#intermediate plateau

[tokidokitokyo]

Language Learning Plateau

Recently I have found myself on a Japanese learning plateau and I just feel stuck. I have felt stuck for a long time, like I will never get off of this plateau. Have you ever felt stuck in your learning?

I decided that I wanted to make a real effort to escape from the plateau and to see some real improvement in my Japanese language ability. So here are my collected notes and advice on the process of overcoming the language learning plateau.

What is a Language Learning Plateau?

Your language acquisition was moving along smoothly, and then suddenly everything ground to a snail's pace. The most popular textbooks are too easy, native materials that suit your level and aren't too hard are challenging to find, and making your own study plan seems daunting.

Apparently this plateau is inevitable, because when you first start learning a language you make progress quickly with new vocabulary and grammar and writing systems, but as you learn more and acquire more skills, you naturally slow down. The language learning plateau is most common when learners reach an intermediate level of language proficiency.

The good news is, there are ways to get over this plateau. The challenge is that it will take some work on your part.

Why I have trouble finding resources

To try to overcome my learning plateau and feel like I was moving forward, I started looking for new resources. The trouble is that there are so many resources available online and in print, but the number is so vast that it feels difficult to pick one, and I worry that I will pick the Wrong One.

Reviews: Reading reviews of language learning materials can be endless, or it can be difficult to find a review of a particular book or online resource for anything other than beginner materials. There may also be a plethora of suggested materials, but you might waffle on which ones to pick.

Level: I am not entirely sure of what my level is since it is difficult to measure without an exam, but I think I have an idea of my general level (lower advanced - N3/N2). I have outgrown most early textbooks, and I often pick out JLPT workbooks because it is easier to judge their level. However, JLPT resources tend to be geared toward test taking and therefore sometimes they can be a bit limited. Non-JLPT materials are more difficult to determine the level for, so some may be too advanced and some may be a bit too low level.

Money: I don't have an unlimited budget, so I have to read reviews and try to gauge if I think the resource is worth the investment. Sometimes I purchase a resource and then I don't touch it because I don't have the time to sit down and work through it. I also download lots of apps but I often don't sit down to get used to them and figure out the best way to use them. Free materials are very useful, but I also find myself downloading too much and then I don't touch more than half of them.

Time: I am busy and don't have much time to dedicate to studying, so reviewing resources can be a huge time sink for time that I'd rather spend studying. I can spend so much time looking up resources that I don't actually pick one to use. I also don't have unlimited time to study, so while the JLPT workbooks or non-JLPT textbooks are good resources, I have to break each section into very small chunks to fit them into my schedule and it takes a long time to finish a resource.

How to overcome the Language Learning Plateau

Here are some tips on how to overcome the language learning plateau:

Set clear goals If you don't have a clear goal on what you want to work toward, your studying will be less focused and you might become frustrated with your lack of progress. Set clear goals that are based on what you want to achieve with the language to provide focus. Be realistic with your goals and your current level, and set a specific timeline for them.

Try new methods If you've been relying on textbooks thus far and are burnt out or don't find them useful, try something else. Get creative, and look to see what approach others take. Try immersion, finding a tutor, playing a game in your target language, or downloading a new app.

Focus on problem areas This aligns with setting specific goals. Where do you struggle the most with the language? At the language plateau, bad habits or mistakes become more ingrained, so it's time to correct them. Figure out where you are the weakest and find creative ways to practice those weaknesses. Reading books, finding conversation partners on HelloTalk, and writing a diary could address those weaknesses. If you aren't sure where you are struggling, review things you already know and see where you get stuck. Try a mock JLPT exam near your level and see how you score. Focus on those weak points and strengthen your knowledge. You'll also be moving ahead as you discover new words, grammar points, etc.

Learn more vocabulary Limited vocabulary is one thing that can prevent you from overcoming your language plateau. Try reading books, articles, websites, etc. or find vocabulary flashcard sets that challenge you. Building up your vocabulary will help you to communicate more clearly and concisely in your target language.

Interact with native speakers This may be difficult where you live, but you can always look online for people who want to exchange languages with you. Writing messages or talking via voice calls are both great ways to improve how you think and form sentences in your target language, and you can get feedback from native speakers to help you fix mistakes and improve. Mimicking native speakers is a great way to sound more natural, so you could also try shadowing podcasts or videos.

