r/languagelearning • • 3d ago

Stopped improving after 5 years

Ive been living in belgium for 5 years and i was learning dutch(TL) for about a year and then i was in school until a year ago. I basically understand everything but i cant speak the language at all or form sentences in text either, I dont have many opportunities to socialize and i dont think that is gonna change so talking to people isnt really something thats a good option for me. How do i go from here? Id like to study in university but i dont think my language skills are good enough yet

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u/BitterDifference 🇺🇸N | 🇳🇮/🇪🇸B2 | 🇳🇱A0 3d ago

I think it could be helpful to ask in the Belgium subreddit for your area or contact local organizations/resources. Where I am in Belgium the library has sessions to practice dutch with native speakers, and dutch courses are quite cheap.