5 ways to improve your learning

Miss Marilena
Oct 18, 2022
3 min read

Updated: Feb 3, 2023

part of the series 'Learning Easier'

The things we spend time on are the things that make us better learners

Welcome back to my recent blog series "Learning Easier". My goal for years has been learning and understanding English easier and with fun, without that being a thing I 'had to do'. My brain works in a peculiar way. The moment something becomes a chore it immediately looses its appeal and it is by definition more difficult to complete. For that reason I came up with these 5 life habits that I have been constantly using in the last few years to help me improve my English learning experience. It's been a pleasure writing this blog for you and I am so excited for this post. Today I will share these 5 tips with you hoping that they will help you improve your relationship with Learning a new Language.

1) Social media

“Social media can be your personal teacher.”

Social media can be your personal teacher. We spend a great amount on social media scrolling and looking at pictures, watching at TikToks or listening to podcasts. Why not do all of that while teaching your subconscious a new language? Search for an English speaking Youtuber or TikToker, include an English speaking podcast in your everyday life. At first it will be hard and difficult to follow that is why I recommend adjusting the setting of play speed to a slower pace. But the more you use this life habit the easier it becomes. And the most fun outcome is that you learn all kind of new slung that you will not learn through books.

2) Netflix

Have you heard of the phrase Netflix and chill? Well why not turn that into a Netflix, chill and learn? Turn your subtitles to English and adjust the play speed to a lower setting. Your subconscious will train itself to pair sounds and words together. Next thing you know your vocabulary will have increased tremendously.

3) Reading

“Reading opens your mind but also unblocks your learning blockage”

Reading opens your mind but also unblocks your learning blockage. Sometimes after people are done with school and university feel sicken by the idea of studying ever again. Reading however is not studying and the more you do it the easier it becomes. You can read whatever you find interesting, from books to magazines even online blogs (like mine ;p ) and if that piece of writing is in English you hit the Jackpot! Reading in English resets your brain to thinking and speaking in English without all the grammar and dictation hustle of a learning lesson.

4) Coffee with friends

To keep up with your watching and reading English you need to practice your speaking as well. What I recommend is finding a friend who shares the same passion as you in bettering themselves in English. Have regular coffee meetings with them where you can talk only in English and make speaking more natural than being afraid of it.

5) Writing

Do you keep a journal? Do you like writing stories? Or perhaps blogging? Why not do that in English? Take all that you have learned in the recent years and practice your English in writing. Writing makes your grammar and vocabulary even better. At the beginning it might seem unnatural but after a while it becomes easier and easier.

And there you have it! What are your ideas for learning a new language? I hope this post will help you. See you in the next one. Todaloo!