Getting Your Target Language Cemented Into Your Brain

Source: The Family Handyman

There’s a difference between “cramming” and “cementing” something into your brain. Cramming puts as much of the information into your head and is forgottenn once it has achieved a short-term goal. Think of people who cram for a test. Cementing is something that is done on a more long-term level. You may do a little or a lot over a certain period of time and that information can be recalled days, weeks, months, or even years later.

When it comes to your target language, we will not cram the language in our heads, hoping to become fluent in a matter of months like some of these content creators who are selling a course may say. No, we want to develop daily habits that expose us to the language on such a high level, but it doesn’t exhaust us. For example, if you change your device and apps settings to your target language, you’re exposing yourself to the language on a daily basis, but it’s a little bit over a long period of time. Being that you check your phone every single day, you’re gonna know how to navigate your phone in your target language. I learned this trick from a YouTube channel called Bilingüe Blogs.

Another daily activity I like to engage in is reading. Assuming you know the letter or character sounds in your target language, you get exposure to the language on a higher level than speaking and listening. How? Think…