2022 Language Goals: 6 Month Update + Quarter 3 Plans!

It's been a busy one, let's catch up on where I'm at with my language learning goals so far this year and chat about my plans for quarter 3! Filmed this back in July, so let's just pretend quarter 3 isn't almost over, eh?
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[@mchobbit2951]

I love what your channel has become as you transitioned into the post-college "adult world". I love seeing adults with careers and other hobbies fit languages into their lives

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you! This comment means a lot, I'm glad you're enjoying where this channel is headed!

[@DespicableGru]

Abigail, you're back!😊 This is my favorite content: language goal.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Same, I love hearing what other people are up to and what they're hoping to work on next with their languages!

[@makizdat]

Every time you practically apologize for doing so little, I'm amazed that you do so much! Glad to see your update. Always detailed, honest, informative, and -- last but not at all least -- inspirational. Thank you!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you so much!

[@lilyy21]

I agree so much about goals being flexible! I try to think about it like this: my past self wanted to do something, but I'm not failing myself if I want to go from a different angle. My past self would be proud that I'm being conscientious and doing the best thing for me!

[@PolyglotProgress]

That's a great way to look at it!

[@marinasantos1111]

didn't knew your channel but enjoyed this video and ur honesty.. subscribed ☺

[@dedediah6375]

It is nice to see you back 🥰

[@PolyglotProgress]

Thank you🤗

[@claireabadie3981]

I am so happy to see you back!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Happy to be back :)

[@mickey9033]

Awesome, I would love videos on your writing because I also want to write scripts for shows/movies! 😄

[@miaventuraconaprenderespan6099]

I missed your videos so much! Happy have you back here

[@PolyglotProgress]

I missed making them! I'm happy to be back :)

[@bunnyteeth365]

I think I've actually been doing decently at keeping up with my goals. They sort of seem similar to yours. My main goal for Hebrew was to improve my reading comprehension, not center Anki as much and just find more purpose in general. I think Polylogger has helped because I get rewarded for diversifying how I study. I think last year I was really obsessed with "putting in the hours". I've also just been trying to reconnect with why I wanted to study Hebrew in the first place. I do find Judaism interesting, but I feel like Hebrew was also a placeholder for other languages I've lost motivation for in the past and my whole life in general. It was sort of like a reset button and I think it did its job. So I'm just thinking about how I'll put Hebrew more into maintenance mode without it feeling like quitting. Lately I haven't been putting in as many hours, but I've actually been progressing more. I've been forcing myself to read more Hebrew articles online even though I'm constantly looking up words that I already know. The more I just let myself do that, the more I could read more normally. I've also been making Anki cards words for any word usages that confused me. Even if I feel like I should know that word. I feel like that has been a good use of Anki. I think it's good for me to consciously learn and review things I have a hard time acquiring. I think I've been getting some things about Anki backwards. I also got more into Finnish recently. I've been "studying" Finnish since 2020 and even before that I just picked up random Finnish vocabulary just from listening to Finnish music. At first my study methods for Finnish have been very wishy washy and passive. Since I've been less passive, I've been noticing more progress. I'm still taking it fairly slow and I'm not aiming for perfect consistency. I'm intentionally not using Anki because I don't want to feel obligated to study Finnish every single day. I'm also not bothering to log my hours. I think I might start using Anki when I hit a plateau. I'd say it's progressing about as fast as Hebrew. I think studying Finnish has also helped me get more perspective and feel more refreshed. I'm just noticing more and more that I need a break from Hebrew, but I still want to do language learning. I get to revisit things I miss about language learning when I study Finnish.

[@annikam8147]

How do u learn Hebrew? I wanted to learn it, but there arent so many ressources

[@bunnyteeth365]

@@annikam8147 I didn't really use many resources. I also didn't study to speak, so I can't guarantee my methods will help with speaking. I started off by using subs2srs and intensely reading/listening to short youtube videos that had subtitles. Eventually I could listen to predictable/generic podcasts. That helped me progress super quickly.

[@yahirsalaya7482]

Que bueno que estes de vuelta. Muy buen video ❤🖒

[@PolyglotProgress]

Gracias!

[@matchaeylle]

omgs hi again! hope you have been well and productive

[@PolyglotProgress]

Hiiii!!

[@calebl6586]

I would say my reading in French is between a2-b1 and I understand le Petit prince pretty well. I think there’s a lot of words I haven’t seen but the sentence structure is simple enough. Having said that it definitely takes longer for me to read than texts meant for learners I get in class

[@calebl6586]

To be fair I did try to read it around a year or two ago and couldn’t get past the first chapter haha

[@tricks9753]

👌I really do like languages, so am starting to English

[@johnguzmandiaz]

Hi Abigail! Maybe you recognize me from langtwt. I feel so related to everything you said. This year has felt like "a failure" but constantly reminding myself of my humanity has been what has aided me a lot. It's so good to see people being humans online. Thanks for your vid!