Don't give up! Most importantly, don't get discouraged. You've come a very long way, and the plateau is a sign that great things are ahead for you. Be confident and make time for language learning in your daily life. Your journey is what you make of it, and with confidence and practice, you can achieve your goals.

[charmcoin]

learning a language is so dumb there's literally no trick to it. you just stare at words you don't know until you know them. and i have to do it forever? OK

[aestheticlifestyle33]

I bit the bullet and ended up buying appetite supplements because I noticed I've been craving like crazy, hit a plateau...so hopefully, these will help my ass stay focused (reviews are promising and a little pricy but 🤷🏾‍♀️♡).

The first Pic, the before is how I literally look right now 😩 but how I looked a month ago... i know i had to have been 190 to 210s but inspo✨️

[meichenxi]

I procrastinated yesterday and wrote a story about the never ending intermediate plateau of language learning in chinese instead

here you go. it's got a god in it!

please don't correct anything lol. this was a learning experience and I am absolutely certain there are many things wrong with it. in fact there better be.

feat. excessive misremembering of guzhuangju vocabulary

中级草原

你睁开眼睛，猛然醒过来。这是哪儿呢？

四野都是慢慢的草原。寒风吹动草叶，冷得叫你快要冻僵了。你转身往后看，但又是一望无际的草原，远方环绕着碧绿的群山，山顶笼罩在薄雾之中。你恐慌地喊道，’有人吗?‘

你的声音在广阔的草原中回荡，唯一的回声。四周是一片死般的寂静。你皱了眉，想了想。

你到底在哪儿？发生了什么？又怎么能回家？

你好像一个人在草原中，没有半点人生的痕迹。你拖着脚往前走，四肢发抖。这到底是什么养的噩梦？

不久后，你的脚突然碰到了地上的什么东西，把你差点儿摔了一脚。你蹲下把东西捡起来，看它一眼。是 - 是 -

是一本书？！

你下意识地闭上了双眼。你的心跳渐渐下降。你心里想：这地方真是太吓人了吧! 只不过是一本书而已，凭什么把我吓成这样？

但不管怎么说服自己，你还是不能完全放松警惕。这整个地方处处都有异常，那本书肯定也是。万一有人对它下了咒？你的心跳在耳朵里回荡。你想了片刻，又想不起来别的办法试探它，终于鼓起了勇气，打开眼睛又看它一眼。

这次才发现，书上果然有字！

你双手发汗，伸手把书上的草叶擦一擦。

书上写着：’此处乃是中级草原，文神之地！中级学者以‘高级学者’之名装做语言高手，天下大罪！罪人一律处罚，毫无例外！’

啊？文神？你没看错吧？反正你的中文没那么好，有可能是你的阅读水平不够好。但书上明明写着 ’文神‘ 二字。

唉。你原本只是想睡一场午觉，怎么闹到这种地步？！文神。原来仙侠剧讲的都是实话，还真有此事！但中级草原又是什么？

你把书翻到第一页。乍看起来什么都没有，又看了一眼，黑黝黝的字突然出现了！

你结结巴巴地把第一行读出来 -

’文神不容辩解！自称高级学者，态度傲慢，行为无礼，惩罚如下：万年深刻反省，不许归回人间！文神待人宽大，从轻处罚，请罪人鞠躬谢恩！‘

又是中级草原！自称高级学生？谁是自称高级学生？你骄傲的想：可我明明已经是高级学生了，怎么会有如此丢脸的下场。。。！而且这哪里算是待人宽大，从轻处罚呢？还有最后一句 - 把她困在这里，人家还要你鞠躬致谢！

你心里想：这个文神说我态度傲慢？我看他才是!

你回头看一眼，依旧是茫茫的草原。你叹了口气。不知道为什么，但你突然不害怕。到了这个地步，害怕又有什么用？

也不是你第一天遇到难处。学中文的路程中哪天没有困难？

你的脸上露出一丝深沉的微笑。你心里想：每个难关是可以渡过的，而且你已经会写繁体字了。这世界上还有更可怕的事请吗？

你抬头看了天空，低声道，‘好吧。是！我承认：我是说自己是高级学生了，我是觉得自己很厉害了！我都承认！但你知道什么吗？学到今天都不容易！我为了中文把所有给我人生意义的爱好都放弃了，跟我的吉他分手了，甚至抛弃了我亲爱的电视！你还要我自卑吗？我不会！我为自己做出的一切感觉非常的骄傲！你说我是中级学生，高级学生，我都无所谓！你说的这些等级只不过是人造的分别！你看！大自然有山，有人，有树，有水！那天下还有高级的水吗？中级的树？你告诉我，这样说有道理吗？’

