Here Are A Few Study Tips On How To Learn A New Language 💻☺️:

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I’ve been gone for a while because to be honest, focusing at home is really hard. Please don’t feel bad if your productivity is not on the same level it normally is - this is an unusual situation. Stay safe and take care of your mental health.

mugs. are. back. at one of my fav coffee shops and it’s unreal how happy I am!

Also- taking votes, should I go to sleep when I’m planning on getting up at 3:30 AM for a flight? current leaning is just stay up because… well otherwise I’d just take a short nap

Learning Languages and How to Make it Fun

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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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how to avoid education burnout

have 3 achievable goals a day: having a laundry list of things to do everyday is super unrealistic, and you just end up feeling bad about yourself because you didn’t accomplish your goals for the day.

leave your sundays open: i love sundays because they’re my day to chill out and catch up on school work that i wasn’t able to finish during the week.

recognize when you’re at your emotional limits: forcing yourself to get work done when you are unable to comprehend your study material does not benefit anyone.

learn how to say no: people will ask you for your time and it will stretch you to the limit, whether it be at your job, in your extracurriculars, or in your personal life. know when to step back and say no.

take care of yourself physically: take breaks, go for walks, shower regularly, get enough sleep, eat healthy, see your friends

celebrate your accomplishments: go out to eat with friends after a big exam, indulge in a night off after a busy week with some netflix and wine

make a study plan beforehand: it can be daunting to see how much work you need to put in to a class or task beforehand, but this allows you to spread your work evenly so you don’t become overwhelmed.

learn how to ask for help: it is very rare that people make it through school, whether it be high school or university or any graduate program, without needing the advice of others or just a kind soul to vent to. find that person.

never forget your hobbies: you will need things that keep you sane. if you love to play music, write, play volleyball, or cook, make you sure you don’t lose these things. they will become your escape when times get tough.

log off from time to time: it is exhausting to be constantly connected to social media and your email. just physically disconnecting from these for a night to take care of yourself can really help you clear your mind.

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2.NICKNAMES: Vale.

3.ZODIAC SIGN: I'm a capricorn (I don't really believe in this)

4.HEIGHT: 1,65 cm or 5’4”

5.LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish and English (still learning).

6.NATIONALITY: Chilean

7.FAVOURITE SEASON: Tbh I love them all, I love how beautiful everything looks at autumn, how I can stay at home and watch the rain at winter, how colorful is spring even though I'm allergic to pollen, and how I can can get out and know new places in summer.

8.FAVOURITE FLOWER: Sunflowers. I think miniature roses are extremely cute.

9.FAVOURITE SCENT: I love a lot of scents, for example, vanilla, coffee, strawberries, forest, sea breeze or the smell of a natural Christmas tree. Now let's move to something less common, I love the scent of cumin, Idk why I just love it.

10.FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue and yellow.

11.FAVOURITE ANIMAL: Butterflies, wolves and dolphins.

12.FAVOURITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER: I can't choose one at the moment.

13.COFFEE, TEA, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: Hot chocolate.

14.AVERAGE SLEEP HOURS: I wish I could say 8, but as a Uni student I usually sleep 5 or 4 hours.

15.DOG OR CAT PERSON: Dog person, I have two babies.

16.NUMBER OF BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH:  Usually 1,but since winter is coming I sleep with 2 blankets.

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20.RANDOM FACT: In Chile people have something called "once", which can be translated as "eleven". It's called "once" because "Agua ardiente" has 11 letters. In the past when miners were working but wanted to sneak off for a sip of agua ardiente liquor they would say "let's go to take"𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞" so their boss wouldn't know what they were up to, as time goes by it degenerates in a snack that take place something between 6 and 9 pm. Now we eat bread and drink coffee but it started as a code word.

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Some tips that have worked for me in the past. I hope you find them helpful! x | studygram

Hey everyone, I'd like to know if you listen music when you study and if you do which music do you listen to? I'm currently writing an essay so if you could recommend something to me that would be great.

My music at the moment is a piano instrumental version of different song from old Barbie movies, that I just found by accident, so no worries I won't judge.

I probably spend 99% of my life here at the moment. But tomorrow I will submit my bachelors thesis and finally have time for art again.

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