Contents
- Time management
- If you are short on time: set aside an hour a day
- Everyday activities
- If your time is too tight, set aside half an hour a day
- If your time is very pressed: don't allocate any time
- Finally
Is it better to stop learning and practicing the English language until we finish the work that puts pressure on us in time, or continue with something easy every day, even with our many preoccupations?
For example, if you are a college student and want to devote all your time to your studies, do you postpone the English language until you complete the year or the term and then continue, or are there other options?
The frequent interruptions in learning the English language are among the most important reasons that lead to the failure to master it, as the language requires continuous coexistence and practice, even to a small degree.
The important thing is that there are no significant interruptions because with every day and every week you spend away from the English language, you lose your linguistic reserve little by little.
So my advice to everyone serious about achieving his goal in mastering the English language is: If you start, do not stop until you reach the level of spontaneous speaking, and if you are busy and your time does not allow, continue reading to find our suggested solutions.
Time management
The real problem is not that time is not enough. The problem is that we often do not manage time properly. When you have many tasks and big goals, you must monitor your time and get used to controlling and managing it effectively, not wasting much time.
It is practical, of course. I do not mean that you are very serious at all hours of your day, but there should be some fun and entertainment, but it is all calculated and according to plan.
It is known that when you spend many hours a day learning and practicing the English language, you will benefit more and reach mastering the English language faster. However, even when you reduce the number of hours of study and practice, you are still on your way to achieving your goal, progressing every day.
Still, of course, slower, and the duration will be longer, but you're getting closer every day, and that's what matters.
Therefore, the secret is not to be interrupted. The important thing is that the relationship between you and the English language continues day after day. You reduce the activities and time you spend with it when you are stressed and then return to intensifying when the pressure eases on you. Thus, I will present In the article that you have three effective solutions, God willing, that will help you continue to learn and practice the English language, even if you are very stressed.
If you are short on time: set aside an hour a day
Even if your time is compressed, I think that you can allocate an hour a day if you manage and organize your time well and rearrange your life priorities. For example, you can reduce sleep hours and deduct half an hour from it and half an hour from chatting time with friends and family. This hour will help you keep in touch in English And continue developing and moving towards achieving your goal.
Everyday activities:
Listen to two podcasts
- Memorize 5 to 10 new words
- Review the previous words
During the daily hour, you will listen to 2 audio episodes. I advise you to be an episode of the program (ESLPod) and another (6 Minutes English) or other episodes that you are comfortable with.
You can use a smartphone that gives you a text transcription of the contents of each episode to know the words you listen to. And by listening to these episodes, try to pick up some new words (5-10 words), translate them and know their meanings, and add them to a word memorization program such as (Anki).
Devote a quarter of an hour of this hour to review the previous words through the program that you use to check words such as (Anki), it is preferable to be in the early morning, and the mind is still active and flexible.
Thus, you will continue to have a good relationship with the English language day after day, and you will learn new words daily, even though you only spend one hour each day.
If your time is too tight, set aside half an hour a day
But suppose your time is very compressed, and it is difficult for you to allocate a full hour. In that case, you can dedicate only half an hour to keep in touch with the English language and to continue on your enjoyable journey, do not tell me that half an hour is difficult for you, it is half an hour out of 24 full hours, you can accumulate five. Five minutes of many activities in your daily life, during this half-hour you will do the following:
Listen to one audio episode
- Save 3 new words
- Review the previous words
As in the first solution, you will only listen to one audio episode in English, and by listening and reading the written text, capture three new words from within the dialogue. Then know their meaning and add them to the word review program that you use (Anki, for example), then dedicate five to ten minutes a day to review those words using the program.
If your time is very pressed: don't allocate any time
You do not allocate any time, but take advantage of the lost and interrupted times to listen to audio podcast episodes. For example, you can use the time to eat, ask your family's permission and tell them that you will be out of range while eating, then put the headset in your ear and play the audio episode and listen to it via the smartphone while you eat.
You can also take advantage of transportation times if you are a passenger and not a driver or other lost times. The important thing is to continue to listen.
In this challenging stage in which you are very stressed, you will most likely not progress significantly in learning English. Still, you will at least maintain your level and strengthen your relationship with the previous words you learned.
Because you will listen to many phrases and sentences containing words and rules, you have studied it previously, which means that memory is constantly connected to that previous linguistic store and is not forgotten.
Finally
Listening to the audio podcast episodes, especially those you can understand most, will renew and change from the routine. If you are working daily or work, it would be nice to diversify the activities so as not to get bored of one specific work throughout the day.
