Hello everyone! I’m trying to make sure my language learning habits are the best they can be. I was using Duolingo and Busuu, but that was taking a lot of time away from immersion/fun and what I learned in one I often learned in the other. So now I just use Busuu for grammar learning.

Any new German words I come across I then enter into Anki for memorization, which I practice once a day.

After these two activities, I try to fill my day as much as possible with German media; this includes German podcasts, music, games translated into German, and YouTube videos.

I want to know… Is this an effective method? I’m always a bit of a perfectionist, so I’m looking for either validation or constructive criticism. Alternatively, you could just share your own language learning methods!

  •  subito   ( @Subito@beehaw.org ) 
    2•1 year ago

    I tried Busuu and couldn’t get into it. I think your method should be effective on paper.

    For me, I’m trying to learn Japanese and use Duolingo and WaniKani (for Kanji). I also have apps for the Hiragana and Katakana but I feel overwhelmed by the size of what has to be learned to even understand a single written sentence.