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| Raconteur Diglot Newbie Poland bit.ly/1eiSWnc Joined 3885 days ago 34 posts - 47 votes Speaks: Polish*, English | Message 9 of 19 08 April 2014 at 11:27pm | IP Logged |
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Yup, I like opera quite a lot. The last time I got to see Faust was at the Korea National Opera in Seoul. A memorable
production. Here's a clip: http://youtu.be/qBJymz5c1r4 One of my favorites is a French-language opéra comique - La Fille du Régiment. The MET production is awesome! http://youtu.be/499TQjLEbks 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5041 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes  Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 10 of 19 12 April 2014 at 9:39am | IP Logged |
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Merci Raconteur pour le reférence. Je l'regarde assurément lorsque Je peux. Update: Duolingo : Undergoing Adverbs. Currently on Level 9! Yay! Assimil Lesson 10 and Hugo lesson 4. The lessons in Hugo are becoming heavy, because of rote memorization of vocab. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Raconteur Diglot Newbie Poland bit.ly/1eiSWnc Joined 3885 days ago 34 posts - 47 votes Speaks: Polish*, English | Message 11 of 19 13 April 2014 at 2:54pm | IP Logged |
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You're doing great, keep going! :)
How is Duolingo? Is it a good resource for a beginner? What do you like about it? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5041 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 12 of 19 13 April 2014 at 3:46pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks Raconteur :)
Regarding Duolingo, I consider that it is a valuable resource for beginners. It is completely free . Currently 6 languages are taught : French. Spanish, German, Italian and Portuguese. More six has been added. it takes an innovative approach in presenting you with new words with pictures first, then asking you to translate from French to English and vice versa. You also have to hear a short sentence and type it in French. Even you can test your pronunciation there. 
I would not say that Duolingo is the ultimate option, it is more useful as a supplementary resource because as you progress and the lessons get harder, there are many points in grammar and French syntax that one can't understand. But there are forum members to help for each sentence you encounter a problem with. The main thing is that it keeps you motivated. You get three lives(hearts) for each lesson and if you lose them, you have to restart the lessons. For each lessons you complete you get coins for determining your points and the level you are in. Duolingo uses the SRS system where the strength bars of each lesson(yes there are these) decreases and you have to make them full so that the words you learnt stays in your memory. Moreover it looks like a game and you get help on every step so I think it is great for beginners. So start using it without any doubt and be sure to add me as a friend : ChayanBanerjee. The first step is to take the welcome lesson called Basics 1. But if you are on an intermediate level, then you can test them out. But I would not recommend that. The website is here : https://www.duolingo.com/ Edited by linguaholic_ch on 13 April 2014 at 3:52pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5041 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 13 of 19 30 April 2014 at 3:06pm | IP Logged |
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I have wasted a lot of my precious time in dwindling thoughts, experiencing anxiety and fighting through frustration. I could do nothing worthwhile in French and it seems that it's over. The fire is burning out fast. I need to return to reality. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5009 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 14 of 19 30 April 2014 at 3:33pm | IP Logged |
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Language learning takes time.
I think it was Moses McCorMick who said language learning is a lot like being in prison. You've got to do your time. Don't lose hope. You're not the first person to experience burnout. You won't be the last. Take a break from Duolingo. Take a day off. Don't forget: you know more French than the average Calcuttan. Heck, you know more English than the average Calcuttan. You learnt English, didn't you? You can learn French too. Edited by napoleon on 30 April 2014 at 3:36pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5041 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 15 of 19 05 May 2014 at 5:48pm | IP Logged |
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Finally, I feel like recovering from this burnout, although not huge. I have decided to join a Japanese language course this month. I am dealing with Assimil for the time being, but Hugo is under serious negligence. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| linguaholic_ch Triglot Groupie IndiaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5041 days ago 69 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English, Hindi, Bengali Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, French | Message 16 of 19 16 May 2014 at 4:51am | IP Logged |
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Studying from French Verb Drills. Nothing much these days. I wish I could get back the lost hours in this life. I have joined a Japanese course, and my homework is study the first to lessons from the book, Nihongo Shoho by the Japan Foundation. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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