A mission is a particular word, it can be a formal word but a mission statement in my case is asking myself why I blog and other questions, to figure out my “mission” in blogging. I will answer these below in a question-and-answer format for the first half of this blog. The second half will…
Productivity
How to practice reading in your target language
Overall, this is a well-documented way of improving your language skills, whatever language that may be (including your native language). This is proven time and again by various researchers and people’s experience with reading, but the question is, this activity can be challenging, with many people not reading whole books even in their mother tongue,…
What are the CEFR levels?
Often these CEFR levels are used in the language learning system and community. But what do they mean and what are they used for? And is it applicable or should you care about this framework? The CEFR levels where CEFR stands for the Common European Framework of Reference the levels associated with different levels of…
Anki Review (For language learning):
Anki is a SRS Flashcards software. These flashcards are fully customisable and use popular SRS or space repetition system software. This software system manipulates when the cards are seen based on the science of the forgetting curve. One thing to note about using Anki for language learning is that I believe it should be an…
Year 2024 Plans – Language Learning and otherwise:
2024 is a fresh new year. It is currently January. This therefore begs the question: what is new for me this year? This blog post will be split up into two main sections. My language learning goals and then everything else. Language Learning goals: This year I want to continue learning Mandarin and Cantonese. This…
Blogging review after 1 year! Plans for the future
Next month marks my first anniversary of starting blogging. I have learned a lot during that time I wish to gain more experience and knowledge as I go ahead and continue blogging now and into the future. Personal reflections: Overall, I have enjoyed my experience blogging this past year. I’ve been able to express myself…
Language learning journal: February edition:
This month has been a consistent month for my language learning as usual. I have stuck to my usual routine of studying Mandarin Chinese four times a week for 30 minutes each and studying Cantonese Chinese three times a week for also for 30 minutes each. On top of this, I do one hour a…
The intermediate level plateau and how to break through it:
So you’re no longer a beginner in language learning and in your target language are now an intermediate-level learner. You’ve reached the intermediate-level plateau. You no longer sense that you are making any fast progress and have stalled in your language learning despite studying every day. You understand more of the language than you’ve ever…
How to start learning Cantonese / other languages well!
So, you want to learn Cantonese and/or other languages, do you? Cantonese is one of the most difficult languages to learn according to the FSI (Foreign Service Institute), according to them, it takes 2200 hours to learn a language like Cantonese. For language learning in general, this seems to be an impossible feat, or does…
