Guess who worked out a routine/ACTUAL study plan
As much as I love just listening to Disney songs in my target language, it wasn't doing much for actually learning.
I've also added two new target languages??? I know, I can't believe it either! Anyway, here's my current plan that's been working fairly well.
I aim to hit 7 areas in each language every day: Consume media, listen to speech, Read while listening, Speak, write, study and review.
The idea is to touch each item every day, not spend forever on it. Build consistency first and then spend more time on it if you want to.
An Example from my journal today:
(Italian)
Consume: Listened to Disney songs on the way to work (Resource: Spotify)
Listen: Italian pod 101 unit 1 listening videos (about 7 minutes total) (Resource: Youtube)
Read: Lingo Mastery Read along video, Elena and Catalina (Resource: Youtube)
Speak: Busuu Community challenges - counting lemons and talking about family (Resource: Busuu)
Write: One sentence in my planner. Buongiorno. Io sono cosi-cosi. (Resource: pen and paper)
Study: Chapter 4/A1 on Busuu: Pronouns, the verb "to be", talking about people. (Resource: Busuu)
Review: Busuu flashcards: formal and informal greetings (Resource: Busuu, Anki Droid flashcard system)
I also just installed Language Reactor! I can't believe I ignored it for so long. I like that it searches for shows in your target language for you, especially on Netflix who seem to randomly take Russian dubs down. I also like the customizeable color coding for words you know, words you want to know, and words that you probably don't need to learn right now based on your current skill level and how relevant the word tends to be in real life. It even has an auto-pause feature that will wait after each line so you can replay it or assign categories to words if you want.
