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| Expugnator Hexaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5159 days ago 3335 posts - 4349 votes  Speaks: Portuguese*, Norwegian, French, English, Italian, Papiamento Studies: Mandarin, Georgian, Russian | Message 17 of 266 12 December 2013 at 7:53pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I vote for 鹊 – magpie , I like the idea of union behind the name, too :)
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| Silbermond Diglot Groupie United Kingdom xuexisprachen.wordprRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4349 days ago 64 posts - 79 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Mandarin, Italian, Spanish | Message 18 of 266 12 December 2013 at 9:10pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I really like 鹊 too :D, count that as my final vote haha.
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| Ezy Ryder Diglot Senior Member Poland youtube.com/user/Kat Joined 4342 days ago 284 posts - 387 votes Speaks: Polish*, English Studies: Mandarin, Japanese | Message 19 of 266 12 December 2013 at 10:28pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I wouldn't mind any of the names.
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| YnEoS Senior Member United States Joined 4247 days ago 472 posts - 893 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Russian, Cantonese, Japanese, French, Hungarian, Czech, Swedish, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish | Message 20 of 266 12 December 2013 at 10:32pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Excited to be on the Chinese team this year. I hope some more Cantonese learners show up, but since I'm focusing mostly on learning Chinese characters this year, I should have a lot in common with the Mandarin learners as well.
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| lorinth Tetraglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 4267 days ago 443 posts - 581 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish, Latin Studies: Mandarin, Finnish | Message 21 of 266 13 December 2013 at 10:17am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Although I'm not sure I fully understand how a TAC works, I'd be happy to participate...
From the wikia page about TACs:
I'd say intermediate: I've passed the HSK4 and, when practicing, for instance, Chinesepod lessons, I usually work on intermediate or upper intermediate podcasts. In CEFR terms, my strongest skill is reading (maybe B2) but my other skills are well behind. I'd say not even B1 for listening comprehension.
As I'm not sure how to assess any progress, I'd rather set a quantitative objective for 2014: - read 10 novels over the year (including at least 2 on paper) - log 10 hours/week of listening (any form: from background listening to movies and intensive listening) Because I have no plan to go and live in China and no Chinese friend or relative, I focus on passive knowledge and input. I'm a father of 4 with a full time job, so my main daily challenge is to create strategies and routines to make the most of every second!
I'll go on with my old log "Lorinth's log" and I'll rename it as suggested in the wikia page. Edited by lorinth on 13 December 2013 at 12:16pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| LangWanderer Diglot Pro Member Australia digintoenglish.com Joined 4531 days ago 74 posts - 97 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: Korean, French, Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 22 of 266 13 December 2013 at 12:09pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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It's great to be on the team!
I only started Mandarin on December 8th, but since there is quite a good chance I will be living in China from some time next year, I'm attacking the language with all of my strength. Before this week, I had gone through a couple of the FSI pronunciation and romanisation tapes and the first couple of lessons of New Practical Chinese Reader, but this was several years ago. That might give me a slight head-start on a total newbie in terms of pronunciation, but apart from that, my level is 零 (zero). I do have a reasonably high level of Japanese, though, so I expect that that will make things a bit easier for me. My goal is to speak enough Mandarin by the time I arrive in China to a) survive, and b) not be lured into an expat bubble. Perhaps I will set myself the goal of passing HSK4 in December, but I am less concerned about formal testing than about my quality of life when I am in the country. As for the name, I'm a bit wary of magpies because I'm Australian and the Australian Magpie is aggressively territorial and often attacks people. However, it sounds as though magpies are friendlier in China! I would be happy with 鹊 as the team name. Here's to a successful year for everyone! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6078 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 23 of 266 13 December 2013 at 7:37pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I always thought this bird was rather pretty so I checked out the German Wiki to find out why it's such a thief. Apparantly according to Germanic mythology the magpie was the messenger of the Goddess of the Underworld, Hel. It the Middle Ages it became known as "a bird bringing bad tidings" and a gallows bird. In contrast to European culture, in Asia this bird is a bringer of luck. Talk about a dual reputation! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| The Real CZ Senior Member United States Joined 5642 days ago 1069 posts - 1495 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 24 of 266 13 December 2013 at 9:26pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Hey everyone, I've joined up to be in the Chinese team even though my name has been left
out in the 2014 Sign Up thread. As for the team name, I'm fine with whatever is chosen. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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