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Gwynne Michele
@thecurioushermit
Last year, I got really into learning Mandarin Chinese. Started picking up Korean towards the end of the year. And then I got in an accident in May and my language-learning got sidetracked the last three months. But I'm ready to dive back in and bring myself back up to speed, cuz wow does a lot fade in a short time!
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annoushka
@annoushka.eth
Good luck!! What’s your learning strategy?
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Gwynne Michele
@thecurioushermit
As much immersion as I can manage. I developed a whole system for myself while I was learning Mandarin. I start with picking high-level content I want to be able to read/listen to. Books I want to read, shows/movies I want to be able to watch without subtitles. I can start watching shows with subtitles right away - that starts getting me used to actually hearing the language. I use Migaku with Netflix because it gives subtitles both in English and my target language, and I can select words to add to vocab study decks. I tackle the first 3000 most common words in the language through vocab building exercises. Study X number of words a day, inputting them into a review system (Anki is great) and reviewing past words daily. At that point, you can start to decipher more and more words through context - with Chinese, I'd also add studying the radicals that make up the characters which helps with context a ton. Then it's just a matter of continuing to practice.
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