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Practice is the essential part of learning any skill whether it be sports, riding a bike, playing a musical instrument, or learning a new language!
Practice is the essential part of learning any skill whether it be sports, riding a bike, playing a musical instrument, or learning a new language!
There are four elements to practice that impact how well you learn a skill. Remember, learning means that you have a change in attitude or ability that is measured over time. In other words, if you don't remember it later, you never learned it! This is why cramming for a quiz never works in the long run.
There are four elements to practice that impact how well you learn a skill. Remember, learning means that you have a change in attitude or ability that is measured over time. In other words, if you don't remember it later, you never learned it! This is why cramming for a quiz never works in the long run.
Think about it: if you're a baby learning a language or you are submersed into another culture to learn a language, you practice 18 hours a day for many years to develop these skills. While we can focus this learning and make it more efficient, there is no shortcut to learning a language: it takes a lot of dedication and practice.
Think about it: if you're a baby learning a language or you are submersed into another culture to learn a language, you practice 18 hours a day for many years to develop these skills. While we can focus this learning and make it more efficient, there is no shortcut to learning a language: it takes a lot of dedication and practice.
Frequency / Interval
Frequency / Interval
Frequency is how often you practice (interval). The more often you practice, the better. For example, if you only practice a skill once a week, you will see very little progress. For learning a language, you should practice at least twice a day, everyday. For example, you could pratice during class and at home (homework) or during tutoring in the morning.
Duration
Duration
Duration is how long you practice at each interval. Practicing for five minutes does little to improve your language learning. Practice for as long as you can, but at least
Length of Time
Length of Time
Length of time is how long you study. In language, we typically measure this is years.
Don't forget about summers or other school vacations. If you don't practice during these times, you're skills will get worse.
Quality
Quality
Quality has to do with the intention and effort you put in. If you sit at a piano and just bang the keys, you'll never learn to play. The same thing goes for learning a language. You need to focus and do your best to understand and respond.
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