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Anonymous asked:

What were the main differences between university and high school? Did you find it hard/easy transitioning?

optomstudies answered:

Hi there! Interesting topic, thanks for asking :)

Transition between University and High School

  • I wasn’t someone who found the academic transition between university and high school particularly difficult as I had already been going to a competitive high school. 
  • On top of that, I’d been someone who had more of a consistent work ethic, so I was pretty used to studying a little everyday to deal with high workloads. Dealing with university studies is about self-accountability and making sure you turn up to lectures and finish tutorial questions on time!!
  • Uni was just one step above that because it’s a little easier to find yourself falling behind just because you get really tired on long commutes. One thing I had trouble with at first was finishing maths tutorial sets on time, as I had to sleep an hour or so later everyday to get things done for all 4 subjects. Coupled with waking up 1.5 hours earlier, I was pretty exhausted the first semester and often slept on the train to and from uni. Protip make the best use of your time: get as many tutorial questions done in between classes and on the train home as you can, because you’ll be physically exhausted from commuting, which makes you mentally exhausted doing tutorial questions, which can end up cutting into your sleep and exacerbating the whole cycle. 
  • The first semester is always the hardest because you also need to balance social commitments - making new friends does take time because you share lunch regularly with other people, occasionally you’ll want to go out and explore the restaurants around your university, particularly if your campus is further away from where you usually live. 
  • Added bonus is that there’s no trouble with just hanging out with someone else if you don’t click with someone. Degrees where there’s no set subjects are good because things don’t get clique-y, and you don’t have to see people after one semester if you’re lucky. Conversely, keeping in touch with and making strong friendships is tricky because of a lack of contact. 
  • Furthermore, it’s also the time where everyone encourages you to join clubs. I went to a lot of club meetings but didn’t really end up finding one for me in first year that suited my hobbies. I wrote a post about Extra-Curricular Activities, but main point is: you either join to make a few friends or you join to make a nice notch on your career ladder, but don’t worry about it otherwise. 
  • You’ll also be trying to keep in touch with high school friends as well, and I would advise that you do, as it can be hard to make as deep a connection with others when you don’t see a particular person as often as you did in high school.
  • On top of that, a lot of people want to find a part time job to help with university expenses. I was tutoring after high school because I did okay academically, so I worked a little during weekends the first year. I did a post about finding a Part Time Job as part of my University Series below, so have a read of that if you’re interested, though I feel like I need to update it because it covers so little. 

So yeah, add all that up and it can really take time out of your day!

Differences Between High School and University

I ~kind of~ have a whole series on that LOL, but let me know if there was anything that I didn’t cover below! Main differences are basically more flexible timetable, friendship circles, workload and study topics, but more commitments, greater difficulty in study, and added stress of applying for jobs and internships. 

WHAT I’D WISH I’D KNOWN BEFORE UNIVERSITY 2016-2017

Hope that helps! ^__^

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Staying confident in social interactions

In the last few years I gained a lot of confidence when it comes to talking to people. I went from not being able to talk to my classmates to being the entertainer on school events. I have a bunch of tips to share that could help you with talking to people:

  1. No matter what, you’re gonna be fine -There are very few ocassions in which you could not apply this rule. Even in important interviews or in situations where the conversation could have a huge impact on your life, you’ll be fine. Very often we forget that even the things that are a huge deal for us, can’t really hurt at that much. So I just want you to walk into a conversation with this in mind.
  2. The other person has no clue what’s happening either -The most important thing I have learnt while working as a teacher is that teachers are just as lost as the students are. Apply this rule to your entire life and there you go. Neither of us has any clue what’s happening ever. Everyone is making things up on the go, including the intimidating person you’re afraid to talk to.
  3. Never trying is going to hurt you more than trying and failing -Look, you gotta put yourself out there, otherwise you won’t build friendships and relationships in general.
  4. No matter how weird you (think) are, there’s someone who’ll love you -And they will love you for you. I love my friends for very specific things, weird quirks that are so true to them. Show people the real you and there will be someone who’ll love you and who you will be happy with.

I hope I helped and have a great weekend

PS: sorry for grammar mistakes and sentences that don’t make sense. I wrote this rather late after a long work day. thank you for understanding!