你的眼睛闪着愤怒的光芒，继续道：‘我不会放弃的。我的中文会好的，我对自己有信心。无论你怎么测试我，我都会接受！每一个挑战，我都会站起来迎接！这是我的诺言。你说文神待人宽大吗？要不这样：你给我一年的学习时间。一年后你下来测试我，我不会阻拦你的。如果我让你失望，那就依你处理吧！我发誓，我会接受处罚的，绝不会逃走。‘

你嗓音清亮道：’但是我若是表现得好 - 你得放过我才是。如果这次的诺言你不想遵守，我会向所有的仙人喊冤！天上的各个神仙，地下的各个妖魔鬼怪，都会知道你做事不正当，行为不轨呀！听到了吗？你这么强大的神仙欺负我，一个没信徒没法力的凡人，你怎么给他们一个交代？天庭哪儿会容得下这种品行呢？你总得给我一个机会改错吧？这样才算是宽大待人。文神大人，您看如何？‘

乌云遮天，电闪雷鸣。你闭上了双眼，不由地 ’啊！‘了一声，睁开眼睛后就看见 - 就看见 -

有一个男人站在你面前。此人穿着白衣，长发漆黑，面容慈和，姿态优美。他左手拿着一把扇子，右手不停地把玩碧绿的玉佩，具有学者风度。

你震惊地跪下去，深深地鞠了一个躬。‘文神大人！‘

你心里想: 完了完了，还真有此人，我死定了！

有一个温和的声音道：’好了好了，别喊了。免礼平身！‘

你谨慎地站了起来，惊奇地看着他。你心里想：啊，我刚才为什么要惹他生气。。。！

他微微一笑，双眼闪着深不可测的光芒。

你终于咳嗽一声。‘大人，这是。。？ ‘

白衣文神轻轻地笑了一声。’还能是什么？你的请求，我准了。’ 他的声音斯文，双眼却炯炯发光，让你浑身冰凉。‘其实你根本没必要这样威胁我。像你这样口才好的凡人真是难得！你的中文也不错，但关键是确实还没达到高级水平啦。你可知罪？’

你低声道：‘小人知罪。‘

他又笑了一声。‘嗯，不错，敬语也学会了！那我们随你办事吧。我想给你这次机会。一年之后，我会回来找你，看看你有没有你说的本事。如果你真让我失望，我可饶不了你哦。‘

他嘴角上挂着会心的微笑。

过了半响，你嗓音颤抖地道：‘那 - 那我现在怎么办？’

他眨一下眼，道：’好好读书！‘

文神把清白的扇子扇了两次，潇洒地挥手，一道闪电划过了天空。你震惊地用手保护眼睛，睁开双眼 -

你一抬头，他就消失了。

你松了口气。草原依旧是一望无际的绿海，天空又回到了蓝色。只有一点不同：地上又有一本书。你蹲下把它捡了起来，发现这这本比另一本大。书名叫：‘现代汉语大词典。‘

你无奈地笑了一声。除了微风吹动草叶以外，草原是静止的。你把书打开，从第一词条开始学习，心里想：的教训我接受了，我再也不会说自己是高级学生了。但我回凡间之后，一定能把HSK6级考得好！

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(also for legal reasons the bit about traditional chinese was a joke. I'm just still completely illiterate by hand in chinese so. it remains my greatest demon)

[haru-dipthong]

Has your brain ever gone “oh yep, I understand that” after reading or hearing a sentence in your target language, only for you to realise several sentences later that you have no idea what the content is talking about?

I don’t know if this is common or just my experience, but when I was studying japanese during my intermediate plateau, I noticed it was very easy for me to trick myself into thinking I understood a sentence/paragraph/spoken phrase and moving onto the next one, when I did not in fact understand it.

I think a part of your brain wants to pretend learning a language is easier than it really is. But it’s not easy. Learning a language requires constant active listening, which is really hard! You can’t just switch your brain off and watch content like you can in your native language. You need to be listening or reading with purpose. Earlier in my language journey, while watching or reading something, I paused the video or stopped reading after every sentence and made sure I understood each sentence as it was spoken, but once I hit that midpoint I started overestimating myself and the pauses became less frequent.

