In the modern world, learning languages online has become the new norm. So, when you are considering learning an Indian language, that has a deep reach into Myanmar, Malaysia, Fiji, Sri Lanka and the Middle East, then you must consider learning Oriya.
It is very important for a student to understand that nothing can be learnt overnight. Everything requires an immense amount of effort, dedication, time and of course money in order to truly master it. In the sense that you cannot enrol into classes one day or begin self-learning in a day and expect to wake up the next day, completely proficient in the said target language.
So let’s see how you can improve your Oriya skills on a daily basis.
Understand the role of all the four skills required to master when learning Oriya or any other language in general!
Before we begin, it is essential to understand The importance of the various skills involved in learning a language, in the process of achieving proficiency in the language of Oriya. There are four major skills that an individual who aspires to achieve proficiency in their target language is expected to master. These four major skills are listening skills, speaking skills, reading skills and writing skills.
What of these is perceived tough as a general consensus by most learners?
Out of these four skills, most students tend to find mastering speaking skills and writing skills the hardest as they are the most practical in nature and therefore the application is pretty much also how you practise them. This makes it difficult to master or improve the skills of many students.
So what is the one thing that will keep you on track?
Keeping that in mind, you must understand the four different skills in detail and how you need to practise on a daily basis to improve your skills, in order to essentially master or achieve proficiency in the entire language of Oriya.
So what are you supposed to do in order to improve your Oriya skills?
For starters, let’s deal with the two simplest skills to master, the listening skills and the reading skills. These two skills are much easier to master as they have very few steps involved in our practice.
Get acquainted with the process
In order to improve your listening skills, you need to find resources to listen to others speak Oriya. This can include Oriya music, Oriya podcasts on topics of your choice, Oriya movies with English subtitles, Oriya audio conversations, active real-life conversations in Oriya, etc. Basically, anything that would involve you Being able to listen to the language of Oriya being utilised.
So do all skills need the same kind of resources and practice?
No. Reading skills, on the other hand, require the acquisition of different resources. Here an individual is required to collect different readable resources and literature from different time periods and written by different authors. Reading them on a daily basis will help you improve your grammar and your vocabulary.
Now onto the dreaded skills!
Now we move on to the toughest skills to master. The speaking skills and writing skills. Both of them are practical in nature and therefore in order to improve them on a daily basis, you have to practice them in real life.
Can you ever learn them completely?
Yes of course; No need to get anxious or lose sleep, as there are multiple ways that you can practise them on your own as well. Let’s deal with the writing skills first. It is assumed to learn Orita better you must have already collected a reasonable amount of resources to practice your reading skills.
Make a difference in your learning!
You can use the same resources by applying the shadow technique. The shadow technique essentially involves copying what you read. Once you get a hang of the grammar utilised and a sentence formation applied, you can try writing on your own and framing sentences from scratch by utilising the different vocabulary that you have also learnt. Now we deal with speaking skills.
Stay put. Stay strong. Stay undeterred irrespective of any number of setbacks!
These are the most intimidating skills yet the easier skill is to master as well as improve. You must have been paying attention to what you have been hearing while practising your listening skills, and you have a good grasp on your grammar or Vocabulary are your sentence formation due to your reading skills.
Now is the time to utilise a healthy combination of both of these skills and try to hold a conversation with yourself and with others after learning Oriya.
When you practise your writing skills you will eventually learn how to form sentences on your own and you can further use this to your advantage while practising your speaking skills by reciting what you write. Finally, once you’re confident enough you can actively participate in a conversation held in the language of Oriya.