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The dramatization/sensationalism some people put on DID/OSDD is super weird to me like, literally half the time Iām just sitting here on my bed looking at memes and eating cheese snacks??
Like wow guys, DID/OSDD caught on camera, Iām eating fucking pretzel sticks for the third day in a row and catching up on assignments I forgot I had. Arenāt you living for this drama? Riveting stuff guys wow
Before I begin: sorry for my long break. Iām back and changed my profile picture (in case you have no idea who on earth you are following here) and my templateā¦ and also my header for my posts soā¦ you knowā¦ everything. But now letās start. :)
This time I want to make it short, so here are 26 study tips for learning a foreign language.
Study every day. Even if you just study 5 minutes, thatās important for your progress. 17 minutes every day is FAR BETTER than two hours on one day of the week.
Learn the most important 100-300 words.
Use good apps/websites for your target language. Take the time to find out which apps and websites work best for you.
Watch movies, series and videos in your target language. If needed turn on subtitles.
Write a little text every day. For example a diary entry.
IMPORTANT: Practice speaking right from the BEGINNING!
Try to live your language as much as you can. You should do everything you can in your target language. Think about what you do in your native language and then try to do it in the language you want to learn.
Change the language on your social media websites.
Change the language on your smartphone.
Read books for children if normal books are too difficult for you.
Study vocabs you just canāt keep in mind with apps extra for this problem.
Find a chat group in your target language. More people, more fun.
Try to think in your target language, even if youāre quite new to it. For example learn the numbers and use your target language for counting.
Make a plan for learning. (Yeah that came a little bit late lol)
Find out which learning type you are. Seriously donāt skip this. You really, really, really should know that! It will make things so much easier!
Use new words as soon as you can. For example when chatting with your language exchange partner: replace every word you can with your new vocab.
Write a list with big and (IMPORTANT) small goals (!!!)
Listen to music while reading the lyrics, even if you donāt understand it.
Read a book and listen to the audio version of it.
Write a diary in your target language.
Talk to yourself. Who could be more interesting? :p
Write a list with rewards for reaching your goals.
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS! You will need this when hitting a plateau.
Search for apps/websites that are onlyĀ available in your target language and use them.
Use a calendar with your goals and progress on it.
Use image search for hard vocabs. Try to get a connection to this word. Done. I hope some of these tips help you. :) PS: Sorry for mistakes but my new notebook marks every English word as wrong.
Before I start I want to mention a few things about this post.
The easiest language will always be the one you like learning, because if you have fun, itās not really hard. Also, if you are motivated you will learn much faster.
This post will show you how long it will take to learn a language based on their difficulty. That just means, how DIFFERENT it is to the English language. More different = āharderā. It does NOT take into account if you are interested in a language or not. The condition of these groups are that your interest in these languages are ALL THE SAME!
The numbers I will give you areĀ ājust around thisā numbers.
Based on which other languages you already speak, some languages will be easier (means faster) for you.
There are many factors that can change the pace of your language learning journey. (I will also make a post about this topic soon)
So first we will take a look at the groups. Which language are the easiest and hardest for English speakers?
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Group 1 (575-600 hours): the easiest languages because they are very similar to English. This are languages like Italian, Spanish, French, etc.
Group 2 (750 hours): still similar to English. In this group is just one language. German. (I guess because our articles are a pain in the ass. Seriously, I have friends that came here 10 years ago, donāt even have an accent anymore but still switch up some articles.)
Group 3 (900 hours): different to English. In this group are languages like Indonesian or Swahili.Ā
Group 4 (1100 hours):Ā significant differences to English. In this group are languages like Bulgarian, Croatian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Russian and many more.
Group 5 (2200 hours): very different to English. In this group are languages like Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
I made a post about many more languages, so if your target languages is not mentioned here, you can look it up on my other post here.
