Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann

How To Deal With The Language Learning Plateau

Feb 9, 2023
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INSIGHT

Plateau Is Misleading

  • The so-called plateau isn’t true stagnation; learning slows because you encounter many low-frequency words.
  • Continued exposure still builds familiarity and slowly adds vocabulary until progress becomes noticeable.
ADVICE

Build Daily Language Habits

  • Develop daily habits like listening, reading, and speaking to create steady, incremental improvement.
  • Focus on processes and small actions rather than obsessing over the final goal of fluency.
INSIGHT

Think Of Treading Water

  • Reframe the plateau as "treading water": active, immersive maintenance rather than paralysis.
  • Treading water keeps your brain and language muscles exercised and lets you enjoy input even without rapid gains.
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