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If you've been learning a language for some time, do you happen to ask yourself questions such as what level am I at?

Am I actually making progress?

When am I going to reach the next level?

Am I improving my grammar, pronunciation, or fluency in that target language?

Hi, my name is Luca from lucalamparello .com

and today we're going to talk about how to measure progress when learning a foreign language.

there is really nothing wrong with asking yourself where you stand

and where you're going i did that all the time back in the day

when i was at school and i was 15 i can remember as clear as day

that i was jotting down all my language goals

and i was fantasizing about learning tons of languages

and i was writing down the level at which i thought i was and where i wanted to go

With time and experience, I've just realized that while setting up goals is important, the most important

and efficient way to tackle how to measure foreign languages is actually to set up a system

which will allow you to learn in the long term, and that is developing the right habits.

How do I build a system?

The people who follow my blog have noticed that I've recently published some logbooks where I keep meticulously,

I would say, track of my learning process.

I think that having a logbook is a great idea.

You can keep track of your progress, but how do you measure progress?

Well, one thing that I've recently added, and I think it's making a difference, is actually to add some self -reflection exercises.

After writing what I did and how long it took me, I normally spend two or three minutes, even 10 minutes when it's necessary,

jotting down the things I did

and asking myself whether the things I'm doing are actually good for me and how I can refine them.

In fact, the most important goal is not only to keep track of my progress,

but actually to refine the system through which I am actually learning.

So I ask things such as, am I using the right resource?

Is this resource nice and good and comprehensible and intelligible and interesting for me at this level?

What else can I add?

How can I organize my time?

And these bits and pieces of information are actually adding up and they're helping me refine the system better and better.

Refining the system means to be able to learn in the long term.

Language learning is always and always will be a marathon.

And if you want to be successful, the most important thing you want to do is actually stick to it over the long haul.

And with time, I've developed a system which allows me to learn not only one language, but two or even three at the same time.

In language learning, there are things you can more

or less measure for example the amount of words

that you know you can save them you can look back at them

and say okay this is more or less the list of words

that i know but unfortunately language learning is not just a corpus of knowledge it's also a skill

that you develop and it entails a number of sub skills in

and of itself

and within itself for example being able to speak being able to write being able to read

and so on and so forth and unfortunately it is much more difficult to not only to keep track of this,

but also to measure whether you're actually making progress or not.

In his popular book, Peak Secrets from the New Science of Expertise,

the author Anders Ericsson makes the case that experts in any field actually operate within a consistent framework that they build.

And this framework is based upon consistent mental representations that these experts develop with time.

It's a really, really interesting book, and I recommend you read it.

So, how do I operate within the language learning framework?

What are my mental representations?

I divide language learning mainly in three areas, beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Actually, I define my level according to the resources that I use, the what, and how I use them, the how.

Let me give you an example.

If I'm at the very early stage of language learning, that is, I'm a beginner,

I always use a book like Asimil or Teach Yourself or another resource and I apply my bi -directional method to it.

So I define the what, I know the how, and for me I am at this beginner stage.

So after I finish Asimil, I do not ask myself whether I have reached an intermediate level or not.

For me, it's actually automatic.

And once I get into the intermediate realm, intermediate ground, whatever you want to call it, I just change the what,

that is the resource or resources, and I also change the how.

A lot of people think that my bidirectional translation is a complete method to learn a language,

but the reality is that mine is a combination of methods which evolve with time.

So what do I do when I have reached an intermediate level?

Well, again, I change the what and I change the how.

Most often than not, I find some resources on the internet, podcasts with scripts and audio that i can keep working on

but i do not use my bi -directional translation anymore i do more intensive listening

and reading and jotting down vocabulary and also i start talking with some tutors online

or with some friends

and in the advanced phase i do something different such as starting watching movies

or starting absorbing more authentic content the key point here is that you should not ask yourself whether you are beginner,

intermediate or advanced.

I think that it's much more important to focus on building a consistent system that works for you,

a kind of mental framework where you constantly know where you are

and if you do that for one language then you can simply replicate it for any other language.

It really helps you not only figuring out where you are

but also motivates you in the long run because you know where you're going.

Learning a language is a little bit like climbing a mountain or setting upon a very long journey.

It takes time.

It's an endless journey, actually, because we never stop learning.

So instead of focusing whether you're constantly making progress, because if you're walking or you're climbing or you're running, you are getting to your destination,

you're getting closer and closer, I think you should focus on the small victories that are along the journey.

Let me give you an example about what I do when I happen to have these eureka moments or celebrate victories.

When it comes to reading, I really get excited when,

for example, I stumble upon a Wikipedia article about something I really like and I understand the gist of it.

Whoa, that's great! or when I listen to something a podcast

or a movie and I start understanding bits

and pieces of this I clearly remember when that happened

when I was watching a Swedish movie I got so excited about

that speaking when I first have a conversation on Skype with someone

and I can get my point across or

when I stumble upon someone I'm in a given country

and I happen to have a conversation with someone that happened in Hungary in Budapest some three years ago I started learning

Hungarian for some time and then I started talking to this granny who could actually understand me.

I was so excited about that.

These are small victories.

These are the things you want to focus on

because these small victories will push

you through exactly like they will push climbers to move from one base camp to the other.

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You reach this thing.

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so there you have it first focus on the system instead of goals setting up goals is fine

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but i think that refining the system is so much better

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because at the end of the day that's what is going to allow

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you to learn in the long term second develop your own mental representations of where you stand

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and where you're going in my case it's beginner intermediate advanced and each stage I use and how I use it.

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And third, celebrate small victories because small victories do count and add up in the long run.

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As usual, this video comes with a very lengthy and thorough article I've put together on my blog.

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If you like the content of this video,

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you can click on the link in the description box and you will find a ton of other material, resources, links and whatnot.

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Thank you very much for listening to me and I'll talk to you very, very soon.

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Thank you.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“How to Measure Progress in Language Learning”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：language, learning, resource, intermediate, progress。这段视频共有 5 个句子、1508 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 8:55。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 169 个词，接近日常对话。 84% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
resource 名词	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	資源 /资源
intermediate 形容词	/ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/	中間 /中间, 中級 /中级
beginner 名词	/bəˈɡɪnɚ/	初學者 /初学者, 新手
framework 名词	/ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/	骨架, 框架
consistent 形容词	/kənˈsɪs.tənt/	一貫的 /一贯的
translation 名词	/tɹænzˈleɪʃən/	翻譯 /翻译
define 动词	/dɪˈfaɪn/	界定
climb 动词	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	登
podcast 名词	/ˈpɑdˌkæst/	播客
audio 形容词	/ˈɔ.di.oʊ/	音頻 /音频, 伴音
efficient 形容词	/ɪˈfɪʃənt/	高效率
skill 名词	/skɪl/	技巧, 技能
automatic 形容词	/ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/	自動的 /自动的
script 名词	/skɹɪpt/	文章
ton 名词	/tʌn/	噸 /吨, 公噸 /公吨

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
figure out 动词	弄清楚
write down 动词	寫下來 /写下来, 寫下 /写下

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

Am I actually making progress?
When am I gonna reach the next level?
How do I build the system?
What else can I add?
How can I organize my time?

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 22 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, I've, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: marathon /ˈmæɹəθən/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
长单词——注意重音位置: intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, representation /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, intensive /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, evolve /ɪˈvɑlv/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, framework /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/, consistent /kənˈsɪs.tənt/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, replicate /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/, directional /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃə.nəl/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 resource, intermediate, beginner 这类单词。

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