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And why did I tell you about these groups? Because the thing we care about are the hours it takes to learn a language from one of these groups!Ā
But thatās not all, we also care about the amount of words you have to learn to be fluent in a language. I also made a post about this, so if you want to know more about how many words you need to be conversational, fluent, etc. or if you are A1, A2, B1, etc. then you can check it out here.
So based on this post we want a vocabulary of 5.000 words. You also have to keep in mind to study listening, speaking, reading and writing to cover everything up. If you just learn a language from a textbook you probably wonāt understand native speakers at all and you will also wonāt find words when it comes to speaking it. The following numbers are for people who want to be fluent. Like REAL fluent like a (low educated) native speaker.
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How long will it take to learn a language fromā¦
Group 1 (600 hours):
studying 1 hour per day: one year and 235 days.
studying 2 hours per day: 300 days.
studying 3 hours per day: 200 days.
studying 4 hours per day: 150 days.
studying 5 hours per day: 120 days.
Group 2 (750 hours):
studying 1 hour per day: 2 years and 20 days.
studying 2 hours per day: 1 year and 10 days.
studying 3 hours per day: 250 days.
studying 4 hours per day: 188 days.
studying 5 hours per day: 150 days.
Group 3 (900 hours):
studying 1 hour per day: 2 years and 170 days.
studying 2 hours per day: 1 year and 85 days.
studying 3 hours per day: 300 days.
studying 4 hours per day: 225 days.
studying 5 hours per day: 180 days.
Group 4 (1100 hours):
studying 1 hour per day: 3 years and 5 days.
studying 2 hours per day: 1 year and 185 days.
studying 3 hours per day: 1 year and 2 days.
studying 4 hours per day: 275 days.
studying 5 hours per day: 220 days.
Group 5 (2200 hours):
studying 1 hour per day: 6 years and 10 days.
studying 2 hours per day: 3 years and 5 days.
studying 3 hours per day: 2 years and 4 days.
studying 4 hours per day: 1 year and 185 days.
studying 5 hours per day: 1 year and 75 days.
language learning made easy
Iāve summarized professorĀ Alexander Arguellesā video, because I think this is crucial for language learning.Ā
There is no magic trick that will help you become fluent in 1 month, but there are very effective approaches to learning a new language and if you combine them, you will surely become fluent.
If youāre learning a new language, the most important thing you need to consider is ā what type of language learner are you?Ā
1. If you:
have a more deductive approach, which means that youāre better at listening to and observing the language first and learning through that, rather than starting with plain grammar points from a textbook
have a fair degree of intuition
like to observe a phenomenon
feel somewhat comfortable with ambiguity for a while, until things become clear
are someone who can feel comfortable being corrected when they realize they were wrong, rather than getting confused and frustrated because they went down an initial path that turned out not to be correct (so you actually learn from being corrected and you donāt get confused by it)
then, these manuals are best suited for you: the Assimil Language Series, the Linguaphone Series, the Cortina Methods.
2. If you:
have a desire to have things explained to you beforehand in a nice and clear way
have a logical and analytical mind (which is usually the product of education in general)
have a need for a systematic approach (basically if youāre most comfortable with a book which is going to introduce the grammar according to an agreed set of methods or an organized plan)
then, you should try out some of these manuals: the Hugo Series, the Made Simple Series, the Teach Yourself Series, the Buske Series.Ā
3. PAY ATTENTION TO PATTERNS!!!
the most important part are the patterns of a language
no matter what type of language learner you are, I think itās really clever to incorporate this method into you learning.Ā
a language is actually made up of patterns which constantly repeat themselves and that is THE KEY TO FLUENCY
repeating the patterns over and over again, until they become natural, until you no longer have to conjugate the verbs in your head before speaking
when you become really good with patterns, your sentences will come out naturally, and patterns are what will get you to fluency
Iāve provided the links, where you will find a review of the books, so that you can have an idea of what they look like. You can find most of these on amazon.
There is also an amazing blog on here, which provides free books, and I think that you can find half of these series for free there. Ā @lovelybluepanda
From Beginner to Intermediate: an intense plan for advancing in language
Introduction
I've studied Spanish at school for 3 years and now I'm at a low B1 level. I can actually understand pretty well while listening or reading but I can't communicate fluently.
