Thinking about kicking off the New Year with a new language? We’ve outlined our favourite language-learning cheat codes to help you smash those goals!
Learning a new language can be a tough game but as with any new relationship you need to give it time. Slow and steady really do win the race, even in language learning! That’s why we encourage our users to learn for 5 minutes, at the same time every day.
By learning in shorter bursts you are allowing your brain to retain more information without causing an overload. Practising daily has the same effect, you are conditioning your muscle memory to the same specific task, at the same time every day, resulting in further retention!
Everyone is different and that's what makes the world work. Because of this, not all learning material is suitable for all learners. By finding what works for you you’re more likely to see results faster, pushing you to continue your journey to fluency!
Gamified learning material is a super popular method that allows you to have fun and progress without realising it! Try Drops for a gamified learning structure that is both engaging and educational.
Setting goals you can reach keeps the fire inside of you burning, it motivates you to keep going and reminds you why you’re doing it! We’ve listed some of our favourite achievable goals below 👇
You can achieve all of these goals by using the Drops language learning app daily. We’ll even send you daily reminders to make sure you achieve the goals you set for yourself.
Learning vocabulary is the best way to kick-start you’re language adventure. When you can recognise common vocabularies such as food or household items you can start to break down the boundaries between your native language and the language you are practising! This provides a further sense of achievement outside of an academic setting allowing you to feel more fulfilled with your progress.
With Drops, you can learn single vocabulary as well as chunks and phrases making it perfect for beginners!
These tools should set you up for success and have you speaking fluently in no time at all!
Learning is always easier when you are having fun! If you are enjoying your learning you will be progressing far quicker than learning under strict circumstances. By moderating all of the above you are creating an ideal environment to help you flourish! Use Drops for a gamified language learning experience and get yourself off to a flying start!
Would you like to kickstart your language-learning journey today? Download Drops and take part in our New Year's Challenge to complete 30 sessions in 30 days and start your year off right!
Daisy Jones is the Social Media coordinator at Drops. She hails from the Bristol area, and has a Doodle named Stanley and a Staffy named Hank.
"Love my fun language learning and practice with daily Drops sessions, and monthly Challenges to participate in, and quiz mode to test contextual learning - brilliant! So much thought, consideration and inclusivity has gone into the design and function of this app, I can't praise it highly enough."
"Great little learning app! I've learned at least 5-10 new words in Spanish in my first 5 minutes. Easy to pick up and thorough."
"Great language learning app! It helps you get daily words done in a short amount of time. I would highly recommend using drops to learn whatever language you want to learn."
"What an amazing app! I’ve tried several apps for language learning and I cannot recommend Drops enough. I don’t know how a short Drops session can teach me as much as 1 hour+ of focused use of other apps, it’s like magic."
"Amazing language learning tool. Excellent app for increasing vocabulary in your foreign language of choice. Useful for beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners. The repetition of the words makes them much easier to remember, and without the hassle of making your own flash cards. I have used Drops for two years now and have seen great results."
"Very engaging way of learning Yoruba in a stimulating way. Will be using to learn myself and to teach my child!"
"Less than a week in but using this alone with the popular one babbel working on German. When using just one app I got bored, babbel is not as fun. So using both at once actually let's my adhd do its thing but I still focused since I can switch easily between both apps and work in different areas. Also I like the quick little sessions makes me feel like I actually did something."
"So engaging. I speak Spanish well, but often forget words in conversation that I know I should know. This game is fun and quickly brings back vocabulary I may have put in the back of my brain after not using it for awhile. Case in point: I spent 11 years in construction, then went back to teaching in English and/or Spanish depending on the teacher/student"
"Amazing app"
"I have been desperate to find an app that really helps me learn Japanese and this is the best by far"
"I like that you can switch between different subjects and topics constantly and it’s really easy to learn a lot of vocabulary very quickly! This works perfect for me because I can learn a lot of words but then practice sentence structure with my grandmother whose from Croatia"
"Fantastic app great opportunity to learn languages on your spare time. Drops makes it easy to learn and retain words to formulate sentences."
"Best of the best. Awesome app in every sense"
"This app us the best and how I am doing Learning Ukraine is Helping me alot tnx"
"Definitely recommend! I'm using this to learn mandarin 10/10"
"Fun and interactive. Great for repetition!"
"Very engaging way of learning Yoruba in a stimulating way. Will be using to learn myself and to teach my child!"
"Amazing language learning tool. Excellent app for increasing vocabulary in your foreign language of choice. Useful for beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners. The repetition of the words makes them much easier to remember, and without the hassle of making your own flash cards. I have used Drops for two years now and have seen great results."
"Great little learning app! I've learned at least 5-10 new words in Spanish in my first 5 minutes. Easy to pick up and thorough."
"I have been desperate to find an app that really helps me learn Japanese and this is the best by far"
"I like that you can switch between different subjects and topics constantly and it’s really easy to learn a lot of vocabulary very quickly! This works perfect for me because I can learn a lot of words but then practice sentence structure with my grandmother whose from Croatia"
"Fantastic app great opportunity to learn languages on your spare time. Drops makes it easy to learn and retain words to formulate sentences."
"What an amazing app! I’ve tried several apps for language learning and I cannot recommend Drops enough. I don’t know how a short Drops session can teach me as much as 1 hour+ of focused use of other apps, it’s like magic."
"Love my fun language learning and practice with daily Drops sessions, and monthly Challenges to participate in, and quiz mode to test contextual learning - brilliant! So much thought, consideration and inclusivity has gone into the design and function of this app, I can't praise it highly enough."
"Definitely recommend! I'm using this to learn mandarin 10/10"
"This app us the best and how I am doing Learning Ukraine is Helping me alot tnx"
