Language Study Schedule Template

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From the Poster: Please note that I did not make this template; Xefjord on reddit did. I am uploading the image to this community as a resource for others who might be stuck and to provide alt text for those who need it below.

_{This Language Study Schedule Template created by Xefjord on R/LearningLanguages.}

Notes: This chart is meant to help you learn a language study schedule depending on how much time you have to study in a day and how quickly you want to reach fluency. You can alter the schedule to suit your needs or you can study using any of the templates unaltered. I would suggest using a Casual, Regular, or Serious Study schedule for weekdays and the extended study schedule that corresponds to them for the weekends.

If you study a language that uses Chinese characters, I would either use half the time allocated for Vocabulary, or you can double the time for vocabulary and set half aside for Chinese characters.

FSI categories link: here.

Minimal Study
30 Minutes

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 12 minutes
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 8 minutes
Language Content Study*: 5 minutes
*Alternating Reading/Listening Content
Speaking Practice: 5 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 6.5 years; Category 2, 8.25 years; Category 3, 10 years; Category 4, 12 years; Category 5, 24 years.

Casual Study
1 Hour

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 30 minutes
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 16 minutes
Language Content Study*: 7 minutes
*Alternating Reading/Listening Content
Speaking Practice: 7 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 3.25 years; Category 2, 4 years; Category 3, 5 years; Category 4, 6 years; Category 5, 12 years.

Light Extended Content Study
1 Hour 30 Minutes

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 30 minutes
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 15 minutes
Language Reading Practice: 15 minutes
Language Listening/Watching Practice: 15 minutes
Speaking Practice: 15 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate not provided for this schedule.

Regular Study
2 Hours

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 1 hour
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 30 minutes
Language Content Study*: 15 minutes
*Alternating Reading/Listening Content
Speaking Practice: 15 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 1.5 years; Category 2, 2 years; Category 3, 2.5 years; Category 4, 3 years; Category 5, 6 years.

Moderate Extended Content Study
3 Hours

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 1 hour
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 30 minutes
Language Reading Practice: 30 minutes
Language Listening/Watching Practice: 30 minutes
Speaking Practice: 30 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 1 year; Category 2, 1.25 years; Category 3, 1.5 years; Category 4, 2 years; Category 5, 4 years.

Serious Study
4 Hours

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 2 hours
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 1 hour
Language Content Study*: 30 minutes
*Alternating Reading/Listening Content
Speaking Practice: 30 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 10 months; Category 2, 1 year; Category 3, 1.25 years; Category 4, 1.5 years; Category 5, 3 years.

Hardcore Study
5 Hours

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 1 hour 15 minutes
Language Content Study*: 45 minutes
*Alternating Reading/Listening Content
Speaking Practice: 45 minutes

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 8 months; Category 2, 10 months; Category 3, 1 year; Category 4, 1.25 years; Category 5, 2.5 years.

Heavy Extended Content Study
6 Hours

Language Course/Language Grammar Study: 2 hours
Language Core Vocabulary Study: 1 hour
Language Reading Practice: 1 hour
Language Listening/Watching Practice: 1 hour
Speaking Practice: 1 hour

FSI Fluency Estimate: Category 1, 6 months; Category 2, 8 months; Category 3, 10 months; Category 4, 1 year; Category 5, 2 years.

From the Poster: I hope this inspires folks! Drop the language you’re currently learning and the possible study schedule you might use below. Does something else work for you? Please share!