|
 |
Team Caesar (Romance languages), tac 2015 | ||
Share with:
| ||
 Language Learning Forum : Language Learning Log |  | |
| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5197 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 97 of 117 01 June 2015 at 11:11am | IP Logged |
|
I'm already planning on experimenting with new "techniques" this summer, so this challenge is well-timed. Specifically, working on my voice, using materials aimed at actors and singers. I'm doing this not only for linguistic reasons - I'm also keen to learn to sing, and to generally use my speaking voice better - but I'm hoping that it will help with my speaking and accent in current and future languages, especially Italian. I've written a bit more about this in recent log posts.
However, it's a complicated and long-term project; one of the books I'm using claims to contain a year's worth of work, for example. So I don't think it's quite the same thing as trying a simple language learning technique for a few weeks, and it's probably missing the point of the challenge. Still, I'm going to dive into it in the summer months and there could be some low-hanging fruit to be grabbed in the initial stages or specific tasks to work on in the shorter term. We'll see. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6587 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 98 of 117 01 June 2015 at 2:33pm | IP Logged |
|
It definitely doesn't miss the point of this challenge :) In fact it's a great example of a less specific technique.
2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| liammcg Senior Member Ireland Joined 4594 days ago 269 posts - 397 votes Speaks: English* | Message 99 of 117 02 June 2015 at 2:09am | IP Logged |
|
Hope everyone is doing well! Just a quick note to let you know I'm on holidays at the moment, you can expect
a comprehensive update when I get a spare minute at the end of this week! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6587 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 100 of 117 02 June 2015 at 4:45am | IP Logged |
|
Great, enjoy your holidays!
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| suzukaze Triglot Senior Member Italy bit.ly/1bGm459 Joined 4592 days ago 186 posts - 254 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, Spanish Studies: German, French, Swedish, Japanese | Message 101 of 117 18 June 2015 at 12:41am | IP Logged |
|
I'll check out that techniques page since I'm looking for new approaches to tackle grammar learning and writing. I'm pretty satisfied with my current passive skills level in French, now it's time to work on those active skills!
1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Ccaesar Triglot Groupie Denmark Joined 3785 days ago 84 posts - 94 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, German Studies: Italian | Message 102 of 117 19 June 2015 at 5:44pm | IP Logged |
|
I am going to try to re-do assimil once I have finished and to memorise more grammar.
Over the summer. Once I have a better grasp of the core language I plan on trying to add more vocabulary. - Mainly I am thinking of a plan rather than a technique since those on the list don't seem that appealing to me. However I might start revising the Assimil lessons a bit differently, when I do it for the 2nd time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Meddysong Triglot Groupie United Kingdom timeofftakeoff.com Joined 3597 days ago 56 posts - 84 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, French Studies: Italian, Catalan Studies: Swedish | Message 103 of 117 30 June 2015 at 12:01am | IP Logged |
|
Do we have anybody in this group who lives in Romania? I want Romanian to be next year's project and there's a certain book I would like to read when I start. I've tracked down a copy online but it's for posting within Romania.
I'd be very grateful if somebody were willing to have the book sent to them and then forward it on to me. I'd cover those original costs plus the extra to post it to England. I don't know how much a pint of beer costs over there, but I'd pay them enough money as a thank-you to ensure that they need to take the next day off work to recover :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6587 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 104 of 117 30 June 2015 at 3:52am | IP Logged |
|
It's not on http://www.bookdepository.com, is it? :/
1 person has voted this message useful |
|  | 
Printable version
|
| Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization. |
