Anyone else learning like this?
I stopped trying to “study” German and started doing this instead:
I take a book and read it multiple times with a pen.
- 1st–2nd pass: I underline in yellow everything I understand (even partially)
- 3rd–4th pass: I switch to orange and mark what finally clicks
No translating every word. No perfection. Just repetition until the page stops looking foreign.
The book ends up destroyed… but my comprehension goes way up.
Feels messy, but it works. I can't stop reading this book Wilhelm Hauff's Fairy Tales (are amazing).
UPDATE No. 1
I am glad this post collected so many useful insights in the comment section. It was a pleasure to read all of them!
UPDATE No.2
Let’s build up a comic book together!
I kick started a CROWDWRITING project:
Let us build the protagonists first:
Reward: We’ll credit everyone who contributes 🙌
u/Fair_Theme_9960 — 12 days ago