This is by far the best way, as I have seen from experience to really get the tongue, mind, and all body parts associated with language, as David Crystal mentioned, used to saying these words. As in playing piano and other musical instruments, one must develop something called muscle memory in order to be able to remember how to complete complex rhythms and chords. For Turkish, if I can constantly speak the language every day, I think that I should be able to develop an accent that will not make sound like a yabanci, foreigner.
Thus, music will play an integral part in my study this semester, perhaps it will be the foundation of my studies of the language.
There was another thing that the article brought up that I remember doing in French one year in high school- keeping a diary. In doing so, writing a journal entry every night in French about any sort of topic, I developed the ability to think in French, to express myself as much as I could, in French. It was definitely a great way, and if I messed up here and there, my teacher made me re-write the entire journal entry over again, this time making sure that I wrote perfectly. I think that this will be a great way to start off at an accelerated pace for this semester. I can see my first entry already: Ben ermeniyim.
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