IWTYAL 277: How to supplement university language courses

Ellen asks: How should I supplement my university language course?

In Today's Episode:

• It's good to think about how you want your language skills to develop post-uni, not just how to pass your exams!
• Many people studying languages at uni cannot speak when they graduate
• At uni, you'll get a huge amount of “education”… there's no risk of you not learning all the important stuff
• It's natural to want to master the vocabulary and grammar you meet, but you won't be able to do that by more study
• The way to master vocab and grammar, and to learn to speak the language confidently over time is by making the language a part of your life
• Find things you like in Spanish and German and spend as much time as possible enjoying them! I give you permission to put the books away and have fun!

Resources Mentioned:

• Casa de Papel – an extraordinarily good Spanish tv series

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.