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How to Get (and Keep) Your Life Together 101

Here’s a quick masterlist of all the tips, hacks and advice that stuck with me from reading so many articles, videos and research. Feel free to ask me any questions, or add tips of your own. 💜

  1. Hydration: Make sure every day you stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water, green tea, black tea. You see this everywhere but it’s true. Just drinking water wil do wonders for your skin and your overall body health.
  2. Nutrition: Maintain a healthy diet by letting go of toxic “restrictive” diet culture and realizing that food is sacred fuel for your sacred body, so offer your body the best! Eat lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds; lots of wholefoods. Incorporate smoothies into your mornings for extra dose of vitamins. Practice mindful, conscious eating, be there in the moment when you are eating, taste the food, enjoy the experience of it. Meditate over your relationship with food and try to work through any unhealthy beliefs.
  3. Exercise: Pick one or multiple forms of exercise that suits your schedule, lifestyle and personality; whether it’s jogging twice a week, going to the gym daily or even just a fresh walk every evening. Pick what is suitable for YOU and keep it part of your life. DYI your own gym routine or hire a trainer; train at home or in the gym; whatever works best for you.
  4. Growth Mindset: Maintain a positive mindset that is always open and curious to learning new things, trying new skills and ever willing to improve itself. Redirect your attention from drama, gossip and toxic comparison beliefs to healthy ones; unfollow accounts online or delete all your social media if that’s what you need. Recreate yourself if that’s what you want. Focus on YOUR growth! Make a habit of reading new books, watching TedTalks, documentaries, etc. Look at educating yourself as a way to invest in yourself, a way to honor yourself. Maintain curiosity in your heart for the ways of the universe. Stay humble and graceful in the face of adversity, but never give up on your dreams, failed attempts are only lessons for improvement and the only true failure is giving up. As long as you keep going you’re still winning. Bonus tip: comparison is self harm, and a denial of your own power; so remember that nobody can be you and that’s a good thing. You can only be you, so make it count and honor yourself!
  5. Relationships: Don’t cling to relationships and don’t be afraid to lose people. Be your authentic self at all times, and do not be afraid to intimidate people or be too much! Those that matter don’t mind, and those that mind don’t matter. Know that the friends/partners that are meant for you, will stay or will find their way back to you. Be mindful of the dynamic in a relationship, and be self-loving enough to walk away from what is toxic, unhealthy, restrictive, disrespectful, etc. Forgive those that wronged you, but tolerate no mistreatment; you can forgive them from afar, but make sure they’re no longer a part of your life.
  6. Focus & Goals: Keep a journal and as frequently as you can, write down bullet lists of to do lists, goals, dreams, daily reflections, aspects of yourself to improve upon, positive affirmations, wishlist etc. - in other words, brainstorm all the things whirling around in your head regarding your own life. Remember all those things you’ve wanted to do? Bucketlists, reminders, curiosities, etc? Keeping a journal, staying focused on your goals, checking progress and practicing positive affirmations will transform your life.
  7. Fashion: Elevate your wardrobe to a whole other level by sitting down and figuring out what your style actually is. Play around in your journal by creating a collage of your favorite colors, textures, patterns, styles, outfit combos and accessories. Mix and match, figure out what your aesthetic is. Refine, polish, remove what doesn’t click. (You can find a bunch of videos on YT for organizing clothes and being effortlessly fashionable/put together.) When you reorganize your wardrobe according to the above, you can easily mix and match anything because your wardrobe makes sense and it’s already planned out. Bonus tip: do your laundry the same day every week (ie. Saturday) and do a wardrobe prep on Sundays for the upcoming week; so that at any moment you can be ready in five minutes looking perfectly polished, and avoid the whole ordeal of being stressed/rushed and not knowing what to wear.
  8. Skincare and haircare: Golden advice - invest in natural products/oils/ingredients instead of investing in brands. Why? Because otherwise you’re paying for a concept instead of actual health benefits for your body. Try natural soaps, oils (shea butter, coconut oil, argan, avocado, jojoba, rosehip, etc), and water extracts (rosewater, hazelwater) for toner. Coconut oil and argan oil is particularly famed for hairgrowth and shine. Castor oil as well helps hairgrowth, including for brows or lashes. Rosehip and shea heal discolorations, scars and marks. Do your research and try out what fits you, your skin will thank you later. I’ve been using natural products & oils for 9+ years and people always compliment how clear, smooth & glowy my skin is. Bonus tip: if you don’t use sunscreen already, try to incorporate it into your routine; just make sure it has gentle, non-harmful ingredients (for both yourself and the environment.
  9. Etiquette, manners, poise, posture: Watch videos, read books or listen to audiobooks about confidence, proper etiquette, leadership skills, how to make people listen when you speak, etc. There are things which are so intuitive, obvious and logical, and yet simply becoming aware of them and having the science of it explained will transform your perspective (and the way you carry yourself).
  10. Finances: Perform a monthly financial review to make sure you know where you are, what your budget is. Make a plan for backup funds, or savings for travels, or new tattoos, or a house, or whatever you want. It doesn’t have to be complicated, you can keep things simple by listing your expenses in five categories (Necessities, groceries, luxury, savings, free/remaining funds). Keep track of your expenses or habits, there are even apps that show statistics or analysis for easy use. The point here is to stay on top of your own finances: know how much are the monthly necessities (rent/mortgage/etc), know what has been payed and keeping receipts, knowing when things need to be paid, etc.
  11. Integrity: This means knowing yourself, having standards, knowing what your boundaries are, what you are willing and not willing to do. When you know yourself and know your worth, you won’t ever tolerate or accept anything less. Know what your principles, values, beliefs are and hold them firmly because it is what you stand for. At the same time, it is important to keep an open mind to growth and improvement, but not so much that any persuasive argument will change your mind. Hold your own, but be gracious to other perspectives. And through it all remember - only you know what’s right for you, what’s best for you. Literally nobody else but you can know what’s in your best interest!
  12. Efficiency & Improvement: This ties in with growth mindset but in a more practical way; make sure that you’re always leaving open space for improvement in your life, don’t ever just settle down/get stuck/let yourself sink into complacency. Know that you can always change anything! Make a habit of frequently reviewing aspects of your life (ex. via journaling) to see whether there’s anything you can make more easy, more efficient. Instead of spending hours grocery shopping, check out shops online where your favorite products can be home delivered in a snap. Instead of driving to a vet for your pet, have a call in. Setting up recurring payments for finances also counts. Literally any process or activity whereby you can automatize a service, delivery, payment, etc. will help you in the long run, so you can focus more on enjoying life, instead of wasting time with Trivial Adult Things.
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hello friends!!! i’m a language enthusiast (+ a language minor in college hehe). originally i was gonna make a post of all languages, but that already exists + i don’t want to reiterate + i have SO many french resources and that’s my second primary language so i thought i’d focus on that??? 

