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Natural Listening in Spanish by June 11 | ||
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| kmoeini Newbie United States Joined 4887 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 13 10 May 2014 at 5:30pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hello,
I am currently an A1 speaker of Spanish. I am not a complete beginner, but I am pretty close. 25 years ago, I took 4 years of high school Spanish, and remember nearly nothing. Looking around the room I am in, I know these words: book (el libro) paper (el papel) window (la ventana) door (la puerta) phone (el teléfono) clock (el reloj) light (la luz) wall (la pared) pencil (el lápiz) Examples of basic vocabulary I don't know: calendar computer bag desk chair pen I am still new to the CEFR scale, but after looking at the self-assessment grid, I think it's safe to say I am at the A1 level in all 4 skills. Today is May 11, and my goal is to reach the stage of natural listening by June 11. I am keeping a journal of my progress using the LR method as described by atamagaii. http://learnlangs.com/Listening-Reading_important_passages.h tm 5/10 4 hours 5/11 2 hours Edited by kmoeini on 13 May 2014 at 11:27pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4526 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes  Studies: German | Message 2 of 13 10 May 2014 at 5:48pm | IP Logged | |||||
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What is "natural listening"?
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| tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4658 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian | Message 3 of 13 10 May 2014 at 6:26pm | IP Logged | |||||
I was wondering that as well, but the URL given by kmoeini explains it:
So basically understanding new native audiobooks "cold", I guess. That's an ambitious goal for someone to achieve inside of two months starting from A1. Good luck, kmoeini. Edited by tastyonions on 10 May 2014 at 6:27pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4526 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes Studies: German | Message 4 of 13 10 May 2014 at 7:24pm | IP Logged | |||||
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So 'Natural Listening' is basically another name for "Extensive Listening".
I started watching TV shows when I was A2 in German, but of course I didn't understand everything. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| kmoeini Newbie United States Joined 4887 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 13 13 May 2014 at 11:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Thank you for your words of encouragement. 5/10 4 hours 5/11 2 hours 5/12 30 minutes 5/13 7 hours 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4137 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 6 of 13 14 May 2014 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Ambitious goal!
If you're looking to supplement with some articles with full audio, I recommend checking out VeinteMundos: veintemundos It's one of my favourite free Spanish resources! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| kmoeini Newbie United States Joined 4887 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 7 of 13 16 May 2014 at 6:30pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Thank you for the link, Stelle.
5/10 4 hours 5/11 2 hours 5/12 30 minutes 5/13 7 hours 5/14 3 hours 5/15 2 hours 5/16 4 hours Total 22 hours, 30 minutes. I am now on Chapter 50 of "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown. I found the audiobook at the library. The quality of the recording was the deciding factor in choosing this book as study material. I do not have a parallel text. I read one chapter in English, then read and listen to the same chapter in Spanish. Edited by kmoeini on 16 May 2014 at 6:31pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| kmoeini Newbie United States Joined 4887 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 8 of 13 17 May 2014 at 4:29pm | IP Logged | |||||
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5/10 4 hours
5/11 2 hours 5/12 30 minutes 5/13 7 hours 5/14 3 hours 5/15 2 hours 5/16 4 hours 5/17 5 hours Put in about 5 hours today. I am in the "meat" of the story now, and really enjoying it, not just grinding through. I now read the English and listen to the Spanish, followed by reading the Spanish and listening to the Spanish. If I feel inclined, I will read the English and listen to the Spanish once more after I get to the end of the book. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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