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Olly Richards Course Review And My Insane Language Routine<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Today I thought I would do something a little different. Instead of doing an official-looking article for the publication, I thought I would just share with you my personal routine using Olly Richards courses that I have been using to go from a very poor Spanish speaker to more or less fluent in less than 6 months.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am inspired to do this because of my friendship with Olly Richards, he has had a big impact on my language learning and study practices. <\/span>Olly first came on my podcast<\/span><\/a> in June of 2019. The episode lasted nearly 2 hours and I learned a ton from him! Olly Richards breaks down language learning strategies in easy to understand terms, he shares what works and what doesn\u2019t and how to \u201chack\u201d your learning experience. I especially like how Olly Richards talks about three main study times: active studying, dead time and downtime. I will break down each below. But how are Olly Richards Courses? Read on to find out!<\/span><\/p>\n

I should also mention that I have used this routine for Spanish but it would work with any language you are trying to learn.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Active Study – Spanish Uncovered By Olly Richards<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n

For the bulk of my active study time, I use a story-based system called <\/span>Spanish Uncovered<\/span><\/i><\/a> by Olly Richards. In it, you follow an entertaining story chapter by chapter. The course is broken down into bite-size pieces consisting of videos, PDFs and audio files. I am constantly learning new vocabulary skills while reading the story and I find it\u2019s never too difficult, nor too easy. The pace is designed to take you at the perfect speed and each chapter builds on the previous one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes I switch things up from Spanish Uncovered<\/a><\/em> and use Olly Richards <\/span>Grammar Hero<\/span><\/i><\/a> course. I find this course is a little more advanced, so when I feel I need a push to learn new words, I do a few weeks of this course in the morning. It also follows story-based learning that Olly Richards is so famous for, but it\u2019s more hyper-focused on Grammar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dead Time – Conversations By Olly Richards<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Deadtime is the term Olly Richards uses to describe the time that you must do something else unavoidable like driving your car, waiting for the bus or sitting on the train. For me, I work from a home office so these times do not really apply to me, but I do enjoy getting outside once a day for a walk in the park. <\/span><\/p>\n

For a lot of people, these periods of time would be spent listening to music or just staring into space. Olly Richards recommends using this time to listen to an audio program in your chosen language. I have tried many different things like <\/span>Spanish Audiobooks<\/span><\/a>, podcasts in Spanish or even the news in Spanish. But what I found works best is Olly Richards course called <\/span>Conversations<\/span><\/i><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is a brilliant system where they have recorded short conversations on a variety of topics between two native speakers. Some of the advantages are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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