general language

general french

french vocab

french tenses

french grammar

french literature, film, + music

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Anonymous asked:

Hi Essi! Could you make a list of some vocabulary list topics?

languagessi-deactivated20210423 answered:
  • Greetings and basic phrases
  • Colours
  • Shapes
  • Numbers and counting
  • Measurements 
  • Telling time
  • Question words
  • Basic adjectives/verbs
  • Personal pronouns
  • Family members and relatives
  • Daily routine
  • Weather
  • Seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn
  • Events of the year: new year, easter, birthday, halloween, christmas, etc.
  • Life events and stages of life
  • Food and beverages
  • Herbs and spices 
  • Cooking and baking
  • Dietary requirements and allergies
  • Flavours
  • Asking for and giving directions
  • Physical appearance
  • Clothes and accessories
  • Makeup
  • Beauty and fashion
  • Fabrics and patterns
  • Materials
  • Body parts
  • Personality traits
  • Feelings and emotions
  • Places and buildings
  • Types of houses
  • Furniture and objects around the house
  • Containers 
  • City
  • Countryside
  • Animals and insects
  • Hobbies
  • Arts and crafts
  • Tools 
  • Music
  • TV and tv-shows
  • Movies
  • Books and literature
  • Popular movies/series/etc: Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Twilight, Star Wars, Disney, Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, Moomin…
  • Sports
  • Games
  • Transportation
  • Cars and driving 
  • Traveling
  • School, studying, and stationery
  • Work and occupations
  • Diary/bullet journal
  • Post and email
  • Culture
  • Science
  • Nature
  • Natural disasters
  • Environment
  • Elements 
  • Countries and continents
  • Bodies of water 
  • Space
  • Compass points
  • Languages and linguistics
  • Profanities and insults
  • Relationships 
  • Friendship
  • Flirting 
  • Love
  • Sex
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Religion
  • Fairytales and mythology
  • Zodiac signs
  • Computers and other electronic devices
  • Social media & different platforms (tumblr, facebook, twitter…)
  • Cleaning and hygiene
  • Health and illnesses
  • Money
  • Shopping
  • Camping 
  • Names
  • Politics and elections
  • Royalty
  • Circus
  • Partying 
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Bullying
  • News 
  • Terrorism
  • Refugees
  • Military, army & war
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Pairs and opposites 
  • Idioms and proverbs
  • Tongue twisters 
  • Loanwords 
  • Abbreviations 
  • Slang 
  • Irregular verbs 
  • False friends 
  • Advanced vocabulary 
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Language learning and langblr tips from me

