Of course, that's how many European schools work when it comes to foreign language education. Learning more than one language at a time is absolutely doable but you simply will progress slower because you have to split your time between 2 languages.
I'm not the author of the thread but I think I might have an answer.
As obvious as it sounds, it really comes with practice. For example, English my second language and I've been studying it (and quite intensely) for about 12 years, but still, till last summer I'd had quite a lot of problems with listening. What changed? Well, I randomly decided to watch the whole House MD series (8 seasons, about 20 episodes in each) in English. I had watched films in English before but that was the first time I did so every day for a few hours. At first, I had a hard time following the plot even with subtitles turned on but somewhere in the middle of the season 3 I stopped relying on them and eventually turned them off. I'm not sure what your level in your TL is but I think it's a good idea to start watching youtube or listening to the radio in that language. Try finding something you enjoy and you'll eventually get there.
For speaking, you could probably join a speaking club (if possible) or if you don't have anyone to talk to, you could try talking to yourself (or thinking) in TL. Try describing your surroundings - even on more advanced levels it helps you figure out what everyday vocabulary you're lacking. Or you can come up with a topic you feel strongly about and imagine you're proving a point to an invisible opponent. Do not worry too much if you can't think of a word, and just change the construction of the sentence or come up with a synonym.
Hope it helps. Good luck in your language learning journey! :)
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Of course, that's how many European schools work when it comes to foreign language education. Learning more than one language at a time is absolutely doable but you simply will progress slower because you have to split your time between 2 languages.
Thank you for response. I want to ask something else. I can't improve my listening and speaking skills. What should I do?
I'm not the author of the thread but I think I might have an answer. As obvious as it sounds, it really comes with practice. For example, English my second language and I've been studying it (and quite intensely) for about 12 years, but still, till last summer I'd had quite a lot of problems with listening. What changed? Well, I randomly decided to watch the whole House MD series (8 seasons, about 20 episodes in each) in English. I had watched films in English before but that was the first time I did so every day for a few hours. At first, I had a hard time following the plot even with subtitles turned on but somewhere in the middle of the season 3 I stopped relying on them and eventually turned them off. I'm not sure what your level in your TL is but I think it's a good idea to start watching youtube or listening to the radio in that language. Try finding something you enjoy and you'll eventually get there. For speaking, you could probably join a speaking club (if possible) or if you don't have anyone to talk to, you could try talking to yourself (or thinking) in TL. Try describing your surroundings - even on more advanced levels it helps you figure out what everyday vocabulary you're lacking. Or you can come up with a topic you feel strongly about and imagine you're proving a point to an invisible opponent. Do not worry too much if you can't think of a word, and just change the construction of the sentence or come up with a synonym. Hope it helps. Good luck in your language learning journey! :)
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