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are you improving how to assess your
language skills have you ever wondered
am i actually getting better with my
target language if you want to know how
to check and see if you've improved or
not then keep watching today you'll
learn why assessment can mean the
difference between fluency and failure
how to assess your language skills even
if you're learning on your own and much
more
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but first listen up here are this
month's new lessons and resources
first the writing a journal cheat sheet
with this cheat sheet you'll be able to
keep a diary in your target language and
talk about your day
inside you'll find phrases for common
daily activities from morning to night
second if you love travel then you'll
love our brand new travel words and
phrases pdf ebook learn all the
must-know travel phrases download it for
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third must know words and phrases for
your resume if you want to write your
resume in your target language then this
next one-minute lesson is for you
fourth the top 12 april fool's phrases
want to prank others and speak more of
your target language then you'll want
this april fool's phrase list
fifth must know vocab for doing laundry
if you need language for practical
situations like doing laundry then this
one minute lesson is for you you'll
learn how to say washing machine
detergent softener and much more
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they're yours to keep forever okay let's
jump into today's topic
are you improving how to assess your
language skills
so have you ever wondered am i actually
improving with my target language
feeling like you're not improving can
hurt your motivation on the flip side if
you notice yourself understanding more
of the language than before you can feel
good and that can fuel your motivation
to keep going
but it's not easy to spot your
improvement it's tricky with language
it's not like going to the gym where you
can see your muscles in the mirror this
is where assessment comes in
what's assessment the easiest example of
assessment is a test if you go to a
language class you'll get a test on the
first day
the goal of the assessment test is to
understand where your language level is
and any test after that is a way to see
how much you've improved this is ongoing
assessment so assessment is checking
where you are now and how far you've
come with your language learning
assessment lets you see where you've
improved and helps you find what you
need to work on if you're serious about
learning a language it's one of the best
things you can do to stay on track stay
motivated correct your mistakes and
reach fluency
but assessing yourself is also hard if
you're learning on your own so what can
you do
here's how you can assess your language
skills whether you're learning with our
program or not
number one if you're a premium plus user
retake the assessment test
technically you can only take this once
but if you get in touch with our support
team we'll give you the link
if you're using any other resource find
a way to test yourself look for practice
tests apply for a proficiency test take
online quizzes anything that forces you
to test your language skills
number two revisit old lessons
an easier way to self-assess your
language level is to revisit old lessons
you can do this with any program you're
learning with if you've truly made
progress then you should be able to
understand the lesson dialogues with no
problem if not then you know that you
need to review them some more
number three try harder lessons also
something you can do with any language
resource
if you're using our program try lessons
from a higher level if you're a lower
intermediate try upper intermediate
lessons if you don't understand anything
that's fine but if you do then that's a
good sign that you've improved and are
ready for harder lessons
number four for reading check out our
extensive reading books
these are available for all levels from
absolute beginner to advanced you can
re-read old ones or try harder ones to
see where your current level is you'll
find these books in our lesson library
this will help you assess your reading
and comprehension skills number five for
speaking use our voice recording tool
if you can easily repeat the lines from
the conversation that's a good sign or
if you're using another program try to
shadow the provided conversations if you
can do it without a problem then you've
made progress and are ready to go to the
next level
number six for writing try and copy out
our lesson dialogue by hand
the point here is to see if you can
write smoothly or not as a way of
assessing your writing you can also do
this with any textbook you can also take
a picture of your writing and send it to
your premium plus teacher for feedback
number seven use our premium plus
assignments if you're a premium plus
member you can ask your teacher to send
you weekly assignments based on your
needs whether for reading writing
speaking or listening and they'll
provide you feedback so you can see
where you are with each skill
so to recap one take our assessment test
two revisit old lessons
three try harder lessons four use our
extensive reading books for reading
five use our voice recording tool 6
write out dialogues by hand and 7. take
advantage of our assignments
remember the point of assessment is not
to pass or fail but to see where you've
improved and where you need to work
so thank you for watching this episode
of monthly review
next time we'll talk about the easiest
way to start writing
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