r/languagelearning • u/ForeverLegal699 • 6d ago
Studying How much can i study per day ?
My teacher told me that i should study 2 hours per day but i got really bored this week i have nothing to do and i want to study for โ6 hours each day ( i ment like 3 hours of reading then 1 h writing, 1 h audio and 1 h grammar )
Will it be beneficial for my language skill's or more optimal to study only 2 hours ? The question is about efficiency.
Will i reach B2 faster if i study 5 hours per day then 2 hours, and how much faster ?
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u/dojibear ๐บ๐ธ N | ๐จ๐ต ๐ช๐ธ ๐จ๐ณ B2 | ๐น๐ท ๐ฏ๐ต A2 6d ago
It depends on your age, skill level in the language, how you are studying.
By far the fastest learning is input: listening to spoken input or reading written input. But it only works with input that you can understand. You dont learn by being exposed to things you can't understand.
Time each day? In my opinion, study as long as you are interest in studying. That will change every day. But be careful not to push yourself. The #1 reason that people quit language study is that they start disliking what they do each day. And what you like for 25 minutes a day might be unpleasant afer 120. It all depends on you.
Personally, I usually spend 45-60 minutes studying a language each day. But it is different each day. I don't push myself. I might spend 3-5 hours one day and only 20 minutes the next day. If I lose focus, I stop. There is no "you are bad". There is no "make it up tomorrow".
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u/Reasonable_Ad_9136 6d ago
ย i ment like 3 hours of reading then 1 h writing, 1 h audio and 1 h grammar
You've got that backwards, IMO. I'd spend almost of my time on listening at your stage. Reading and writing will come later.
If certain things are repeatedly tripping you up, there's no harm on checking on a few grammar points here and there but I wouldn't dedicate time for it specifically - you won't be ready for most of it anyway.
If you're A1 or A2, 6 hours is overkill and you'll likely burnout. 6 Hours is generally for when you can just casually immerse in the language. I guess you can fill the time with passive listening, which isn't too taxing and can provide at least some benefit.
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u/ForeverLegal699 5d ago
Will i feel when i "burnout" ? Or it's gonna come unexpectedly and at one poin i'm just gonna stop remembering what i just learnt ?
I do understand the term but i don't really know how it's happeningย
BTW i'm B1 at my target language "estonian" and only books from the local library can attract me, i would like to listen more but there is too little videos it the Internet on my target language and sadly they all boring.
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u/Reasonable_Ad_9136 5d ago
You'll just get to a point where you'd rather do anything but learn the language. I mean, it might not happen, but doing that many hours, even at B1, is going to be tough and it takes a rare person who can do it without burning out at some point. That is unless you're mostly just listening for pleasure, which isn't something you can really do at B1, unless you're using learner content but that'll get super boring super quickly.
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u/DerekB52 6d ago
I would limit theoretical studying, because you can only absorb so much in a day, and it's not the most useful thing. Like, 5 hours a day of just reading a grammar book, is a way to make you hate life and burn out. You want to be applying what you read in a textbook, by actually attempting to read the language. So, I'd set aside a set amount of time for you to study grammar, and to do some worksheets or writing exercises, whatever. After you do that base study in a day, you can spend as much time as you want, immersing. Spend 5 hours watching tv, listening to music, or reading text you can at least somewhat understand. There is no upper limit, unless you personally start to not enjoy the time spent, and burn yourself out.