Tips and Tricks

The internet today seems nearly infinite, and this works both for you and against you. On the one hand, you have nearly limitless resources to help you accomplish your language-learning goals. On the other, there is just so much out there, sifting through everything and finding quality resources can seems like a full-time profession rather than the hobby we want language-learning to be.

For these reasons, I believe that not using what's out there would be a waste, but these tools must also be efficiently used. Below are a list of some of the best online resources I have found, along with my recommendations and helpful tips on how to best use them. Have fun exploring!

Online and Mobile Resources

Always keep in mind that although these resources are great, they each only address a certain part of language learning, when you need to address all six aspects to truly learn your target language. The best way to use these resources is to use them in a way that they complement each other.

Language Hacks
The Eclipse Method - Day By Day

Here's a breakdown of what each day is for and any resources I recommend using.

Day Focus Resources
Monday Learn Something Any online website with short entries
Tuesday Listening Any short film segment
Wednesday Reading Any written text:
(News, Books)
Readlang
Thursday Writing Lang-8
Friday Vocab Any song with both written lyrics and a translation
Memrise
AnkiApp
Saturday Speaking italki
HelloTalk
Sunday SOS Day You decide!