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| WingSuet Triglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 5343 days ago 169 posts - 211 votes  Speaks: Swedish*, English, German Studies: Cantonese | Message 97 of 236 02 September 2013 at 9:34am | IP Logged |
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That's one huge book! I guess it depends on how difficult it is. If you can't follow
what's going on, or if it takes too much time to comprehend that you lose interest, then maybe something easier would be better. But if it's not TOO difficult, I think it's good to read a more challenging book, otherwise you won't get to the next level. I guess the trick is to read the right book at the right time ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6077 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 98 of 236 02 September 2013 at 10:16am | IP Logged |
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I never finish books like that. It's just hard for me to get into them. A few years ago I was reading Susanne Fröhlich. That's about all I had time for; she writes stories that are quaint, humorous and sassy. It was something I could read and not fall asleep. Nowadays I have even less time to read -- which is really too bad. I steer clear of books that have to do with German history.
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| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4614 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 99 of 236 23 September 2013 at 6:17am | IP Logged |
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Not much new to report: Got stuck at around pg 750 or so of der Turm, so am taking a break and reading some easier stuff and doing a lot of watching/listening. My class has started up again. Onward...
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| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4614 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 100 of 236 03 November 2013 at 11:27pm | IP Logged |
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Hmm. I can't believe I haven't been on here since the end of September. I have been studying quite a bit: Three days a week of classes (soon to be down to one, thankfully), skyping, emailing, writing letters, reading books, doing grammar workbooks, watching films, listening to audiobooks and podcasts. I had my first dream entirely auf Deutsch recently. :)
On the downside (?) is that I have no idea what's going on culturally in the US, if anything is actually going on. LOL. I just caught up reading the logs of the remaining Schnitzlers. We may be few, but it's good to know we are still hanging in there... If you are interested in East German Films, my classmate has a really interesting blog (auf Englisch): http://eastgermancinema.com/ Edited by BAnna on 03 November 2013 at 11:30pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6077 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 101 of 236 04 November 2013 at 9:32am | IP Logged |
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Hey, there you are :)
good to hear that you're keeping up on all fronts -- listening, reading and writing, wow! Yes, Team Schitzel has fizzled. There's only a few who are active. So we're a diet-sized portion of Schnitzel but we're still hangin' in there! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4614 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 102 of 236 01 December 2013 at 9:16pm | IP Logged |
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01Dec: (!) I can't believe it's already December. Studying has been going well. I am currently taking a conversation course at level C1 that uses the magazine Deutsch Perfekt as a basis for conversation, grammar, games, etc. I have a copy of some old Tatort episodes with subtitles in German, so I have been doing the following routine: watch the whole episode through without subtitles, watch 30 min segment with subtitles, watch same 30 minute subtitle with subtitles and jot down unknown vocabulary or interesting expressions (z.B. Er legt der sich in Zeug; Ich stehe völlig neben mir). Look up those words/expressions, rewatch without subtitles. Also really enjoying a novel: In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts. Am both reading and listening to the audiobook, and got the English version out of the library to hopefully try a little L-R during the holidays (don't know if that will pan out or not). And usual skyping, writing emails, etc.
It was fun reading everyone's posts and how you are all doing multiple languages. I feel somewhat lame with just 2 languages in addition to my native tongue, but that's what it is for now. I think I prefer being able to use a language at an advanced level much more than having to learn all the basics. I did a couple of online Polish lessons a couple of weeks ago, but just could not continue when I thought of how much time I would need to invest. Especially when I can just relax and enjoy content in Spanish or German. Where I live, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog or Russian would be pretty useful, but I don't think I have it in me currently to invest the time and energy...maybe someday? Retirement? I'm wary of making any New Year's Resolutions I cannot keep. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6053 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical) | Message 103 of 236 02 December 2013 at 1:18am | IP Logged |
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So, let me just check one thing: you set up this demanding routine (watch - add subtitles - take notes - look up - rewatch...) for yourself that you manage to keep and then say you feel lame? I'd say you'd better look up the definition of lame. :P
Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog or Russian? Where do you live? Edited by Luso on 02 December 2013 at 10:26am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6077 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 104 of 236 02 December 2013 at 9:43am | IP Logged |
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Subtitles can be either a useful learning tool or a distraction. I'm watching old episodes of Star Trek in French. I switch them on and off depending on whatever mood I'm in.
I write interesting expressions down, but I'm too lazy to look at them again after that :p 1 person has voted this message useful |
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