This plan will include vocabulary build up, some grammar revision, a lot of listening, reading and writing. And could be used for the most languages, not only Spanish.
Plan
Every day:
Conjugate one verb in present, past and future tenses
Make a list about 10 - 30 words long
Create flashcards with them and start learning them (I use Quizlet for flashcards)
Revise yesterday's set of flashcards
2-3 times a week:
Read an article or a few pages from a book
Write a few sentences about anything in your target language
Listen to one episode of podcast (at least one)
Once a week or every two weeks:
Watch a movie in your target language, preferably animated movie as the language used there is easier. You can watch with subtitles
Grammar exercises
Translate some short text
Once a month:
Write something longer, like an essay or report, on chosen topic
Additionally:
Talk to yourself, to your friends, to your pets
Text with someone
Look at the transcription while listening to the podcast for second time
Repeat what you hear (in podcast or movie)
Check words you don't know from the listening and reading
Read out loud
Listen to music in your target language - you can even learn the text and sing along
Watch YouTube in your target language
Change your phone language to the one you're learning
Think in you target language!!!
***This is very intense plan for self-learners, you don't have to do all of these things in the given time. Adjust it to your own pace. I'll try to stick to this, if I have enough time.***
Do you know these times when youāre sitting in front of your textbook, trying to learn these boring af vocabs youāve seen 1000 times but still canāt remember and just wish to do something different (or hoping that the world explodes so you can at least stop)?
Well, there are more ways to learn a language and I think because we just learned how weĀ āshouldā learn a language at school, weāre limited in creativity. Thanks to school itās hard to think outside of thisĀ ātextbook, vocab lists, tests, etc.ā stuff but there are ENDLESS things you can do to learn a language.
Remember: everything you do in your native language, you can try to do in your target language!
This is for all the people who are tired and exhausted, who are thinking about quitting or donāt have fun with their target language anymore.
DONāT YOU DARE TO GIVE UP! YOUāVE COME SO FAR!
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Examples for different ways of learning a language:
write a diary
summarise an article about a topic you like (cooking, fitness, etc.)
listen to a podcast/radio
listen to music (while reading the lyrics)
try to sing along with music
read out loud while reading a book/magazine/blog/etc.
watch movies/series/videos
record videos in your target language or about how studying is going (progress, problems, etc.)
write a blog (well hello there :))
use apps that make it more fun (duolingo, memrise, lingodeer)
chat with native speakers
actually talk to native speakers ( I know what a crazy idea)
read websites about things youāre interested in
use social media only available in your target language
change the language of your smartphone
change the language of your pc
change the language of your life
play games in your target language (like not necessarily for learning it, I mean just playing a normal game IN your target language)Ā Ā
take online lessons with teachers that make you forget youāre learning
do a challenge! (I love this one so much)
find a learning group
be active in forums (no matter about language learning or a forum in your target language)
find a language exchange partner. (You should, seriously.)
watch lessons on youtube
read a (children-)book (with audio)
talk to yourselfĀ
think in your target language (a fun way is to tell a story about your life while itās happening likeĀ āI went down the road with a stranger always behind me, who could it be? What does he want? It got quietā¦ too quiet. I tried to keep calm but was it really a coincidence? All in the middle of nowhere?ā I know Iām bad at this but I hope you get what I mean, think of it like reading a book.)
learn vocabs with pictures, type in the word you want to know and ONLY look for pictures, try to feel the word. If you google forĀ āstrawberryā (in your target language and donāt know what it means) look at the pictures, the colours, how could it smell? Make a sentence with the new word. When was the last time you ate it? How was it?
Write a story/book online or just for yourself.