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Learning Languages and How to Make it Fun

(gifs not mine, credit to the artist)

  • How does a child learns? Immersion
  • So you gotta dive deep
  • Find songs that you like. You don't have to understand, you just have to enjoy the song.
  • Listen them at least once a day. The idea is for you to get familiar with the sounds.
  • Once you have already heard them too many times (without getting tired of them) look for the lyrics. In their native language, not a translation.
  • If you can read in that language, then try reading them. Print them if you have to or write them down (this is better) and as you listen to the song try to sing.
  • If there's a word/sentence you like because it sounds pretty, mark it.
  • If there's a word you don't know how to/can't pronounce, mark it.
  • For example, I have a journal in which I write Japanesse Kanji that I find beautiful (whether is because of the meaning or the symbol itself is pretty)
  • Once you are familiar with the song look for a translation.
  • Check those words you have marked with the translation.
  • While looking for definitions it's better if you find images (so can have an idea of what that word is) instead of a definition in your language (unless is a long/complicated concept).
  • Movies, you must watch movies in that language. Better if they are from that country. (It can also be a doubled movie, perhaps you could look for one of your favorites)
  • Watch them with subtitles (in your language) once or twice. Then watch them again but this time without subtitles or with subtitles of said language. (You already know the plot, so you can still understand what's going on)
  • If you like to read, look for children literature. It's easy and fun.
  • Keep reading even if you don't understand a single sh*t. It doesn't matter.
  • Mark again those words you like, don't know the meaning or can't pronounce.
  • Write at least one sentence every day. It doesn't have to be right, it doesn't have to be long or poetic, you just gotta write.
  • If you still don't know much about grammar (enough to formulate a sentence on your own) then write a quote from one of those songs, movies or books you read. Again it doesn't matter if you don't understand what are you writing.
  • If you already know another language, try to learn the new language with that one. For example, I learn german from english instead of my native language spanish.
  • Videogames. In my experience this is amazing. You have no idea idea how much I learned english just from games.
  • You have fun playing, engaged with a story, while constantly hearing the language. You don't even have to pay attention at what they are saying, eventually you'll figure it out. It's very intuitive.
  • And because games, usually, requires that you spend many hours playing you will have a lot of practice without actually studying.
  • Some games, if you look on the settings menu, even have other languages instead of english. For example I played Assassin's Creed Brotherhood in italian and french and AsC III in russian and japanese (the voice actors are fantastic).
  • Seriously, videogames are freaking amazing for learning.

The idea of this, is that you can imitate the learning process a child does, while also having fun and enjoying it. Kids learn by making mistakes, by playing with words and by being constantly surrounded with the language. At first, kids have no idea what they are doing, they just repeat what they see and hear. So it's okay if you don't know what are you doing, take that pressure off. This is not school/college, this is just you trying to learn a culture. So be kind and patient with yourself.

LEARNING SHOULD BE FUN, be creative with your methods and try everything (so you can find what you are comfortable with). It is scientifically proved that if you like what you are studying and having fun it will be 10x easier to assimilate and remember the knowledge you are acquiring.

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100 WAYS TO HAVE FUN WITHOUT ANY FRIENDS🍸

 I cut a lot of toxic people out of my life last year, including family and friends that I’ve known forever and now I’m at a point where I don’t really have any friends. I’m not gonna lie, it was very hard to do. But once I learned how to spend time with myself and actually have fun, I appreciated the process, this took me a couple of days to make, so I hope you guys really enjoy this!

