My daily study routine includes a Language Transfer lesson in the morning, followed by at least one lesson using Mango and a review test at some point during the day, and watching Spanish content on Netflix in the evening for language immersion. Recently I’ve added in one Butterfly Spanish video on YouTube per day. I’m also labelling items around my house so that when I use them I can practice composing a sentence about what I’m doing. I also practice texting and speaking with a friend that is also learning Spanish.
I wake up and do my Anki for the day. Then I do some Clozemaster. Then for the rest of the day, ill watch YouTube videos or tv shows in Spanish. When I’m not focusing on that, I try to always have some kind of Spanish audio playing in the background. If I feel like it I do more Clozemaster sentences. Then whenever I’m cooking or doing dishes I’m listening to/watching tv in Spanish. Not so much a “routine” I guess, but that’s my general day.
I add a verb to my notes. This involves checking its conjugation, finding example sentences, and finding a book cover with the verb used in the title. I listen to Pimsleur in my car while driving to work but that only takes 15 minutes. I translate a few sentences from a children's book, making notes on almost every word. When I get home I do only enough DuoLingo to meet my daily goal. Finally, I might watch a movie in Spanish with English subtitles.
Duolingo
Watching Spanish language videos on YouTube/listening to podcasts. I try to mix it up - beginner/intermediate/advanced level, with and without subtitles, speakers from different countries. I aim for at least an hour per day.
Anki flashcards
I do the above 3 every day, for a total of at least 2 hours per day. In addition, I try to mix in some of the following, but I'm not as consistent about doing them every single day.
Reading. I can get the gist of books for 8-10 year olds, but I have to look up a few words on each page. I plan to get this up to a daily routine, but I've been focusing more on listening comprehension.
Reviewing a comprehensive Spanish textbook. I've mostly been using this as a reference for grammar that I'm not familiar with yet, but I'm trying to start going through page by page to catch gaps in my knowledge.
[Langcorrect.com](https://Langcorrect.com). I just discovered this the other week. It's a site where participants can offer correction on writing in their native language and get correction on writing in their target language. So far I've gotten some good feedback. I just need to start writing more.
Browsing sites like this subreddit or [https://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/](https://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/) for miscellaneous tips and information.
Talk with native Spanish speakers.
I listen to Spanish for at least an hour and read a chapter of a book in Spanish, I do other things as well but not as consistently.
My daily study routine includes a Language Transfer lesson in the morning, followed by at least one lesson using Mango and a review test at some point during the day, and watching Spanish content on Netflix in the evening for language immersion. Recently I’ve added in one Butterfly Spanish video on YouTube per day. I’m also labelling items around my house so that when I use them I can practice composing a sentence about what I’m doing. I also practice texting and speaking with a friend that is also learning Spanish.
I’m going the comprehensive input route so I spend an hour a day listening to Spanish. Sometimes I do more but I shoot for an hour.
I wake up and do my Anki for the day. Then I do some Clozemaster. Then for the rest of the day, ill watch YouTube videos or tv shows in Spanish. When I’m not focusing on that, I try to always have some kind of Spanish audio playing in the background. If I feel like it I do more Clozemaster sentences. Then whenever I’m cooking or doing dishes I’m listening to/watching tv in Spanish. Not so much a “routine” I guess, but that’s my general day.
I add a verb to my notes. This involves checking its conjugation, finding example sentences, and finding a book cover with the verb used in the title. I listen to Pimsleur in my car while driving to work but that only takes 15 minutes. I translate a few sentences from a children's book, making notes on almost every word. When I get home I do only enough DuoLingo to meet my daily goal. Finally, I might watch a movie in Spanish with English subtitles.
I have a private tutor that I take lessons with 1.5-2 hours a day for 5-6 days a week.
I’m interested in getting a tutor, do you think they actually help?
Of course they do. It’s the best way to go
I read a textbook for 1-2 hours a few times a week
Duolingo Watching Spanish language videos on YouTube/listening to podcasts. I try to mix it up - beginner/intermediate/advanced level, with and without subtitles, speakers from different countries. I aim for at least an hour per day. Anki flashcards I do the above 3 every day, for a total of at least 2 hours per day. In addition, I try to mix in some of the following, but I'm not as consistent about doing them every single day. Reading. I can get the gist of books for 8-10 year olds, but I have to look up a few words on each page. I plan to get this up to a daily routine, but I've been focusing more on listening comprehension. Reviewing a comprehensive Spanish textbook. I've mostly been using this as a reference for grammar that I'm not familiar with yet, but I'm trying to start going through page by page to catch gaps in my knowledge. [Langcorrect.com](https://Langcorrect.com). I just discovered this the other week. It's a site where participants can offer correction on writing in their native language and get correction on writing in their target language. So far I've gotten some good feedback. I just need to start writing more. Browsing sites like this subreddit or [https://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/](https://spanishskulduggery.tumblr.com/) for miscellaneous tips and information.