Make a mindmap
Use a topic jar (a jar where you put in notes with different topics on it, you take one every day and write/talk about it)
use social media to find groups interested in learning a new language or your target language
translate texts and act like youāre a famous translator whoās the only person on earth who can translate your target language (for example if youāre reading articles about historical stuff, act like youāre the only one who can find out what happened back then and the whole world is counting on you!)
try to solve random online tests
listen to a song/audiobook/whatever and write down what you hear
search for words you want to learn and build up (funny!) sentences with them or even whole stories
read comics/mangas/etc.
search for receiptsĀ in your target language and pray to god youāre doing it rightā¦ if not, well you wonāt forget the vocab again. Win-win situation. :p
search for language learning groups near your living place and actually meet them (stay safe and check everything before)
listen to children songs (I still remember the first children song I learned in English lessonsā¦ likeā¦ 11 years ago in 5th grade) these songs are supposed to stickā¦ *cough* head shoulders knees and toes knees and toes *cough* sorry where was I?
connect with language learners over Skype (useful groups of course like German trying to learn French, Frenchman trying to learn Turkish, Turk trying to learn German)
write a list (you knowā¦ like I do right know so I donāt forget English)
describe things you see (more fun with a partner)
teach your target language to others
listen to audio while sleeping
take notes in your target language (I donāt mean for grammar rules or something like that, I mean notes you would take in your native language anyway)
write a letter (so much better than an e-mail)
write an e-mail (who has time for letters)
learn rimesĀ
learn jokes (itās also useful for social interaction)
talk to your pets (at least if they listen to you, if I start to talk to my cat she starts yelling into my face)
translate songs and learn the vocab of it so you have more fun listening to it later
think about a topic and write down every word you can think of and then translate them into your target language
Lil Wayne been trash for a while but his shitty opinion just confirms he's irrelevant
Fuck Donald Trump
Black Lives STILL Matter āšæ
Kevin Peterson Jr., 21, was shot and killed by Vancouver, WA police last night.
There is a vigil being held in Seattle tonight. I will update this post as more information becomes available.
Types Of Witches series: š„Spoonie Witchesš„
Spoonie Witches are witches who use ways of witchcraft that are friendly to their own disabilities and chronic illnesses. They practice things like low-energy spells, self care spells, and overall low-sensitive spells and practices.
Ā Spoonie Witch resources:
š„ Spoonie Witchraft: What Does It Mean?
š„ Low Spoons Witch Tip
š„ Witchy Ideas For Those With Low Energy
š„ Spoonie Witch Tip
š„ One-Worded Spells
š„ Spoonie Acts Of Witchery
š„ Autistic Witch Tips
š„ āPeaceful Atmosphereā Sigil
š„ Spoonie Witch Tip
š„ Witchy Things To Do When Youāre Low On Spoons [Part 1]
š„ Witchy Things To Do When Youāre Low On Spoons [Part 2]
š„ Spoonie Cleansing
š„ Herbal Tea For Anxiety And Depression
š„ Low Spoons Spells
š„ Spoonie Self-Care Tips
š„ Spoonie Magic Tips
š„ Anti-Anxiety Tarot Spread
š„ Witchcraft And Meds
š„ Witchy Positivity Journal
š„ Quick Magic Tips For Fatigue
š„ Spoonie Sigils List
š„ Spoonie Witch Reminder
š„ Tips For Witches With Anxiety
š„ Intrusive Thoughts Witch Tip
š„ Meditation For The Wild-Minded Witch
š„ Bed Magic
š„ Healing Tea Recipes
š„ Spoonie Devotional Tips
š„ Charging A Stuffed Animal For Comfort
š„ Magical Batteries
š„ Witch Tip
Bedridden Witch Series:
š„ Nature Edition
š„ Worship Edition
š„ Divination Edition
š„ Stale Energy Edition
š„ Elements Edition
š„ Pastel Edition
š„ Kitchen Edition
š„ Winter Edition
š„ Ocean Edition
š„ Love Edition
š„ Weather Edition
Trick or treat! ~Viv
Low Energy Witchcraft Ideas:
Charging morning tea or coffee
A single card pull from a deck or single question from a pendulums
Drawing a sigil on your hands with soap when washing
Knot magic- you can do this one of two ways. Either tie up energy other than your own into knots when youāre low or untie previously charged knots you did when you were able.
