’tis the season
Hey reader,
The holiday season is upon us and we are swarmed with so many things to do! Be it lighting the Christmas tree, preparing presents for our near and dear ones or baking some delicious Christmas cookies can keep us really tied!
So among this hullabaloo, how do we make time for the language we started learning in 2020 and not lose touch? Let this article guide you to stick to your language goals and motivate you to achieve them among all the holiday making!
Tip Number 1
The language learning extension for Netflix available on MAC/iOS and Windows helps you stream anything on Netflix and display captions in the Language of your choice! It also helps you learn the meanings of new words and provides you with synonyms and ways to use the words in a sentence!
Use this tool to do a Christmas Movie run at home, in the language you are pursuing and have fun learning with a little bit of Christmas cheer!
To know more about how to download the extension, read our article here.
Tip Number 2
Listen to your favorite Christmas songs in the language of your choice! This helps to inculcate the spirit of Christmas as well as learn new words and stick to your language goals! Here are some of our favorite foreign language playlists to get you started!
French Christmas Songs Playlist
German Christmas Songs Playlist
Spanish Christmas Songs Playlist
Korean Christmas Songs Playlist
English Christmas Songs Playlist
Tip Number 3
Read up on the Christmas Traditions of the country where the language you are studying comes from! For instance if you’re studying Korean, look up the way Christmas is celebrated in Korea! Are there any traditions that are specific to Korea? Here is a super YouTube Playlist we made for you to get you started!
Tip Number 4
Experiment in the kitchen with cuisine from the country you are learning the language from! For instance, if you are learning German, then look for German Recipes of your choice and get-set-cooking! You can cook anything from the traditional German recipes for cookies, truffles, stollen, and lebkuchen/gingerbread to making some German Drinks which are sold in the markets — at your residence!
Tip Number 5
Preparing a schedule always helps! Get a 2021 planner and open to the calendar section and divide the calendar into 4 sections:
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
Quarter 4
Thereafter, plan your days and timings and allot how much time you want to give to the language on a daily basis! This way you have everything tracked and you can also be kept accountable!
If you’re not a book person, try an app instead!
One application that we love for setting tasks and reminders is Notion!
We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year 2021! Let us know in the comments if this guide helped you in anyway!
By,
Neeva Phatarphekar