Another part of it is that it was hard for me to admit to myself that I didn’t understand. I felt like I wasn’t improving as fast as I wanted, and for me to not be able to understand a sentence even when I recognised most of the words/grammar in it was a hard truth to face. But every time I did face it, and chucked the sentence into DeepL, or looked up the grammar, or checked the meaning of a word that seemed out of place, I learned something that leveled me up in a meaningful way. It’s these moments that yield the most impactful growth imo.

I guess this is advice for anyone who’s trying to self-immerse and has experienced what I’m describing: You gotta fight your lizard brain. Your lizard brain wants shit to be easy, but if you’re serious about reaching fluency, you can’t let it win. You need to recognise when you didn’t understand something and admit it to yourself, because that’s when you do your best learning.

[etirabys]

I've spent the past several days in the kind of art hole where it's been hard to focus on my day job, so here's a blog post about painting.

I had a four month painting hiatus that I decided to exit by making something really easy ("I'm going to make a simple shitty painting by slapping together some geometric shapes"), which produced the square painting on the right (explanation here). It turned out to be a combination of easy and hard – laying down the outlines was easy, since this is the kind of doodling I always do anyway. Putting down the colors was easy. Refining and swapping those colors was hard. In that last step, I realized that the variance in outcome was wider than expected – in particular, that the right combination of colors could probably make this something I truly loved. So that refinement step ended up being ~50% of the work by time, ~70% by mental energy.

This was surprising. This is a child's coloring exercise. On the other hand, I don't remember doing those coloring exercises while growing up, and they turn out to have a lot to teach me. They feel like exactly the right intermediate exercise for me to refine my sense of what colors and shapes look good together.

I've always been bad at colors-and-shapes – and since those are the basics of artistic composition, I considered myself kind of a fundamentally untalented painter. ("Okay, 'fundamentally untalented' is a fake and unhelpful label and I try not to think about it, but in my heart of hearts I know it's a meaningful concept and it's obvious that I'm fundamentally untalented...") It's been a surprise to fuck around in a genre that makes this static fact about myself buckle.

The painting on the left (still in progress) was harder than the first, because I decided most of it would be monochrome except for the top right circle, because the abstract concept I'm trying to convey demands it. (To me, that abstract concept is having a promising fiction synopsis or outline that I may not be able to breathe life into – "breathing life" being something that perseverance and intelligence alone seem to be incapable of promising – and gibbering and sweating and praying hoping it's just going to happen.) I don't want the colorful part to be garish or the monochrome part to be boring, but I don't want to dilute the dichotomy by colorizing the monochrome part too much or vice versa. After a few false starts it's exceeded my expectations, and I know it's going to get even better by my lights. I'm iterating much faster than usual, and I can feel the gravity of the local optimum pulling me in.

There have been multiple points in my life where I suddenly left some plateau of technical skill and bumped up to a new level. I think I'm in one of those phases again. When I close my eyes I see my painting the same way I see Tetris blocks when I'm in a Tetris phase. Cores that are unused for even ten seconds get reallocated to art. It feels amazing.

[german-enthusiast]

what is your target language? :)

Spanish and French!

I know a good deal of french but am quite at that intermediate plateau of i can understand fine enough with enough time but producing writing or speaking?? hahahahelp but in August I'll probably be spending a couple weeks immersing myself in the south of France!

Spanish I just started out and am struggling to find the time for. I have a venezuelan friend who's helping me but I'm at that weird struggle of "i know lots of and about romance languages and can understand a bunch but barely have any vocab or grammar to produce with" :')

[viveinquietude]

13.06.24

🕖 8am French class (talking about EU elections, politic scene in France, Poland and UK)

❄️ Made progress in Les fiancés de l'hiver

🪶 Read a French article about differentiating swallows and swifts (and implemented that knowledge while walking the dog later on)

🎓 Made progress in the Étudier en France course on coursera

🦉 quick studies with duolingo (fr & kr) and anki (de)

Total: 3 hours 21 minutes

I've started a challenge for myself to actively work on my weak areas in French during the summer, so I'd love to keep track here of all the things I did for extra motivation :) I'm done with this intermediate plateau.

[languagelvlup]

Something unexpected that happened when I reached the "intermediate plateau" of Japanese is that my strengths in the language changed. I used to always think I was better at listening than speaking, but now I speak "fluently" despite not understanding 100% of ANY given piece of media.

