🤧 March 3, 2024

How to learn English after working

I used to study English a lot when I was a university entrance exam student or when I was about to pass the Eiken level pre-1 before I started working company.
However, I cannot continue to study English after I started working because of some reasons:
  • It is difficult to find time to study
  • I do not have a clear goal
  • I do not have a good way to study
I want to improve my English skills again. I will write about what I learned and how I learned it. I hope this will help me to continue studying English.

What is my aim

First thing first, I felt that studying for an exam and actually speaking English or reading a programming document in English smoothly are completely different. So I have to change my way of studying English and set a new goal.
  • Speak English smoothly
  • Read a programming document in English smoothly
  • Enjoy Music and sing in English with understanding the lyrics
  • IELTS 7.5

How I will study

In my opinion, the most important thing is to continue studying, so I have to make learning English a habit. To make it a habit, I should make it comfortable and fun.

What I tried

I tried to use Notion to create my original vocabulary list. How to create a vocabulary list is like this: 【見なきゃ損】効率を極めまくった最強の英単語暗記法 - YouTube. In addition, I tried to associate the words with Weblink like this (if you use 英和辞典・和英辞典 - Weblio辞書)
if(not empty(prop("Word")), "https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/" + replaceAll(replaceAll(prop("Word"), "[,]", ""), " ", "+"), "")
It is good to use Notion not only on laptops but also on smartphones. However, I felt this method was not so effective for me because of the following reasons:
  • Creating a vocabulary list makes me feel like it is ok even when I cannot remember the words
To avoid these problems, I will try to make my time schedule by Notion.
After I started working company, I realized that time not work is invaluable. So I will try to spare time for studying English. For instance,
  • AM 6:00 - 6:10: Create a today schedule by Notion or a piece of paper
  • AM 6:10 - 6:30: Listen to English podcast
  • AM 6:30 - 7:00: Speark English and confirm the pronunciation by makinzm/improve_english_pronunciation: Only Available in local(now)
  • PM 6:00 - 6:30: Listen to English podcast
  • PM 9:00 - 9:30: Write a diary in English
  • PM 9:30 - 10:30: Remember the words I met today and create a vocabulary list

What I will do next

I think the most important thing is to continue studying, so I have to make day schedule. However, this task to make day schedule is not so easy for me. So I would like to try to make a day schedule by Notion completely automatically.

PS

I'm sorry for late update.