How to organise your notebook for language learning? 3 steps to follow!

Before you start reading this blog post, please remember that there are absolutely no strict rules on how to make a language learning notebook or journal! Think about your own preferences and what you want to see inside :) Here you may find some inspiration and see some of my personal tips.

Learning a language requires not only proper materials in a form of a student book and a workbook or finding time to watch quality videos, but also… a notebook :) Writing is an essential part of language learning and keeping a notebook, in which you’re going to write some grammar related stuff, new vocab, some essays and other things, will help you with that! The question that may come up is “How do I actually make such a notebook?” or “What shall I begin with to organise it in a good way?” Don’t worry, it’s all easy ;) Let’s do it together!

Well, before organising your language notebook, you have to choose one, right? That, by the way, might be hard because there's so much to choose from nowadays! Like, really - blank, dotted, lined pages, hardback or paperback...

From my own experience, I think dotted or blank pages are the best - you can organise each page in your own way, adding some sketches, and just in general such sheets of paper look more… beautiful (?)
Your pov can be totally different from mine which is absolutely fine! If you're into lined pages, go for them :)

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I myself don't have a problem with choosing a right notebook now, just because I create them myself :D Have a look at my collection of handmade notebooks and journals and order one you like!

Step 1 - choose a notebook

Step 2 - set up the first page

Okay, now you can finally work with your gorgeous notebook!

Setting up the first page is one of my favourite things where I can get arty-crafty as much as I want to! Unleash your imagination! Write some inspirational quotes here, add stickers and sketch yourself. Make a beautiful layout of the first page that will be related to your target language - sketch something you associate with the country where that language is spoken. You're learning French? What about adding some stickers of the Eiffel tower, the flag, croissants and other things that always remind us of this lovely country? ????☕
You can also write some quotes that will be giving you inspiration every time you open up your language notebook! That's what I myself did in mine, check this out!

Step 3 - start filling up your notebook

At last it's time to learn and fill up the pages with new vocab, your writing tasks and grammar! If you're learning with a student book, I recommend you to divide each unit you finish in the same (or similar) way: one page you dedicate to grammar, another one - to vocabulary or writing, etc. I personally stick to this type of filling up my language notebooks and find it very convenient. This way, the pages and the whole notebook itself look more organised and neat.

The most important thing when it comes to organising your language notebook is, of course, your imagination and preferences. Remember to keep your notes clean and neat; use stickers or your own sketches (if you're into it) and stick to a specific set of colours you're using to highlight some words and phrases (it'll be a good idea to use one colour for grammar, another one for vocab, etc. This way you'll never have problems to find a specific part of your notebook you need to revise and check right now)

If you'd like to see more of my advice and look at my own language notebooks, watch these videos! Don't forget to like and subscribe ;)

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