I will move to Prague at the end of the month. I got a job there as software developer. To be honest, I am not good with writing and also not good with languages. I think my best traits (or perk, perhaps skill. I don't know which is the best word) is that I make shamelessly errors. My bad pronunciation give joy to my friends for years. I am not against it but in a professional environment it is a big no-no. So my two short goal is to improve my English as fast as possible and to learn Czech at least base level.
Both goal is really big at very intimidating. I can be very lazy and I know from experience that motivation is a cruel mistress (I would like to write unfaithful b*tch but I try to swear less). So I try the magical promise of the accountability. From now I try to write some lines here regularly about my journey to a different city and to learn a whole new and very different language.
Most important is the clear goals: write a least two paragraph, coherent entry in Czech until end of may.
Rules:
- write every day something (possible to skip a day but after that I must write something on the following two days)
- theme should be about the language learning or the moving
- I must write a paragraph with at least two sentences.
- I must write something weekly in Czech (after the first month of learning)
I don't have a clear picture about my English study. I think about it and try to find some ways to improve my grammar and pronunciation. Writing sure helps but don't solve the bigger problem.
Hey Attila, good luck on your studies and on your new job and city! I think your goals will help you a lot in getting better at English and Czech. :)
Hi Attila, good luck on your journey, Prague is such an amazing city! Your English is coming along well and your goals which you have set for yourself will definitely help. When I learnt English, I think reading helped me the most to understand grammar and build up my vocabulary. Looking forward to reading about your journey :)