I’m trying to cram a lot of new words for the JLPT exam in December and I also do a lot of driving. I think having something that would play words and their definitions on repeat in my (TL) (kind of like the vocab audios used in japanesepod101 if anyone is familiar with that) while I’m driving/doing something idly would help me a lot. I was wondering if there’s some kind of app out there or a method anyone knows of that would be allow me to play on repeat a recording that I can add other recordings to as I learn more words.

I thought of just using voice memos but as far as I know I’m not able to play recordings on repeat and I wouldn’t be able to add new words to the end of the recording, I would just have to make multiple recordings. I would like it to be as automated as possible so I’m not distracted while driving and I can just let it play in the background. Please help 😭😭

Hello:) So long story short, I know Hebrew(TL) and Arabic, and some woman my age(21) offered me a job teaching Arab kids(ages 8 - 12) Hebrew online(In Israel a lot of Arab kids don't have Hebrew friends/learn in Arabic only schools, and that creates problems down the line, academia, jobs, etc...) and since i know Arabic atleast conversationally, she just offered it to me.

I don't have any past experience teaching, and neither does she, but there's such a lack of teachers that there's a lot of demand, even though we don't have qualifications.

I did one lesson so far with a kid which was 30 minutes. The kid knew Hebrew fairly well although he had little vocab. I just spoke to the kid generally in simple Hebrew, asking him questions about himself, life and everything, figuring out his level

. It was pretty tough filling the 30 minutes tbh, and I feel kinda stressed actually filling it up next time with actual exercises, doing stuff which interests the kid and makes him participate....

I am much more concerned about kids who almost don't know Hebrew, I am stressed about what can I do to make it worthwhile. I feel bad a bit for the parents who pay good money for these classes... perhaps i am exaggerating but that's my feeling.

Please if anyone has any tips at all, feedback, anything, id be very glad haha. My boss said i should have more or less 5 students in the coming weeks, with varying levels of proficiency.

I still think its cool and fulfilling job, i just hope i can actually be good at it.

I have a walking pad that I use to walk 1.5-2hrs a day. While I'm using it I use my conversation app ( r/natulang ) that uses voice recognition. You can use it with those audio programs like Pimsleur of Michel Thomas, too- You want some sort of program where you have to think about your response. Some libraries might even give access to free programs or audiobooks like that.

So I just walk while learning and responding in the language. Not only am I getting good cardio, but I'm retaining words way better than before than just sitting down. I'm sure the blood flow and heightened senses are helping a lot.

I'm currently practicing Portuguese, but I feel like I'm improving much faster with this method than before. I do occasionally look at the screen to see how things are written, but I mostly just walk without looking at the screen.

Does anyone else walk while practicing languages? I heard about this method years ago from some professor who is a polyglot. I think it was Alexander Arguelles. I just remember a video where he was walking while speaking Mandarin outloud.

I'm a heritage speaker of Mandarin Chinese (B2) (TL). Phonologically I may sound native because it's what I speak at home (and half of my elementary through middle school education was in Mandarin), but an actual conversation immediately reveals how little vocabulary and pragmatics I understand. I can't hold a proper conversation with a native speker without feeling culturally different in communication. Worst of all, they will throw slang, idioms, and more professional/sophisticated words at me and I suddenly become a silent brick wall. I also fail to express myself now that my adult thoughts have surpassed my child-like vocabulary. It makes me totally shut down when I'm overseas visiting relatives!

I want to be myself in front of family. I think something that guilts me deeply is how I struggle to talk about my day to my parents now that I'm in higher academia. I simply don't have the words to describe events and how I have been, and it saddens me that my lack of native fluency makes my relationship with my parents much more surface level.

Do you have any advice on the proper/natural way to improve on a heritage language that one has plateaued in for years? Is constant input and output with native speakers, videos, and texts the way to go?

I fear that I am too used to thinking in Mandarin within the limited framework I've stuck with my whole life. I think the thought of having habitually trapped myself makes me scared to dive in sometimes. It's mostly complacency, really.

Hello!

I used to follow a few people on youtube that showed their learnng language routine and progress, but some i have lost and others don't post anymore.
Do you have anyone that you follow? I like to watch to inspire me and get me motivated when im not.

I'm learning french (TL) but it doesnt have to be french, can be any language.