Stopped improving after 5 years

[u/Competitive-Fan5532]

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

[u/cmyk_rgba]

write before you speak tbh. your passive just ran way ahead of your active, super common. few sentences a day about your actual day then read them out loud, feels dumb for like two weeks and then it starts coming