The Fastest Way to Learn a New Language in 8 Simple Steps

1. Set language-learning goals.
2. Learn the “right” words.
3. Study smart.
4. Start using the language all day, every day.
5. Seek out real-life practice.
6. Learn about the culture.
7. Test yourself.
8. Have fun!

To build and improve your language fluency, here are 15 very effective tips to get you on your way:

1. Perfect Your Pronunciation.
2. Select Words Carefully.
3. Read.
4. Write.
5. Listen, Listen, Listen.
6. Practice Long Speeches.
7. Examine Unique Characteristics of the Language.
8. Look for a Language Buddy.

What’s the First Thing You Should Learn in a New Language?

• Number 1: The Alphabet. Luckily, in many languages, the alphabet will be the same or be very similar to the one you already know.
• Number 2: Pronunciation.
• Number 3: Basic Sentences.
• Number 4: Key Verbs.
• Number 5: Frequently-Used Vocabulary.

That’s it: 50 new words, every day. That’s 18,250 words in the space of a year, the approximate size of the (active) vocabulary of a native speaker.

A thousand words a day is a good ticking over amount. Write 1,000 words a day, five days a week, before you do anything else. If you do it first thing in the morning, then you won’t get distracted by all the things that tempt you not to write.

See how fast your fingers can move with this typing speed test. As you gain experience, your writing process will be way clearer, allowing you to craft better articles. You can write longer, more in-depth pieces. You should be able to write a one thousand word essay in 1 hour to 2 hours instead of 3 hours to 4 hours.

For me, it tends to be one or two hours a day, depending on my health. I know others who only work on their books on the week-end, because they don’t have time during the week. Unless you’re talking about ‘professional’, full-time writers, who don’t need another job to feed themselves and their family.

This suggests a total time of about 4 hours and 40 minutes for writing a 2,000 word essay. If the subject is something that the writer is already familiar with, such an essay might require only 2 hours to 2.5 hours to write.

10,000 words is the equivalent of 20 single-spaced A4 pages, or 40 double-spaced A4 pages.

Though the average word count of a chapter is around 2,000 – 5,000 words, it all depends on your story. (We can’t emphasize this enough.) There are plenty of books that purposefully play with the word counts of their chapters. So, don’t write a chapter with only one eye on your story and the other on your word count.

There are no rules when it comes to chapter length. The important thing is to concentrate on making your chapters fit your story, not on making your story fit your chapters. Many novelists these days prefer chapters that are between 1,500 words—or six book pages— and 8,000 words, or 32 book pages.

There is no set length for a chapter. That can be one page (200–300 words) or ten pages (2000–3000 words) or even 100 pages (8000–9000 words).

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A word count of 300 words will likely generate ⅔ pages to 1⅓ pages, depending on the document settings.

Answer: 150 words is 0.3 pages single-spaced or 0.6 pages double-spaced. Documents that typically contain 150 words are short memos, blog posts, or marketing copy. A 150 word count will create about 0.3 pages single-spaced or 0.6 pages double-spaced when using normal margins (1″) and 12 pt.

Usually, essays are double-spaced and written in Times New Roman or Arial, with a font size of 12 pt. With that formatting, your 1000 words will cover four pages (A4).

The answer is close to two-thirds of a page single spaced, and around one and one-third of a page double spaced. Depending on your settings this may vary, but typically with a 12 point font-size, Times New Roman or Arial font and regular page margins your results should be similar.

So you’ve left your 3,000 word essay until the last minute? We wouldn’t recommend writing an essay in such a short period of time, but the good news is that 3,000 words in a day is totally doable. Get your head down and you could meet the deadline, and even produce an essay you are proud of. Take a deep breath.