Heres 100 ways to have fun without having any friends:

  1. Treat yourself to a full body massage every month
  2. Go ice skating or learn to ice skate at your local ice skating ring
  3. Regularly get your nails done or do them yourself 
  4. Go to a concert to one of your favorite artists or as many as you can
  5.  Get dressed up and visit a museum or art gala that you’ve never been to
  6. Treat yourself to a facial or do one yourself at home 
  7. Binge on Netlfix while snacking on some delicious sushi and wine
  8. Go to a bookstore, find yourself a comfortable spot, and read a book, or journal your thoughts
  9. Take your bike for a ride around the area while blasting some of your favorite music
  10. Pack a basket with some drinks and sandwiches and have a picnic at the park  
  11. Learn a new language, you can teach yourself or attend clubs for people that are also trying to learn
  12. Style your hair, do your makeup, and take a bunch of selfies for the gram
  13. Go to a lantern festival 
  14. Take a trip somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
  15. Learn to play a new instrument
  16. Enroll in a gym class that interests you
  17. Follow local food guides on Instagram and try out different foods at the places they recommend
  18. Get a new piercing
  19. Get your dream tattoo
  20. Go to the gun range 
  21. Purchase a DNA ancestry kit and learn more about what makes you who you are
  22. Attend as many plays as you can
  23. Volunteer in something that you’re passionate about
  24. Go swimming or learn how to swim
  25. Take yourself out to the movies
  26. Write and publish a book
  27. Buy yourself a new summer dress or bikini and wear it to the beach
  28. Tackle your fear of heights and go sky diving
  29. Visit a cat cafe or animal shelter
  30. Go shopping 
  31. Learn how to make a new recipe
  32. Take aerial silk classes
  33. Take ballet lessons
  34. Redecorate your bedroom or apartment 
  35. Set the mood, light up candles in your room, dim the lights, and try out new sex toys
  36. Get your hair done or buy a cute wig that you’ve always wanted
  37. Cosplay
  38. Attend a convention
  39. Attend a Paint and Sip class, you get to paint art and drink at the same time
  40. Explore local spots in your city as if you were a tourist
  41. Take up martial art classes
  42. Go to the arcade
  43. Play video games
  44. Visit an aquarium
  45. Watch the sunset or sunrise
  46. Binge watch Korean dramas
  47. Buy yourself some chocolate and flowers because why not
  48. Create your own makeup 
  49. Go on a hike
  50. Go glamping/camping
  51. Go to a music festival
  52. Train and run a marathon
  53. Go on a local yacht cruise
  54. Visit pop up shops and bazaars
  55. Go horseback riding or learn how to ride a horse
  56. Go to the zoo
  57. Go surfing or learn how to surf
  58. Ride a plane around your city
  59. Adopt a pet
  60. Buy new toys for your pet and play with them some more
  61. Take a pole dancing class
  62. Attend a TED talk
  63. Stargaze
  64. Purchase lingerie and pose for yourself in the mirror
  65. Go roller skating or learn how to roller skate
  66. Have a photoshoot by yourself or hire someone to do a photoshoot for you
  67. Attend a fashion show
  68. Attend a circus
  69. If you’re into spooky stuff, go to a paranormal tour and dinner adventure 
  70. Go to a sports game
  71. Attend a comedy show
  72. Take part in murder mystery dinners
  73. Crash a wedding
  74. Go the farmers market
  75. Tackle a puzzle
  76. Go the drive in theatre
  77. Create new clothes out of your old ones or transform ones from the thrift store
  78. Go sledding or learn how to sled
  79. Play mini golf
  80. Make pottery
  81. Go indoor skydiving
  82. Try karaoke
  83. Go snorkeling or learn how to snorkle
  84. Try karaoke
  85. Try Go Kart Racing
  86. Create YouTube videos
  87. Go to a rodeo
  88. Place a bet at a horse racing event
  89. Start your own blog and make extra cash from it 
  90. DIY crafts
  91. Go on a drive through wild safari
  92. Play an extra in a film
  93. Go skiing or learn how to skii
  94. Attend a book signing event of one of your favorite authors
  95. Go to an estate sale in a wealthy neighborhood
  96. Learn a new skill online
  97. Go to karaoke night at a bar
  98. Enter a contest
  99. Listen to a podcast
  100. Join a support group
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language learning made easy

I’ve summarized professor  Alexander Arguelles’ video, because I think this is crucial for language learning. 