[@PolyglotProgress]

Yes of course! And I'm glad you enjoyed this video! I also love seeing people being honest humans online, it's part of why I love the langtwt community so much!

[@DoughBrain]

My goal last year was to have a one year streak on Duolingo. [My Target Language is Korean] After reaching a 300+ day streak I realized that I stopped making any progress months ago and decided to rework my study methods and routine. So now I’m bringing back my daily No English Hour and decided I’ll only be studying my textbooks once a week. I’m also considering bringing Memrise back into my daily routine since it seems to work a lot better than a lot of other apps I’ve tried in the past. I am happy to say that I can semi-confidently sound out some Korean words, read people’s names, and read English loan words! Now I just need to work on grammar and expanding my vocabulary. 🥰 Good luck with your language learning everyone! We can do it! 🥳

[@PolyglotProgress]

I love the idea of a No English Hour! Congrats on your progress and good luck with your future learning!

[@Cuinn837]

It's amazing that you have stuck with your language learning this long, with how much has been going on in your life. Many, many people just drop out. I remember how disappointed I was when your former language partner dropped out. I hope that I will still see you here ten years from now.

[@PolyglotProgress]

Aw thank you! I have a feeling you probably will, I've been trying to learn languages since I was in elementary school (just didn't really know how to go about it at the time!) and making videos for more than half my life too. I think if I stop doing Polyglot Progress in the next 10 years it'll only be because I'm doing something else with videos/film and languages :)

[@Cuinn837]

@@PolyglotProgress I hope that you keep going, but if you drop out at some point, I do understand. All of our lives, we have to make tough choices.

[@annap1871]

I've missed your videos.

[@PolyglotProgress]

I've missed making them! I'm really glad I've got a bit more room in my schedule to post again :)

[@joreneelanguages]

Have you heard of Tadoku? It’s a reading challenge, there’s one in September. I heard about it on the minimmersion discord and will be trying it for Spanish, seems like a potential thing to get French reading in?

[@PolyglotProgress]

I just looked it up and it definitely sounds great for that! I'm going to join in for September to try it out! Thanks for the recommendation !!

[@alberthenrique3175]

Abigail! Happy that you come back 😊 Can you share the name of the app's that you use for track your progress with books, language learning, etc . ?

[@lilyy21]

It's polylogger, I use it too and really recommend!

[@alberthenrique3175]

@@lilyy21 Super ! Danke :D

[@PolyglotProgress]

Yes! like lilyy said I use polylogger to track time! The tracker I mentioned for keeping track of what I've read is goodreads.

[@user-yd6cj8lw8t]

which podcasts in Italian do you listen?

[@ivysplays7096]

Can you recommend any good Italian podcasts?

[@philribeiro3320]

In your case, I would focus on one or two languages with active study and do passive study (such as listening) in the other ones. I would do this until getting a solid foundation in these two languages and then bring the other ones to the main focus. I have been studying four languages.... but doing groundbreaking study on only one of them.

[@PolyglotProgress]

That's almost exactly what I do! Maybe the way I worded things was confusing.. sorry if that's the case!

[@philribeiro3320]

@@PolyglotProgress Ok, I do believe you have a detailed strategy for this.

[@AmbassadorSoriano]

I am glad to see you're back. Are you going to continue the Percy Jackson series? You have 1 more to go.

[@PolyglotProgress]

I've actually got 3 left! But yes, as soon as I finish my current book in progress in German I'll be returning to Percy Jackson and reading the last 3! My reading speed and comprehension has improved a lot so those shouldn't take me as long as the first 2 :)

[@AmbassadorSoriano]

@@PolyglotProgress Yes, reading does get easier once you built up momentum. It's a very exciting series. Especially book 3! I read the first 3 HP books back to back, then took a break this past month. I'm ready to go back to it later this week.

[@MeM_UK]

Her hair looks really good here.

[@PolyglotProgress]

thank you!

[@CanalPanendithas]

Could you maybe recommend some video essays in spanish?

[@PolyglotProgress]

One channel for educational type content I really like is Un Mundo Inmenso!

[@islamhider7625]

Don't know why but for the first time when I saw you you give THE RORY GILMORE 's vibes 😅

[@PolyglotProgress]

As long as it's not related to Rory's love life this is definitely a compliment lol so thank you!

[@PaddingtonSoul]

You already speak English. If you don't really need othe languages... It's perfectly ok. Relax. 😅👍

[@PolyglotProgress]

I totally disagree! My life is so much more fulfilling thanks to the other languages I know and I really love learning more. I definitely feel happier and more myself when I get to have more than English in my life.