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Anyone frequenting the 24/7 broodwar stream might have noticed I'm not as active as I used to be. I started level 5 at Yonsei KLI around 5-6 weeks ago and I quickly noticed it was going to be quite different from what I was used to. The class is awesome, but I suddenly felt my vocabulary and speaking skills were rather lacking compared to most of my classmates.
After listening to the teacher explain how most students were having trouble with the difficult vocabulary in level 5 I decided to set a rigorous schedule to keep up. I had been trying my hand at Anki flashcards in the earlier levels but I found it to be a waste of time for the most part. Until the middle of level 4 I could pick up, understand and remember most of the vocabulary just by doing my homework every now and then. This semester I decided to start taking things more seriously though.
This is my currently daily schedule:
1. Classes 9AM-1PM
2. Preparation for next days classes - This usually takes around 2-3 hours:
2A: Go over all the material that will be covered the next day. Note down and write my own flashcards with personal translations tailored to the context they are in. This sometimes means a word will have up to 6 different English translations to convey the proper feeling of the word. Sometimes the translation will simply be korean -> hanja if the word consists of hanja I know.
2B: Prepare hanja decks for both reading/understanding and writing. My hanja classes cover 8 hanja per class and we have 3 classes per week. It is rather simple, but it takes time to learn the proper stroke order.
2C: Go through a few anki decks. My review-count is around 300~ repeat words per day of words/hanja from previous lessons + usually 30-60 new words. Sometimes more if we're doing reading + listening practice the next day. The vocab required is pretty crazy for both of these. I don't do all the decks in one sitting, and I usually save the 'learn' decks that I did in step1 for later to let it 'sink in' a bit.
2D: Review any grammar points covered in the text that day, sometimes I do homework consisting of a short text using the grammar and vocab learned that day. I'm usually too tired for this though and would rather take a break.
3. Throughout the rest of the day/evening I do the rest of the anki decks. I usually have enough time to do this on the subway travelling to meet my girlfriend, friends or language exchange partners. If I have no plans for the day I just make sure to do a deck every now and then before I head to bed.
Here are my anki statistics for the past month: + Show Spoiler +
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If anyone is interested in the anki decks I can upload them as well. However, if you are interested in getting the most out of your studies and Anki you should make the decks yourself. Going over the material and repeating is part of the learning process
-snipealot
