One Effective Method to Overcome the Intermediate Plateau in Language Learning

Even if it is the most difficult period for progression.

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We have all gone through this.

You decide to learn a language, and there is a multitude of resources for beginners. So, you use every one of them, practising for months, and you finally reach a level where you feel confident speaking to natives and comfortable reading books in that language.

You continue to practice the language using all of these methods, but notice that you are not progressing. You can see your goal at the top of the mountain, but not the tools that can get you there.

It finally hits you; You have reached the dreaded intermediate plateau.

Why does it occur?

An intermediate plateau is when your progress naturally slows down because you are no longer learning as much as quickly as you used to.

It could be that:

1. You have achieved comfort in the language: Most people aim to reach conversational fluency, and an intermediate level is sufficient to live in a country where your target language is the native language.
2. You are using the same resources: The tools you used to progress from beginner…