There is no magic trick that will help you become fluent in 1 month, but there are very effective approaches to learning a new language and if you combine them, you will surely become fluent.

If you’re learning a new language, the most important thing you need to consider is – what type of language learner are you? 

1. If you:

  • have a more deductive approach, which means that you’re better at listening to and observing the language first and learning through that, rather than starting with plain grammar points from a textbook
  • have a fair degree of intuition
  • like to observe a phenomenon
  • feel somewhat comfortable with ambiguity for a while, until things become clear
  • are someone who can feel comfortable being corrected when they realize they were wrong, rather than getting confused and frustrated because they went down an initial path that turned out not to be correct (so you actually learn from being corrected and you don’t get confused by it)

then, these manuals are best suited for you: the Assimil Language Series, the Linguaphone Series, the Cortina Methods.

2. If you:

  • have a desire to have things explained to you beforehand in a nice and clear way
  • have a logical and analytical mind (which is usually the product of education in general)
  • have a need for a systematic approach (basically if you’re most comfortable with a book which is going to introduce the grammar according to an agreed set of methods or an organized plan)

then, you should try out some of these manuals: the Hugo Series, the Made Simple Series, the Teach Yourself Series, the Buske Series. 

3. PAY ATTENTION TO PATTERNS!!!

  • the most important part are the patterns of a language
  • no matter what type of language learner you are, I think it’s really clever to incorporate this method into you learning. 
  • a language is actually made up of patterns which constantly repeat themselves and that is THE KEY TO FLUENCY
  • repeating the patterns over and over again, until they become natural, until you no longer have to conjugate the verbs in your head before speaking
  • when you become really good with patterns, your sentences will come out naturally, and patterns are what will get you to fluency

I’ve provided the links, where you will find a review of the books, so that you can have an idea of what they look like. You can find most of these on amazon.

There is also an amazing blog on here, which provides free books, and I think that you can find half of these series for free there.  @lovelybluepanda

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Brutally Honest Rules for Language Learners

  1. If you can`t make your own examples to a grammar rule, you don`t know this grammar rule.
  2. Learning words without context is almost useless. You may repeat something like “road” or “deeply” millions of times and still forgetting them in the most important situations. Memorize phrases instead. e. g. “I crossed the road” and “to be deeply ashamed”.
  3. Prioritize. There are almost 500 000 words in the English language and even more in some non-European languages. If you decide to learn 5 words a day, you`ll need a shitload of time to cover at least the third of the whole vocabulary. So, know precisely what words are the most frequent and the most important for you personally.
  4. No, you won`t learn a language by listening to songs ONLY.
  5. If your level of knowledge is Intermediate or higher, you don`t need the fucking subtitles. Well, in the beginning, you will have a terrible headache and doubts about the whole thing, but every video will be making you a little better. You`ll slowly get used to the accents and intonation. It`ll stop to sound like the endless phrase without any pauses. Just give yourself some time.
  6. Translation from the native language to the target language is useless (if you`re not going to become an interpreter). Write the short texts in your target language instead.
  7. Forget about boring topics from the textbooks. Argue with somebody in the comment section under your fav YouTube videos. Try to persuade me that the Earth is flat (I know it`s insane, but you`ll remember it much better than writing the essay “The current problems of ecology”). Rewrite your own posts. Write down 15 phrases do describe Donald Trump. I mean… Everything is better than a standard way of learning that doesn`t express your inner self. 
  8. Check the pronunciation of ALL the words. ALL the time. Your intuition is a great tool. However, it doesn`t cure all the irregular cases. Just look at English words “daughter” and “laughter”, “head” and “heat”, “though” and “thought”. They look almost similar but they sound in ABSOLUTELY different ways. There`s a possibility that your target language also has a lot of such cases. Just spend few seconds on looking at the transcriptions. It doesn`t hurt, I promise.

The post/challenge for those who want to find a language partner.  

