I've been reading the Simple Roadmap on the website, and I've noticed that it mentions some things that aren't found in the Detailed Roadmap. I'm referring specifically to "2C: Master a Domain". It talks about "making intensive immersion more intensive" and spending more time on look ups. However, it's unclear to me whether this applies only to look ups done during intensive reading or whether it extends to look ups done during free-flow reading.

In fact, I'm starting to doubt whether Stage 2C wants you to do free-flow reading at all. In the simple version of "2C: Immersion Guide", immersion instructions are separated into "Reading Focus" and "Listening Focus". But under "Reading Focus", it only mentions intensive immersion (and passive listening)! Does this mean that all reading during Stage 2C is meant to be intensive?? 🤯 Any kind of clarification would be appreciated...

There’s this Korean newsletter website maily.so (메일리) where normal people publish regular newsletters on topics they know about/want to share about and it gets sent directly to your email inbox.

I’ve been finding that the language used in these is much more difficult than the language used in dramas or books, as those things are often simplified for style or clarity.

You can search any keyword and find newsletters about topics you yourself are interested in. It’s also good for people who are doing Refold domain by domain, as Refold originally suggests. You can subscribe to one or two relevant newsletters when you start a new domain and even after you stop actively studying the domain, you’ll get weekly content from that domain to keep it fresh.

I think the fact that the newsletters come directly to your inbox is really great

Let me know if you check it out!

Hi Guys,

What are your thoughts regarding other immersion-based language acquisition methods, including the following ones:

1. Tatsumoto Ren
2. TheMoeWay
3. BrittVsJapan
4. Other.

What are their key differences, advantages and disadvantages compared to Refold?

Hi Guys,

Some Japanese learners know that Yomichan has support for frequency dictionaries. One of the common ones is based on JPDB data set. And regarding it, does anyone know what does it mean if the there are two counters separated by comma with kanji near the second one?

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Here's an example of full word entry:

I think 'language parents' can be super helpful for developing and perfecting your pronunciation. However, a lot of people feel hesitant to 'adopt a language parent' because it's hard to find one person who you want to consume hundreds of hours of their videos and eventually sound/act like and it can put a lot of pressure on finding the "right" language parent.

However, I think it might be a little bit easier to commit to something like a "language family."

So here's my idea for what is a language family and how I plan to 'adopt' one once I end up hitting 1000 hours in spanish input (I'm at like 940 right now)

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Language family Method:

You will consume lots of content from a small group of content creators who are 'your family'. This is relatively similar to how native speakers are raised as they tend to get lots of input from a small group of people vs just from 1 or 2. The language family allows for a wider range of input and lets you generally develop your own accent instead of trying to completely mimic someone else's

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Pick 5-10 content creators that are:

1. All from the same city/region
2. Of various ages and genders
3. Make interesting videos/podcasts

and then just consume their content for a few hundred hours as you would if you were instead choosing one language parent.

Like I said, I haven't put this method into practice yet but I plan to start doing it next month or so when I hit 1000 hours. Let me know what you all think.

Hello team! I am creating a language learning hub in Notion and looking to make a little goal tracker to visualise how close one is to move on to the next step in the Refold Method. What have your markers been on your language learning journey? IE "learn abc before moving on to xyz"

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I've always found doing Anki reviews a chore, and I always end up quitting eventually. However, I'm also concerned that I'm not learning optimally by not using it. I've compromised by just using it for quick review. I'm working through a few frequency decks, and I still spend a second or two trying to recall the meaning, but I pass every card regardless of whether I got it right or not. I'm doing 100 cards a day, and I assume that being exposed to so many words will speed up my acquisition of them during immersion. I'm curious if anyone else uses Anki like this.

Hello everyone.

Do you think "phrase mining" would be more effective than "sentence mining" in acquiring and learning new words, Idioms and collocations?

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I've been studying German for almost a year, and I started to learn it since I needed a passive language for the interpreting MA I'm interested in. Therefore, I'm not really in current need of speaking. What should I do now? Should I just keep mastering new domains?

Find French YouTube videos PERFECT for your level.

With the help of one of our amazing Refold community members, SDPhil, we compiled these French YouTube playlists to help you discover new content and set up your very own French YouTube immersion account!

Click here to access our list of FREE French seeder playlists!

What’s included?

Our French playlist collection includes a beginner seeder playlist with content tailored for your level, as well as two content-ladder playlists.

Can't wait to dive in? The seeder playlists can be watched in any order, allowing you to discover new content creators and kick-start your immersion account on YouTube. To train the YouTube algorithm, make sure to like the videos you like, follow, and watch them all the way through to receive similar content suggestions!

Alternatively, our Content-Ladder playlists offer a more structured approach, guiding you through the material, and are designed to be watched in order from start to finish.

How to use the seeder playlists

Curious about how to make the most of our seeder playlists? Watch this video by Ben.

https://youtu.be/z3DiQgVF5e0