5 Tips for Making a Learning Plan

  1. Start from the end

Starting from the end seems strange, right? But it can actually be much better than starting from the beginning! In this case ‘the end’ refers to the end goals and desired results that you hope to achieve through your learning process. Rather than thinking about the individual topics that you will have to undertake, or ranking whether grammar or vocabulary is worth your precious time more, start thinking about what happens after. Do you want to be able to feel freely and comfortably when travelling and you need a good set of vocabulary for that? That’s your goal! Do you wish to pass an exam at school? That’s your goal! Or maybe this is just a hobby and you enjoy learning about languages, how they are made, how they function and how they differ from other languages? That can also be your goal. By setting your goal you already allow yourself to emerge into a narrowed down version of the language that is most suitable for your needs. Click here to check out our exemplary learning plan layout!

  1.  Test yourself

Whether you are just starting out or have been trying to learn a language for a while but not every method seems to work for you, knowing exactly what fits your learning needs is the quickest and easiest way to success. You may want to test your language level before choosing a course to join or a programme to start in order to have even a slight idea if it is going to be just what you need or maybe too hard or too easy. You can test your language skills by clicking here and taking our language assessment quiz.

  1. Accomodate your needs

Have you noticed how the textbooks you bought months ago at a book fair or an online book shop are just collecting dust on your shelf? Or how the seemingly useful and interesting language videos on YouTube that you saved for later have never gotten to be watched? Did you download a podcast that your friend recommended but 10 minutes in you turned it off and forgot all about it? If any of these or similar situations where a language learning method just doesn’t seem to work for you sound familiar you might have been trying to accomodate somebody else’s learning strategy. There are many different learning styles and their combinations that might be much more suitable for your needs. Take our sorting test to find out your own learning style for improved results. Click here to take the test.

  1. Be realistic

You just started learning a language last month and your friend and family are impressed when you greet them in that language, but if you have to use a translation app for a receipt on the back of a product to find out what are the components in it suddenly you have not been learning fast enough? Language learning results usually do not appear overnight. Basic communication skills may appear after the first few months spent in a language class or doing learning activities on your own, but deeper knowledge and language intricacies come with time. In fact, learning a language is a never ending process no matter how advanced you get. But do not be discouraged, as long as you are steadily getting closer and closer to achieving your goals every day no comment should throw off that balance. 

  1. Ask for advice

Do not know where to start or what you need to learn to be able to reach your learning goals? Ask for advice! Sign up for a free consultation with a science bird language consultant to help you set up your learning plan or solve any other language learning issue that you might have come across. Click here to set up a conclustation as soon as possible to start reaching your goals immediately.

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