Practise my language learning much more

The plan for 2010 is to make and stick to a regular routine of studying, which I really do hope to stick to! I won’t be so strict, as I find I can never stick to things that way. But a guide, to help me along, seeing as my memory is not the best, and I currently only study when I feel like it, and don’t make any note of what I have already learnt…...

I’ve just been doing some Norwegian vocabulary quizzes. Although simple, I find them very effective. My sometimes funny and absurd answers make me laugh so much after I’ve seen what they really mean, and I then remember the real answer once I’ve been shown it at the end.

I think I’m in danger of becoming obsessed!

I decided to make use of the free time I had today, and got on with tackling some verbs. Usually I stick to trying to learn some simple phrases, as grammar and such daunts me too much. But I’m so happy with how much I understood and took in! I’ve been playing around on this website making up my own sentences and seeing if they come out correctly. It’s certainly a fun way to learn!

Although I still don’t have a book/CD language course I can study, I’m finding resources on the internet to be very useful. And it’s not as though I’m not often around this place! I’ve recently gotten myself into a more regular routine, and I’m finding it’s helping quite a lot. As is writing things down, rather than just looking at words and hoping they’ll sink in.

I need to work a lot more towards this goal. I don’t even have a language course that I can practise on when I’m not at the computer. I’m going to look on Amazon right now for one. I really ought to do something about it right now, after all :) I also bought a small phrase book today, which should help me a little more! I’m really looking forward to learning a lot more :)

I’ve been slacking a bit with this goal. So I decided to do something about that this morning. I went over one of the lessons I’ve already learnt to jog my memory. I’m now going to listen to a radio station in that language, and perhaps write down some vocabulary later, to get it lodged in my brain. I think variety in the way I study is the best thing for me.

I’ve just managed to do an hour or so of studying. I feel so happy and proud of myself, because I feel I am actually getting somewhere and remembering the words. I’d feel so down before when I didn’t recognise anything, but that’s because I never bothered to sit and learn anything properly. I really hope I can keep this up! :)

This is one goal I so badly want to achieve, but I’m so lazy and only ever practise when I feel like it, which quite often is only once a week or even less. I want to give myself a regular routine of a few minutes everyday. I’m thinking half an hour daily? That seems just right to me.