Has anyone tried the 15-30-15 language learning method before?

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#1

I’m looking up on new language learning methods recently as I’m currently learning 2 new languages, Thai and Swahili. I came across a YouTube video by Alex Rawlings on the “15-30-15” method and I actually find it quite interesting. Basically, it’s breaking up your language study sessions in a day into 15 mins of review in the morning, 30 mins of studying in the noon and another 15 mins of review at night. I wanna give it a shot but was wondering if anyone else has tried this method before and how was the effect. Has anyone tried this method before?

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#2

I’ve never heard of this method, but it sounds like a lovely idea. Let us know how it goes for you. I may even give it a try.

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#3

I try to listen to Spanish first thing in the morning for 15-30 minutes, casually without making an effort to take notes. But when I listen at night for another 15-30 minutes, I’m a much more attentive, and will write words down in my vocab list.

My thinking is that if I put so much pressure on myself to do a complete hour at night, then I’m less likely to enjoy it, and more likely to skip it entirely. But if I plan on short spurts, I often listen in excess of my planned time.

I don’t know if it affects the amount or efficiency of learning. In terms of sticking to a process, I know I am very consistent.

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#4

I’ve been trying a few days and it seems pretty good! Learnt a few grammar structures and increased my vocabulary bank quite a bit. Reviewing twice helps me to remember and put in use the words and grammar rules I’ve learnt. Will continue trying and see how it goes!

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#5

Hi, @Jinyoung. Neither have I, but I must give it a try. Is it similar to ‘The Golden List’?

I need to get a method, because reallyI haven’t used one.

Thanks for this.

Regards.

#6

Hi @Alberto. You can give it a try. Even though I’ve only been using this method for 2 weeks, I can see significant improvement in my Swahili and Norwegian, so it’s worth giving it a try!

I’ve never heard of ‘The Golden List’, will check it out when I have the time.

Cheers

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#7

I have tried it and it works really well! It forces you to think about different grammatical structures and especially vocabulary during the whole day. And I found evening repetitions particularly useful, you can remember way more the next day if you read through your notes in the evening. I try to go to bed every night with a vocabulary list :joy:

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#8

Thank you for introducing the method.
I will definitely try it out for my Japanese whereby I am tackling more intermediate level of grammar. Will be easier to see if I can see an improvement or not.

#9

Certainly spaced learning results in better consolidation, and sleep does some of that job. The numbers are probably not too precise, but this schedule is certainly worth trying.