1. What do you think a family is?

Step 3: Write Down New Words and Phrases

The next time you watch the film, you’re into study mode. This time, just watch the first segment and turn on the foreign language subtitles. Write down any words or phrases that you don’t known. Pay particular attention to words or phrases that seem significant to the story or are repeated regularly.

Since you have the subtitles on you can easily pause the movie to write down words and phrases, then look up in your dictionary. Aim to collect around 20 new words and around 10 new phrases per segment. Don’t worry if there are more than 10 or 20 words or phrases that you don’t know. Just pick the ones that stand out to you. You can always go back and repeat this step again to pick up more vocabulary.

Watch the segment at least five times while picking out your selection of words and phrases. Repeat the words as you hear them to work on your pronunciation. With a 10 minute segment, this step should take about an hour or two.

Bonus Hack: Once you have a list of vocabulary add them to your SRS (Spaced Repetition System) flashcard deck, and include them in your daily vocabulary review.