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Do you know these times when you’re sitting in front of your textbook, trying to learn these boring af vocabs you’ve seen 1000 times but still can’t remember and just wish to do something different (or hoping that the world explodes so you can at least stop)?

Well, there are more ways to learn a language and I think because we just learned how we “should” learn a language at school, we’re limited in creativity. Thanks to school it’s hard to think outside of this “textbook, vocab lists, tests, etc.” stuff but there are ENDLESS things you can do to learn a language.

Remember: everything you do in your native language, you can try to do in your target language!

This is for all the people who are tired and exhausted, who are thinking about quitting or don’t have fun with their target language anymore.

DON’T YOU DARE TO GIVE UP! YOU’VE COME SO FAR!

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Examples for different ways of learning a language:

  • write a diary
  • summarise an article about a topic you like (cooking, fitness, etc.)
  • listen to a podcast/radio
  • listen to music (while reading the lyrics)
  • try to sing along with music
  • read out loud while reading a book/magazine/blog/etc.
  • watch movies/series/videos
  • record videos in your target language or about how studying is going (progress, problems, etc.)
  • write a blog (well hello there :))
  • use apps that make it more fun (duolingo, memrise, lingodeer)
  • chat with native speakers
  • actually talk to native speakers ( I know what a crazy idea)
  • read websites about things you’re interested in
  • use social media only available in your target language
  • change the language of your smartphone
  • change the language of your pc
  • change the language of your life
  • play games in your target language (like not necessarily for learning it, I mean just playing a normal game IN your target language)  
  • take online lessons with teachers that make you forget you’re learning
  • do a challenge! (I love this one so much)
  • find a learning group
  • be active in forums (no matter about language learning or a forum in your target language)
  • find a language exchange partner. (You should, seriously.)
  • watch lessons on youtube
  • read a (children-)book (with audio)
  • talk to yourself 
  • think in your target language (a fun way is to tell a story about your life while it’s happening like “I went down the road with a stranger always behind me, who could it be? What does he want? It got quiet… too quiet. I tried to keep calm but was it really a coincidence? All in the middle of nowhere?” I know I’m bad at this but I hope you get what I mean, think of it like reading a book.)
  • learn vocabs with pictures, type in the word you want to know and ONLY look for pictures, try to feel the word. If you google for “strawberry” (in your target language and don’t know what it means) look at the pictures, the colours, how could it smell? Make a sentence with the new word. When was the last time you ate it? How was it?
  • Write a story/book online or just for yourself.
  • Make a mindmap
  • Use a topic jar (a jar where you put in notes with different topics on it, you take one every day and write/talk about it)
  • use social media to find groups interested in learning a new language or your target language
  • translate texts and act like you’re a famous translator who’s the only person on earth who can translate your target language (for example if you’re reading articles about historical stuff, act like you’re the only one who can find out what happened back then and the whole world is counting on you!)
  • try to solve random online tests
  • listen to a song/audiobook/whatever and write down what you hear
  • search for words you want to learn and build up (funny!) sentences with them or even whole stories
  • read comics/mangas/etc.
  • search for receipts  in your target language and pray to god you’re doing it right… if not, well you won’t forget the vocab again. Win-win situation. :p
  • search for language learning groups near your living place and actually meet them (stay safe and check everything before)
  • listen to children songs (I still remember the first children song I learned in English lessons… like… 11 years ago in 5th grade) these songs are supposed to stick… *cough* head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes *cough* sorry where was I?
  • connect with language learners over Skype (useful groups of course like German trying to learn French, Frenchman trying to learn Turkish, Turk trying to learn German)
  • write a list (you know… like I do right know so I don’t forget English)
  • describe things you see (more fun with a partner)
  • teach your target language to others
  • listen to audio while sleeping
  • take notes in your target language (I don’t mean for grammar rules or something like that, I mean notes you would take in your native language anyway)
  • write a letter (so much better than an e-mail)
  • write an e-mail (who has time for letters)
  • learn rimes 
  • learn jokes (it’s also useful for social interaction)
  • talk to your pets (at least if they listen to you, if I start to talk to my cat she starts yelling into my face)
  • translate songs and learn the vocab of it so you have more fun listening to it later
  • think about a topic and write down every word you can think of and then translate them into your target language
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