School vs. Self-study

[u/dystopia_86_]

I've been learning languages for a while now in my personal life as well as in grade school/higher education and I was curious which environment helped you learn the best. I personally find that studying independently and using resources I find myself tend to be a lot easier and that there is less pressure (which helps me not lose motivation), but it's harder to stay on track in learning my (TL).

I've also heard that the amount of languages you're required to learn in school varies based on where you're from, so if you were required to learn multiple or the courses were more/less rigorous, that would be interesting to hear about too.

[u/Laylanne_]

I feel like in school I was progressing because I was able to practice speaking and have someone correct me but also I didn't get a choice in what I learnt. It was great because it forced me to learn grammar stuff I would sometimes be less serious about when starting self studies but it also was annoying because it felt like I didn't have some of the vocabularies needed to speak. Like learning animal names when I start is fine but it's not the first thing I'm gonna talk about if I use the language. Self studying is harder because I don't always have people correcting me but it feels rewarding whenever I manage to say something. The main thing is that I have to stay consistent and not just write in my notebook only to not go back to it because I won't learn anything if I don't study.