Many of my students will know that there is one thing I constantly repeat throughout our lessons, noticing patterns.
Well, what do I mean by noticing patterns? In my view, noticing patterns is the alternative to studying grammar. By noticing patterns in language, you don't intentionally focus on rules but rather you look out for repetition. It could be repeated prefixes and suffixes, collocations, the placement of time adverbials, the list is endless.
The beauty of learning to notice patterns in language is that you can do it with any material and in any way you choose. In my case, I found the platform LingQ to be exceptionally useful.
LingQ allows the learner to import their own material, whether that be a news article, a podcast or even a Netflix series and then automatically transcribe and translate it. By doing this, the learner can save their vocabulary and even better, phrases.
After hours of listening to audio and reading my imported texts, I found noticing patterns in my target language on LingQ to be a much smoother process than reading a paperback book and underlining with a pencil. Moreover, LingQ allows the learner to save their study time and other data, giving the learner a visual representation of their progress.
I highly recommend LingQ to my students! Give it a try below.
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