I guess what happened is that I now have the vocabulary and grammar knowledge to say whatever I want to say. Of course, I speak simply with a lot of unnatural work-arounds when I'm missing the proper word...but generally, I can get my point across.

But when native speakers talk, they have a much wider range of vocabulary than me, so I end up getting lost.

[tokidokitokyo]

Learning Japanese with ChatGPT

I was reading up on how to overcome the intermediate plateau (dun, dun, dun) and I was reading about how to use ChatGPT to progress your learning. So I asked ChatGPT how to get better at Japanese.

You:

日本語を勉強してて、もっと上手になりたいけど、どうすればいい？今は日本語能力試験のN3ぐらいのレベルだと思います。

I am studying Japanese, and I want to get better, so what should I do? Now I am about level JLPT N3.

ChatGPT:

日本語能力試験（JLPT）のN3レベルに到達されているのは素晴らしいですね！日本語をさらに上達させるためには、いくつかの方法があります：

It's amazing that you have reached the N3 Level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)! [Flattery will get you nowhere, AI]. In order to further improve your Japanese, there are several methods:

毎日日本語を使う: 日常生活で日本語を積極的に使うことで、語彙や表現力が向上します。日本語のメディアやウェブサイトを読んだり、日本語でメモを取ったりする習慣をつけると効果的です。 Use Japanese every day: By actively using Japanese in your daily life, you will improve your vocabulary and ability to express yourself. It is effective to get into the habit of reading Japanese media and websites, and taking notes in Japanese.

会話を積極的に練習する: 日本語を話す機会を増やすことで、リスニングスキルや会話力を伸ばすことができます。日本語を話す友達やグループに参加する、または日本語を話す練習をするためのオンラインコミュニティに参加すると良いでしょう。 Actively practice conversation: By increasing your opportunities to speak Japanese, you can improve your listening and conversation skills. You might want to join a Japanese-speaking friend or group, or also join an online community to practice speaking Japanese.

日本語の本や映画を楽しむ: 日本語で書かれた本や映画を読んだり観たりすることで、楽しみながら語彙や表現力を増やすことができます。また、日本語のニュースやポッドキャストを聞くこともおすすめです。 Enjoy Japanese books and movies: By reading and watching books and movies written in Japanese, you can increase your vocabulary and ability to express yourself while having fun. I would also recommend listening to Japanese news and podcasts.

文法を復習する: 文法のルールや表現方法を定期的に復習し、理解を深めることが重要です。教科書やオンラインの文法リソースを活用して、自分の弱点や理解が不十分な部分を補強することができます。 Review grammar: It is important to regularly review grammar rules and expressions, to deepen your understanding. You can use textbooks and online grammar resources, to reinforce your weaknesses and areas of understanding.

日本語能力試験の勉強: もしN3をクリ��したいと思っているなら、試験対策の教材や問題集を使って勉強することが大切です。定期的に模擬試験を受けることで、自分の進歩や弱点を把握し、効果的な勉強計画を立てることができます。 Study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test: If you want to pass N3, it is important to study using test preparation materials and problem sets. By taking mock exams regularly, you can monitor your progress and weaknesses and create an effective study plan.

これらの方法を組み合わせて、日本語能力をさらに向上させることができます。毎日少しずつ努力を重ねて、目標を達成するために頑張ってください！

By combining these methods, you can further improve your Japanese skills. Every day make a little bit of effort, and please do your best to achieve your goals!

[deforest]

ok so got all my 1RMs for the next cycle of my training, going to back to work on basic power moves to bulk up my foundational strength—and hopefully break my plateaus for cleans, snatches, and jerks.

back squat: 185lb

front squat: 175lb

strict/overhead press: 80lb

pendlay row: 95lb

deadlift: 215lb

bench press: 100lb

most of these are just past or just about Intermediate level-ish for female lifters, so, as i’m always saying, it could be worse.

i’ll make note of these again at the end of the 9 weeks training cycle. go team

[aestheticlifestyle33]

I'm literally chewing on a ginger root now, but back in July 2022, I remember fasting and chewing these candied ginger 🫚 but within 3 days of intermediate fasting, I looked like a whole different person on day 3👀 like skinny* I was so friken happy lol who knows how much weight I dropped but that was when I was around 160ish pounds so... but living off of these while fasting:

Especially mixing my water with friken pepper, cumin and cayenne pepper...cus huh?👁👄👁

So glad I have all of these in my kitchen cabinet🙌🏽

[meichenxi]

My proposal for a talk on breaking through the intermediate plateau, classical chinese and polysemy got accepted at the polyglot conference!!!!!

the talk will be around 35 minutes with around 10 minutes of questions at the end

if anyone wants to see my actual face, it'll be on youtube afterwards.

this is the first time I've put myself Out There TM to do a language thing for the wider polyglot/language learning scene and not just squirrelling away on my echo chamber here on tumblr, so yay!

