Whenever I learn a new language, I always encounter a bottleneck—it feels like no matter what I do, I just can't seem to improve my language skills.

However, after learning my fourth and fifth languages, I gradually figured out ways to break through these plateaus, especially after reaching an intermediate level.

In this episode, I’d like to share these methods with you.

00:19 Bottlenecks in language learning

01:09 Personal language learning experience

02:33 Methods to overcome language learning plateaus

04:09 How to improve writing skills

08:30 Methods for speaking practice

12:50 Long-term strategies for language learning

14:11 Future goal: speaking fluent Japanese

在我学习任何一门语言的时候，我都曾经遇到过瓶颈——就好像自己似乎做任何事情都没办法提高自己的语言水平。

但是，在我学习了第四门、第五门语言之后，我逐渐总结出如何突破瓶颈的方法，尤其是在水平达到了中级之后。

这一期播客里，我想和你分享这些方法。

00:19 语言学习的瓶颈

01:09 个人语言学习经历

02:33 语言学习的突破方法

04:09 如何提升写作能力

08:30 口语训练的方法

12:50 语言学习的长期策略

14:11 未来目标：流利说日语

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