Yeah, it is really hard to know how to best divide your study.
I think paper books are really nice to have. Textbooks are literally from someone sitting down and saying, “What’s the best way to teach these things to someone”, so those are good for structure.
Textbooks aren’t a whole picture though, and I think that’s why some people are hard on them. They mostly wind up focused on analytical approaches, which to an extent should follow exposure and intuition.
To get that exposure, I think it’s important to listen. Listening and speaking are just harder than reading and writing. So IMO a good plan should have at least a few minutes (maybe 5) where you deliberately, attentively listen to native speakers with no subtitles.
Paper books are great for extensive reading too, but I wish I had libraries around me with more non-English books. Can get a limited selection of Spanish, but Japanese is unlikely. I don’t necessarily want to keep stacks of random easy books around the house just because they’re in another language.
In general I’d also say it depends a lot on what you enjoy and what you’re willing to do. In your case tho, you seem pretty disciplined and I’d pretty much trust you to make some kind of plan and follow it.
Yeah, it is really hard to know how to best divide your study.
I think paper books are really nice to have. Textbooks are literally from someone sitting down and saying, “What’s the best way to teach these things to someone”, so those are good for structure.
Textbooks aren’t a whole picture though, and I think that’s why some people are hard on them. They mostly wind up focused on analytical approaches, which to an extent should follow exposure and intuition.
To get that exposure, I think it’s important to listen. Listening and speaking are just harder than reading and writing. So IMO a good plan should have at least a few minutes (maybe 5) where you deliberately, attentively listen to native speakers with no subtitles.
Paper books are great for extensive reading too, but I wish I had libraries around me with more non-English books. Can get a limited selection of Spanish, but Japanese is unlikely. I don’t necessarily want to keep stacks of random easy books around the house just because they’re in another language.
In general I’d also say it depends a lot on what you enjoy and what you’re willing to do. In your case tho, you seem pretty disciplined and I’d pretty much trust you to make some kind of plan and follow it.