A Simple Modern Home Study Technique That’s Effective

Learning Spanish at home doesn’t have to feel aimless, impossible or isolating. In fact, with the right strategies, you can get more from each Spanish lesson because it’s customized to your particular needs. This modern home study technique will help you make the most out of your study session.

It’s as easy as counting to 5! This way, you don’t need to think about what you should be doing. Instead, you can follow this simple pattern so you always know what you could work on. Of course. feel free to be creative! This is intended to help you organize and plan your studying to focus your energy where you want to, and not where you don’t.

1. Learn
2. Recall
3. Practice
4. Обзор
5. Repeat

Breaking down the 5 steps to the modern home study technique

1. Learn

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Focus your first 20 or 30 minutes on learning a new topic, whatever that may be. This could be made up of tons of different ways to learn new material. Maybe you watch an instructional video, or you could read part of an online lesson. If you’re using a textbook, it might be reading a new chapter.

2. Recall

Now it’s time to see how much you retained. Spend 10-15 minutes trying to recall what you just learned without looking at any notes. You could try to jot down everything you remember from the lesson, or if you’re studying with a buddy, you could practice explaining what you just learned to them. Either way, you’re seeing what you retained, what you didn’t, and what you struggle to explain.

3. Practice

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For 10-15 minutes, practice the new concept you just learned. This could be quick conjugation exercises, writing sentences, matching vocabulary words to their pictures, or any other kind of practice where you’re actively applying the new skill from your lesson.

4. Review

By this point, many students want to stop the studying, especially if the subject was especially challenging. However, you have to review your mistakes in order to learn. It’s important to remember that practice doesn’t make perfect, but rather perfect practice makes perfect. If you make mistakes and don’t work to correct them, you’re going to fossilize those mistakes, and you won’t grow as a Spanish speaker. Take the time to learn from your mistakes so you don’t make them in the future.

5. Repeat

This fifth step actually takes place later on. A day or two later, you’ll want to revisit the topic you learned. Best practice in the science of education suggests reviewing your notes within 24 hours to help lock in your learning in your memory. This is why teachers have always said learning spaced out over time is the best way to go. While cramming the day before a test may help you pass, it won’t help you remember in the long term.

There’s no one way to learn

Everyone has different learning styles, and learning Spanish at home means that you can tailor your learning to your own goals. Therefore, don’t feel like this is the only way to study at home in order to get results. Think of this strategy as a tool in your toolbox! Use this simple modern home study technique as an outline for all of your lessons, or every once in a while. Your learning is in your hands.