Active and Passive

I learned a technique which holds true with what it has set out to create. Transferring information from your short-term to long-term memory. Active learning is the process of drilling countless hours to achieve perfection. Passive learning is the process of utilizing what you have learned in real world scenarios.

This can be done in conjunction with another language you are learning or not. I have been learning Tagalog so here is an example of how I will do it.

Week 1 and 2: Study Chinese for long hours and learn as much as possible. Go out and speak the Tagalog you already know.

Week 3 and 4: Study Tagalog for long hours and learn as much as possible. Go out and speak the Chinese you already know.

This actually makes sense, because during the time I was only learning Tagalog, I found I got my best results when I stopped learning for a week or two. Just completely ignored the learning part of it and just used the small amount I knew. Then when I went back to hit the books, my mind was ready for new input.