Research/reading: it counts!
Self care bath or shower with a couple candles or crystals and special soap/oils
Sun or moon bathing (use sunscreen if needed!)
Creating a witchy playlist. Listen to it. Use it for shufflemancy.
Drinking water mindfully. Feel it soothe you and your body.
Watching a witchy show, movie, or video. Playing a witchy game.
Bonding with your tools, crystals, or spirit companions
Reading about your astrology signs and horoscope
Talking to some witchy friends (in person or online!)
Sprinkle a candle with some energy boosting spices or herbs and light for a little while; alternatively put them in some water to simmer on the stove.
Rubbing lotion on yourself soothingly. Drawing sigil designs in them before rubbing into the skin.
Wearing special clothing or jewelry
Spoonie Witchcraft - what does it mean?
A small disclaimer first: I am by no means an expert nor are my words to be taken as the absolute truth. Witchcraft is a great tool but doesnāt replace actual medical care such as pills, going to the doctor/therapist, and so on. Also, I suffer from chronic mental illness and have no experience from chronic physical illness and thus I cannot speak for people who suffer from chronic physical illnesses.
The Spoon Theory
For chronically ill people, we have only a certain amount of energy to spend per day, or spoons. Various activities take different amount of spoons and the spoon amount might vary from day-to-day. Quite often you do not have enough spoons to do everything you want, so you have to either borrow from tomorrowās spoons or juggle between choosing what to do. In a situation like this, doing witchcraft is very hard - bigger spells, rituals, or anything that requires a lot of energy can easily take a good chunk of our daily spoons. This is why spoonie witches prefer to do low-energy spells.
Different levels of spoons
Because our spoon levels can vary from day to day, I have adjusted my witchcraft to them. I will present some examples that can give you an idea of what I do on days with certain amount of spoons.
Critical spoons - this is the lowest I can go. I usually donāt even get out of bed or maybe I get up enough to grab my laptop and go back to bed. On these days I prefer only to study and read, maybe say a chant and just hold my crystals to absorb their energy. Most often I donāt do anything because of how low my energy is.
Low spoons - the most common days I have. These are the days when I can cast a few small/simple spells and activate sigils. Rituals or bigger spells are still out of my league. I can probably manage to do the most critical daily tasks but not all.
Big spoons - once in a blue moon. These days are what I suppose ānormalā people have. I have enough energy to complete my daily tasks and have a bit of extra even after that. Rituals and bigger spells are achievable and do not drain me completely.
Huge spoons - Iāve had such days more often than āa lot of spoonsā -days, which I find a bit funny. On huge spoon days I feel like I can do anything and everything, so on these days I do tasks that have been waiting around such as cleaning and cleansing, laundry, and other tasks I consider very big and energy consuming. I also tend to charge my crystals and sigils on such days so I can draw their energy on days I donāt have as many spoons.
Am I a spoonie?
A lot of people can relate to the spoon theory, but what does being a spoonie actually mean? It means that you are suffering from an illness that limits your daily life considerably. Everything in your life is dictated on how much energy you have and/or how much you are suffering from your illness on that day. You might not shower for a week because you donāt have the energy for it. You might not eat for two days because you donāt have the energy to make food. Two weeksā worth of laundry is waiting but you canāt do anything about it because just the thought of it makes you exhausted. You canāt get out of bed because everything hurts so much and you just want to sleep forever.
I personally didnāt feel comfortable in calling myself a spoonie before I had medical papers in front of me that said I had a chronic mental illness. Of course, not every spoonie can get these papers or see a doctor, so it is mostly up to you to determine whether or not youāre a spoonie. Some chronically ill people feel it disrespectful if you use the term when you are not diagnosed with such illness, so please keep that in mind.
