A small fairy's journey

um... hi(? I'm Sandi, 21-year-old and I'm a language nerd. Undergraduate linguistics' student & English teacher • • | Spanish | English | Japanese |• •

[weirdmonsterling]

my body may be a temple but i am the god to whom it is devoted

do not presume to tell me how i may decorate my altar

[polyglotswede]

Shoutout to sillylingustics on instagram.

That's where i found this meme 🥰

[dniudsnf]

a little survey: reblog if you just need a hug right now

[tinytinkersworld]

https://upvir.al/ref/Wq28673748

[golden-songbird-of-the-fall-blog]

What are you majoring in?

Stress

[catchymemes]

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Credit: twitter | facebook | tumblr | instagram

[pizzaotter]

Every single one of these is pure gold.

[smiles-advice]

no amount of guilt can change the past and no amount of worry can prevent the future.

[killowave]

[supremeshogunrj]

The longer it takes for this to come across your dash the funnier it is

[halfblood-demigods]

I’m

[lawyerd]

me: runs a studyblr

also me: does not study

[elleroseblogs]

Sometimes self care is studying for that test. Sometimes it’s cleaning your room. Sometimes it’s having that conversation you’re afraid of having, confront that person you’re afraid to confront. Sometimes it’s not just wrapping yourself up in a blanket and relaxing. Sometimes instead, it’s taking action against the problem.

[lilcowgirl7-deactivated20210223]

“Do I really want to share this information about my personal life with this person or am I just craving validation regarding my perspective/stance on it?” is a beautiful question and I’ve been less of a chatterbox ever since I started asking it

[pascalcampion]

October 10, 2019Mental Health day.

A very simplified version of a very serious, very complex matter.

#pascalcampion

[0v9]

I think one of the greatest realizations I ever made was that I didn't have to choose between masculinity and femininity

[drtanner-dickery]

The sooner you realise that you can do literally whatever you want as regards to your gender presentation (or lack thereof) and just take whatever bits and pieces you like from wherever, the sooner you can start enjoying life.

[y3lir-languages]

How to overcome the "middle stage"

I like to think of language learning into three stages. The first being the beginning. Where you are getting to know the language and the culture. You’re introducing yourself, playing around with the letters and words. There’s the middle stage or what many people may consider intermediate. This stage is usually when you have a good amount of grammar and vocabulary. You are reading and writing (roughly), but are stuck and don’t really know where to continue. The final stage is the mastery of the language. You are thinking, dreaming, and mumbling in your language. This is the satisfying cut of the sharpest knife into butter.

Let’s focus on the middle stage. In language learning many people (not all) experience the most stress when they are far away from the beginning stage, but are still missing the pieces to reach the final stage. Unfortunately, many people give up. They get stress out (great song) and slowly stop learning. Many people just don’t know where or how to keep learning. So how do you keep learning??

Number 1: You gotta recognize that you are stuck. Take a moment and evaluate your current situation in your proficiency. Realize, that you are not learning less and you’re not learning more. Then go to number 2.

Number 2: Start figuring out what you know and don’t know and want to know. Similar to a pros and cons list you are acknowledging what you can already do in your language, what you don’t know, and what you want to know. That way you can smoothly go into learning.

Number3: Vocabulary!!!! Seriously, even though you are past the beginning level the real reason you are stuck is because you need more to work with. Try learning more advanced vocabulary. Medical terms, organs/bones, space, etc.

Number 4: Be creative. Try to learn how to play with the words you know. Learn how to speak in sarcasm, or with idioms. Learn some metaphors and similes. Try to find fun ways to use your language.

These four steps will not get you to complete fluency. But they will make getting there much easier and stress-free. I hope this helps out. I am currently stuck in the stage and so I came up with a way for me to keep going.

[nowhites]

math problem: *begins with “we know that..”*

me: WE dont know SHIT

[moss-wizard]

What a year this week has been.

[endymionstudies]

reblog this if you’re a university level studyblr

most of the ones i follow are high school level and i need more people my own age/education level!