My language learning goals this semester (S4B)

🇬🇧 English

Stop doing exercises. 

I managed to get everything in English around me : social networks, lessons, movies… I even speak English with my boyfriend, but I still make mistakes. 

So basically my goals this year are : 

🔹 Finish my language learning apps  

• Duolingo - I have a golden tree which means I have made the highest level of each lesson, but I'm still at the level 21 so I still need to practice until I reach the level 25.

• Busuu - I think I'll spend a large part of the year doing a lesson every morning, as usual. I use this website to improve my grammar, and at the same time to learn some specific vocabulary and nuanced expressions on useful topics (like job seeking, or trip planning). 

• Memrise - I'm currently learning the TOEFEL vocabulary 

🔹 Keep taking psychology lessons in English : As I don't have any of them uni this semester,  I plan to finish the MOOC from HarvardX I started last summer. 

🔹 And finally reach a level which allows me stop doing scholar exercises, and just practice in real life !

 

🇪🇸 Spanish

Don't forget the language. 

I have a good conversational level, I can make friends and all, but I still make a lot of mistakes. I know I won't improve my level this year, but I aim to watch a show or talk to someone once in a while, just to make sure I don't forget.  

(See, I'm posting in English and I don't even know if I'll translate the article in Spanish as I used to do last summer)

🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese

Reach the level of my classes at the Confucius Institute. 

It's hard to me because I can't remember a word if I don't know how to spell it, so I have to learn every single character on the first time we see it in class. 

♦️ I have a plan to learn characters (it's something I already do, but I'm not that consistent)

• Les petits Mandarins - various little exercices on flashcards, mostly for characters and vocabulary, following the HSK levels. 

• Drops - vocabulary by themes with a cute design, I choose the lessons depending on what I'm learning at the Confucius Institute.  

♦️ Keep on going with my apps to use the characters in context and improve my grammar

• Duolingo - translation of daily life sentences

• Busuu - to start thinking in the language 

♦️ And obviously review my lessons (I hope everyday) to learn them step by step

🇩🇰 Danish 

Build the routine with my boyfriend, and become familiar with the language. 

We just started learning it together because we have a project in Denmark, and he's not used to studying consistently. For the moment, we use Drops five minutes at night, and we do a little conversation together to discover the next sentence we need to learn. So I just wanna build a strong routine with him, have fun, and see where we go !

Edit 01/9 : I just added personal goals for this language, because I wanted to improve my level faster than I did. So I started taking grammar lessons on apps, increase the amount of vocabulary I learn each day, and watch a video everyday (for the moment on EasyDanish). I also try to use every of this in our little conversations.  

🎊 Happy New Year 🎊 

I'm still learning English, it would help me a lot if you tell me in the comments when you see a mistake 🙃