Learning: English
3 small habits that saved my English 🎀
Published
① I started watching English videos without Japanese subtitles
I started watching English videos without Japanese subtitles and paid more attention to what people were actually saying.
At first, choose something short about a topic you already enjoy. Watch it once and see what you understand. If a sentence keeps coming up, check its meaning, then listen again. You don’t have to understand the whole video to take something useful from it.
② I reviewed what I’d learned right after waking up and before bed
Instead of learning something once and immediately moving on, I kept coming back to it. A quick review in the morning and another before bed became part of my routine.
Try remembering a few sentences before opening your notes. What did that expression mean? Could you say it without looking? Then check what you missed. The review can be short enough to do while you’re still sitting in bed.
③ I learned everyday phrases with a conversation partner and practised with an AI tutor too
I learned phrases I could actually use in a conversation, then practised saying them. YokoTalk AI was my favourite for this.
Start with something you’re likely to say today: what you ate, what you’re doing later, or why you’re tired. Use the phrase with your conversation partner or AI tutor, then change a detail and try it again. Give yourself a reason to say the English you’re learning.