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How long do you study per day?
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Eumaeus
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25 November 2009 at 12:36pm | IP Logged

jimbo wrote:

[QUOTE=maaku] Half an hour a day when I can.

Slow and steady.. that's the best you can do when you get a job and get married

Wait until you have seven kids like I do. You'll wonder what you used to do with all your free time.

Edited by Eumaeus on 25 November 2009 at 12:37pm
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jimbo
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25 November 2009 at 1:24pm | IP Logged

Eumaeus wrote:

Wait until you have seven kids like I do. You'll wonder what you used to do with all your free time.

Point.

I'm grateful for the free time I still have.

One different language for each kid at story time?
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Aquila
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25 November 2009 at 4:05pm | IP Logged

delta910 wrote:

On average, how many hours a day do you study your target language(s)?

It depends. Sometimes I do really nothing, but usually i'll learn about one hour a day. I could spend my whole day with languages if I had the time for it. Sometimes, i'm frustrated to make only a very few progress because I didn't spend enough time to learn.

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datsunking1
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25 November 2009 at 4:29pm | IP Logged

The way I look at it, any time I have that is free, I spend studying. Instead of playing videogames, I just study. :)
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Aquila
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25 November 2009 at 4:53pm | IP Logged

datsunking1 wrote:

The way I look at it, any time I have that is free, I spend studying. Instead of playing videogames, I just study. :)

I take my flashcards with me in the train, or learn when I have to wait. I even learn on the toilet. And sometimes I converse with myself in the other language. It's effective to use these moments, what you'll learn sticks much better.

Edited by Aquila on 25 November 2009 at 5:01pm
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jondesousa
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Message 30 of 82

25 November 2009 at 9:03pm | IP Logged

My wife is currently pregnant with our first child and I'm sure that it is going to significantly reduce my study time unless I make some time. Maybe something along the lines of how Prof. Arguelles does it by getting up very early to study.
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cordelia0507
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25 November 2009 at 10:29pm | IP Logged

jeff_lindqvist wrote:

Roughly 1-1,5 hours of listening per language - German, Russian and Chinese. Not a problem since I can do other things at the same time. If I have more listening time, I usually devote it to Chinese. I save LingQs and do flashcards during other computer based activites. I read (Swedish/English/German/Russian/Chinese/Spanish/French) whenever I have time. I leaf through grammars.

According to the study chart (a spreadsheet once shared by ProfArguelles) which I update weekly, my daily "average" is (now) 6,24 hours.

Wow, I'm in awe. Particularly since Jeff is my countryman and studying the same languages as me, plus a little something extra.... namely Chinese!
I know this isn't hype - I wish I was as motivated / organised.

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darkwhispersdal
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26 November 2009 at 7:38pm | IP Logged

I take my MP3 player to work and listen to Russian, Japanese and Spanish as I'm working. I read a couple of news stories on Euronews.net when I get home from work. I'll leaf through grammar when I feel like it. So for each language I spend around 2 hours though I might start a spreadsheet to see what I'm actually doing.

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