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What are your language learning goals for the year? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by emb@lemmy.world to c/languagelearning@sopuli.xyz

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I know resolutions can be a little silly and get dropped quickly. But setting goals is good practice, and any excuse for self-reflection is a valid one.

So yeah, what goals do you have in mind? Bonus points if you can be specific, realisitic, and/or measurable.

Do you plan to start a new language this year? Hit new milestones with ones you're already learning?

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[–] emb@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Personally, I'll be continuing with Japanese. I want to:

Finish learning to write the joyo kanji (currently at 1400/2200 in Remembering the Kanji)
Go through Genki II (currently have only done chapter 13 and half of 14; this textbook has chapters 13-23)

There are other things too, but these two points I want to commit to. Textbook should go quicker now that I have kanji under my belt; last year I dropped it to focus on RTK. All the while still watching videos, listening to podcasts, doing my Anki core 2k deck, and reading Tadoku and NHK Easy regularly. I think I could realisitically finish a (kid-targeted) RPG or short chapter book in Japanese, but those will be strech goals.

Would like to try the N4 exam, but I don't know that a site is near me. Maybe someday.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's awesome! I have kinda-ish similar goals. Want to try N4 in October (well... Goal is N3, realistic is N4). Not half as far as you with Kanji though.

[–] emb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! It feels a little lopsided going for Kanji first, but to me it always felt like such a stumbling block reading or doing grammar when I have to stop and check the characters often. I figure, gotta learn 'em eventually anyway.

Good luck with your studies! Definitely understand the desire to aim a little lower. For me the test is just a personal benchmark, it doesn't open any doors. I'd hate to very publicly go off to take it, stress hard studying, and then not come close to passing. Aiming a level down, there's more confidence.