[hindisoup]

I've done some Googling and I've self-diagnosed having reached the feared, the infamous Language Learning Plateau.

Some signs I've noticed:

I get fewer spontaneous ideas for language learning. I still get them but less frequently and feel less inspired by them. Before, my mind was often bombarded with "Oh, let's do a vocab challenge! Let's read a book! Let's try to watch something without subtitles!" and now it's more like "Meh, I guess I can do that".

Language learning routines I used to enjoy a lot feel more like a task than enjoyable me-time. Stuff like organizing and tinkering with my Anki decks, vocabulary lists, grammar notes, etc.

I cannot see a clear goal in my learning. I mean, I say it's that I can enjoy media and arts in my target language quite fluently - but what does that mean?

And based on the stuff I read about this, it's pretty simple. Our learning slows down once we reach the intermediate level and become somewhat comfortable with the language in everyday contexts. Our brain is not getting that positive learning brain rush as frequently anymore, or the feeling is not as strong.

And I guess the risk is here that once we have enough vocabulary and grammar to work around the difficult parts (like explaining a word we don't know instead of, you know, looking it up and learning the actual word, or using just the three tenses we know and avoiding the more difficult ones) we fall in the danger of becoming stagnant.

The cures suggested that I found and am willing to try

1. Identify problem areas and define my goal

My biggest hurdles in Hindi, as of now, are remembering the genders of nouns and using word endings consistently (I can easily say or write मेरी नाम है even if I know very well that नाम is masculine just because I happen to be a female), and learning the more complex verbal structures, especially the nuances between past tenses. And even if I enjoy reading prose, I very much want to develop my skills in understanding the everyday spoken language of native speakers.

My goal is to be able to pick up a novel or short story and read a chapter comfortably - I can grasp its main characters and the way the story is developing even if I cannot understand every word. Or that I can listen to a news broadcast and understand the main points of the story - who, what, where, why - accurately.

2. Reframe my thinking

I've said that I'm happy to make slow progress. I am enjoying the journey. But now I need to own up to those words - up to this point, I've sometimes felt like sprinting. Once I learned certain prefixes and suffixes, I felt like I was gathering new vocabulary like a sponge. Slowing down is okay, it doesn't mean I've lost anything. It means I've come quite far already. There are probably more things I know (grammar wise that is, let's not bring the immensity of Hindi vocabulary in to this, please) than don't know by this point. There's still a brain rush to be experienced in learning more advanced stuff, I just need to find the right methods.

3. Try something new

I have a good routine, but I've been doing similar things for too long. I plan to find some new podcasts (recommendations welcome!), series and reading materials. So far I've used stuff that I've found available, but maybe at this point, I can try finding material on topics that interest me. Why watch a romcom if that's not my thing? I've got new pen pals now, which is a start.

Ok, I'm off to update my to-do list. I kind of feel inspired now!

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[mystacoceti]

the intermediate level of any skill is a plateau where teachers can kind of help you if there's a specific question you have but for the most part it's you on this fucking aforementioned plateau.

[lesbiangerman]

My language summer goals ->

German - thankfully i passed the exam i was stressing about so i'll just try to chill with it and set some sort of routine because i hate the intermediate plateau and want to get out

• listen to podcasts/videos in german at least once everyday

• finally make an anki deck

Korean - honestly i feel good about my korean learning speed this year but since i have a lot more free time on my hands now i'll try to study a bit more

• finish ttmik level 2 book, possibly order more?

• finish watching that kdrama i've started like two months ago

Mandarin/Portuguese - haven't decided what i want to go with yet and i have a horrible feeling i'm just gonna end up learning both of them at once. so once i figure that out...

• start with the basics

• order materials/books etc.

We'll see if anything here gets completed, because i am a horrible person when it comes to time management and setting a routine but i have hope :)