbook you used to learn Spanish
can you advise what's the best textbook that I can use to learn Chiness(Mandarin)
As a native spanish speaker I have to admit that your speaking is really good! Great for you lady. :)
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Gracias 🤩
Woow, hablas muy bien español. Entré a tu video porque estoy aprendiendo inglés y quiero entrenar mi oído en este idioma, pero cuando te escuché en español me sorprendí. Tienes muy lindo acento en estos dos idiomas. Saludos. :)
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
ayy que lindo comentario, muchas gracias, me alegro mucho de que pensaras esto!!
Holy sh- I’m Mexican and when you speak Spanish I was like OH :0 Your pronunciation it’s so good girl:3
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Gracias ☺️ 🙏🏻🙏🏻 todavía hay mucho que me falta pero seguiré aprendiendo!!
Thanks for this video I loved it❤️❤️
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!!
Hey thanks for the video. I am just starting to learn Japanese. These video was so helpful for me. I just have one question what one book you suggest to learn Japanese or what books you use to learn Japanese.
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
I have used the Minna no Nihongo & Genki series! They are good :) I prefer the former though!
Listen to Arashi for your Japanese playlist.
Hace mucho tiempo que no veía tus contenidos, querida Victoria. ¿Qué ha sido de ti? Saludos desde México.
how to remember chinese tones for every word?
Hi ma'am my name is Ali I'm from India and I'm learning Spanish, could you please give me some suggestions where should I go where should I visit in order to get best and easy materials for Spanish language .
I inspired you
Your English accent is kinda unique and cute! Where are you from? 💖
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Singapore! :)
Arigato!
Please teacher can you help me about English...?
I have a question.how do you make your notes? I mean i can't understand the way of making notes by myself.😞can you help me?
lovely video and really informative, but can i ask you what's the textbook you stuck to while learning spanish?
@victorialim
Жыл бұрын
aventuras & enfoques by vista!
@n.m.omaley1493
Жыл бұрын
@@victorialim thank you so much for answering!!
I am learning Igbo language.
What textbook did you use or should I use for Spanish? How did you learn Spanish?
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
I used Aventuras 4th edition and Enfoques 5th edition!
First time in your channel, i loved this video, especialmente el momento en que cambiaste a español 2:26 and i have a question for you why are you so beautiful? 😍
I've been lying for myself for 2 months, acting like I've been consistent. I'm going to crack down and build a system to learn french!!!!!
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
same for me for viet honestly 😂
I want to learn English
Hi! I loved your video, I also have a habit of watching these type of videos when I become unmotivated, I’m wondering if you have any good textbooks you can recommend for Japanese beginner?
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
Genki or Minna no Nihongo (but the translation & grammar notes version)! All the best :)
@Carmen-qv3tt
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim thank you sm 😤❤️
What podcast do u listen to ? And where can I follow the same one u use ??
@victorialim
3 жыл бұрын
Nihongo con teppei, it’s good for absolute beginners! Apple podcast should work :)
@user-ug9ce4st1b
3 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim thank you idk how I saw this so late but thank youuuuu
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9:28 This image in the language learning world...
My lesson schedule/plans don’t work at all because there will always be someone there to ensure my routine is not followed
Link is broken... where's the 1 month Japanese video? You took it down?
@victorialim
Жыл бұрын
It’s still up! Here it is: “How I learnt a lil' Japanese in 1 month on my own in quarantine 🇯🇵 kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6Jsmdavipidnag.html “
im learning korean, 2 months. im struggling but im pushing through
@victorialim
2 жыл бұрын
You got it! 💪🏻
@melodywilson
2 жыл бұрын
@@victorialim im struggling to understand the grammer but thank you
To the person who unliked this video. I don't really understand how your brain works
私も日本語は勉強ます 言語はとてももズカし
@as2s3hf7gff
Жыл бұрын
私も日本語を勉強しています 言語はとても難しい I think it's the proper sentences of what you want 2 say..... No offense... CMIIW
What ever happened to going to the library , borrow a learning grammer book and learn, watch some youtube videos and get a conversation buddy and guess what- 2 years later one gets to a nice B2 level. Seems like my simple strategy is very effffective. No idea we need all different strategies and complicated scheduling, 10 different book, 100's of advice youtubers lecturing us. Keep it simple follow my lead and don't waste time with 90000 peoples complicated .....
I'm watching this video knowing I won't use these tips...