Gbary, you give a lot of good advice. Using native material is key, at almost all stages of the language learning.
However, in my experience it is best to use dedicated language learning material, at least at the beginning - until "survival" level has been achieved.
Learning through native material only may be possible for languages that use the Latin alphabet and that have common roots - that's mostly how I learned English. But I can assure you that it wouldn't have worked for my study of Japanese or Korean (and probably won't work for Kylie's study of Farsi). Starting intensively with a language method, then adding native material and slowly increasing the rate is what works best for me. Studying intensively and daily is key.
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