== not my post ==
“gee Ms. A Bad Idea, how did you get so smart at languages, I keep trying but it never sticks”
The trick to actually really for real learning a language when you’re not immersed in it as the living language of your everyday life is to WRITE IT DOWN
ON PAPER. WITH YOUR HANDS
USE A BETTER PEN, THOSE CHEAP BALLPOINTS WILL INJURE YOU
JUST COPY A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE IF THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE, IT WILL HELP
Doing a mix is probably best, yes. It’s been a long time since I learned a new language, but from what I remember, learning vocabulary is more about drilling new words and meanings, while the other exercises are more about understanding.
Just the fact that it takes more time to write by hand helps the learning process :)