Spoonie tips
Take your time. Your craft is not going anywhere and taking breaks is more than okay. Taking care of yourself is the number one priority. Always
On big/huge spoon days charge up crystals/sigils that will act as your ābatteriesā on low/critical spoon days
Lighting up candles will usually make you feel better
If you donāt have energy to clean and cleanse, lighting incense or opening a window can do wonders
Spend some time with your crystals, even if you just hold them in your bed
If you have plants, keep them near your bed so you have someone to talk with
Drink a lot of water. You can also charge the water in the sun or moon and infuse the water with intent
Draw sigils on your pill bottles, on your favorite mug, above your bed, in your phoneās cover, your hands, your comfort items, your heat bagsā¦ Anywhere and everywhere
On days when you can go outside, absorb light and the energy of the earth into yourself
Remember to ground and meditate (I find it really helpful)
Spoonie blogs
Here are some of my favorite spoonie blogs. If you want to be added to the list, please do contact me!
@lowspoonswitchcraft @the-spoonie-witch-blog @spooniespellbook @spooniewitches @spooniewitchhelp @neurowitchcraft @neurodwitches @wheelchairwitch @theepagangrace
support female witches.
support male witches.
support trans witches.
support nonbinary witches.
support lesbian/gay/bi/ace witches.
support polyamorous witches.
support monamorous witches.
support able witches.
support disabled witches.
support witches of color.
support pagan witches.
support agnostic witches.
support skinny witches.
support fat witches.
support witches with eating disorders.
support autistic witches.
support old witches.
support young witches.
support oppressed and privileged witches alike.
support all witches.
A witch is a witch.
A witch is a witch, regardless of gender.
There are female witches
There are male witches
There are cis witches
There are transgender witches
There are nonbinary witches
There are agender and genderless witches
There are bigender and trigender witches
There are genderfluid witches
There are gender nonconforming witches
There are witches of all genders.
A witch is a witch, regardless of sexuality.
There are straight witches
There are gay/mlm and lesbian/wlw witches
There are queer witches
There are bisexual/biromantic and pansexual/panromantic witches
There are asexual and aromantic witches
There are questioning witches
There are polyamorous witches
There are monogamous witches
There are lgbtq+ witches
There are witches of all sexualities.
A witch is a witch, regardless of race.
There are caucasian witches
There are indigenous witches
There are black witches
There are latinxs witches
There are asian witches
There are polynesian witches
There are biracial and mixed witches
There are witches of all races.
A witch is a witch, regardless of belief.
There are atheist witches
There are christian witches
There are hindu witches
There are jewish witches
There are muslim witches
There are shinto witches
There are kemetic witches
There are hellenic witches
There are wiccan witches
There are satanic witches
There are monotheistic witches
There are polytheistic witches
There are witches of all beliefs.
A witch is a witch if they say theyāre a witch.
There are neurotypical witches
There are autistic witches
There are spoonie witches
There are mentally handicapped witches
There are able-bodied witches
There are physically handicapped witches
There are openly practicing witches
There are closeted witches
There are curse-negative witches
There are curse-positive witches
There are heavily devoted witches
There are hobbyist witches
There are thin witches
There are big witches
There are tall witches
There are short witches
There are rich witches
There are poor witches
There are old witches
There are young witches
There are beginning witches
There are veteran witches
There are so many different kinds of people who identify as witches.
A witch is a witch, period, bitch.
If ur arabic ur great If ur arabic and muslim ur great If ur arabic and queer ur great If ur arabic and muslim and queer ur great I know it seems hard to believe but youāre not bad youāre not awful
Hey if youāre not arabic can you reblog this? I hardly ever see any positivity towards us and I just wanna spread love to my Arab siblings
Anyone got tips for budgeting/sticking to a budget when you have adhd? Because that's something I really struggle with and while there are budget apps out there i don't really trust some random app with my spending info....
So much of tumblr witchcraft is Americanised or just irrelevant to me in Australia. Being an Aus witchling is kinda lonely.Ā
