Thinking in individual words I couldn't claim ownership of the below ideas though I can vouch for their efficacy :) It's a hack used to immerse yourself in the language to speed up the acquisition. Make a note of everything you encounter in English. For example, when you wake up in the morning, think of words like: bed, toothbrush, bathroom, eat, banana, coffee, clothes, shoes Then when you go to work, think of words like: car, job, company, desk, computer, paper, pencil, colleague, boss During the day, continue to think of the individual English words for everything you see, hear, and do. Try this exercise – look around you right now and think of all the English words you can. I’d imagine you can think of at least 10 words! Now for this entire week, find 11 words, each day, every day. Email me the ten words. Each day. This exercise appears pointless at first. As you note more and more words, you'll start encounter things you cannot identify using English words. This is when the magic happens. You'll look them up thus obtaining meaning, pronunciation (from the dictionary and online references) and spelling. Once you have a few of these, start building stories around them, apply the words to sentences, play around with alternative meanings etc... next thing you know, your language has improved.