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TAC 2011 (Team ÇÜ): The Continuing Saga | ||
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| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes  Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 73 of 135 25 April 2011 at 1:47am | IP Logged | ||
Yes, all classics! Thanks, TixhiiDon. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| zenmonkey Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6554 days ago 803 posts - 1119 votes 1 sounds Speaks: EnglishC2*, Spanish*, French, German Studies: Italian, Modern Hebrew | Message 74 of 135 04 May 2011 at 6:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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Great posts on music and films in German, now I'm going to have to spend time on those. Some I know, some not. Thanks! Edited by zenmonkey on 04 May 2011 at 6:45pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tomsawyer Senior Member Aruba Joined 5289 days ago 103 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English* Studies: GermanB1, French, Russian | Message 75 of 135 19 May 2011 at 5:18am | IP Logged | ||
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Jinx,
Vergisst nicht Silbermond, Juli, Die Toten Hosen, und Kettcar! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 76 of 135 07 June 2011 at 2:52am | IP Logged | ||
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Okay, frankly, it's just embarrassing that I've been letting my log languish like this. I haven't posted my daily updates since March 27 (although I have been keeping track of them offline)! This is terrible. I'm going to start posting in sections to catch myself up to the present.
--- *ENTRY 83* (28 March 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 85-91. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 92 (W1) & 36 (W2). 10 minutes: listened to French radio. French total: 57 minutes GERMAN 40 minutes: read more Özdamar. German total: 40 minutes MANDARIN 75 minutes: re-listened to MT CD 2. 30 minutes: did page 1 of the Practical Chinese Reader (PCR). Mandarin total: 105 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 202 minutes (3h22) --- *ENTRY 84* (29 March 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 86-92. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 93 (W1) & 37 (W2). French total: 47 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. 15 minutes: had a "practice conversation" with my friend who is learning German. German total: 95 minutes MANDARIN 45 minutes: did p. 2 of the PCR (learned 4 new characters). Mandarin total: 45 minutes ESPERANTO 10 minutes: read aloud & typed up 2 "word of the day" entries. Esperanto total: 10 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 197 minutes (3h17) --- *ENTRY 85* (30 March 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 87-93. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 94 (W1) & 38 (W2). French total: 47 minutes GERMAN 10 minutes: had a conversation in German with a friend. German total: 10 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 57 minutes (0h57) --- *ENTRY 86* (31 March 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 88-94. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 95 (W1) & 39 (W2). French total: 47 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. 60 minutes: re-read some Özdamar and wrote a short essay about it. 10 minutes: had a conversation in German with a friend. German total: 150 minutes ESPERANTO 15 minutes: read aloud & typed up three "word of the day" entries. 30 minutes: worked on a "lernu" course (La Zagreba Metodo). Esperanto total: 45 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 242 minutes (4h02) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 77 of 135 07 June 2011 at 3:00am | IP Logged | ||
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*ENTRY 87* (1 April 2011)
GERMAN 90 minutes: read more Özdamar. German total: 90 minutes ESPERANTO 15 minutes: wrote a message to an Eo penpal. 10 minutes: read some Eo online. Esperanto total: 25 minutes OTHER 15 minutes: studied Turkish pronunciation. 15 minutes: studied Setswana pronunciation. TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 115 minutes (1h55) --- *ENTRY 88* (2 April 2011) GERMAN 30 minutes: finished Özdamar. German total: 30 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 30 minutes (0h30) --- *ENTRY 89* (3 April 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 89-95. 40 minutes: did Assimil lesson 96 (W1) & 40 (W2). French total: 47 minutes GERMAN 25 minutes: read German on the internet. German total: 25 minutes MANDARIN 15 minutes: practiced writing/reading hanzi. Mandarin total: 15 minutes ESPERANTO 15 minutes: read aloud & typed up 3 "word of the day" entries. Esperanto total: 15 minutes DUTCH 30 minutes: read a fairy tale in Dutch ("Ferdinand de trouwe"). Dutch total: 30 minutes OTHER 50 minutes: read a short Galician grammar & a Galician phrasebook. TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 182 minutes (3h02) --- *ENTRY 90* (4 April 2011) FRENCH 22 minutes: watched Episode 1 of Two and a Half Men in French (the French version is called "Mon oncle Charlie"): "Tonton Charlie." French total: 22 minutes GERMAN 100 minutes: read a story in German. German total: 100 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 122 minutes (2h02) --- *ENTRY 91* (5 April 2011) FRENCH 22 minutes: watched "Mon oncle Charlie" episode 2: Les intrus. 65 minutes: watched an "Asterix" film. French total: 87 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes DUTCH 40 minutes: listened to & sang along with music in Dutch. 15 minutes: practiced reading Dutch aloud. 10 minutes: watched YT videos in Dutch. 20 minutes: read Wikipedia articles in Dutch. Dutch total: 85 minutes OTHER 30 minutes: did a brief introductory course to Indonesian ("Indonesian in 7 Days"). 30 minutes: played Indonesian vocab word games. TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 312 minutes (5h12) --- *ENTRY 92* (6 April 2011) FRENCH 45 minutes: read short stories in French. French total: 45 minutes GERMAN 45 minutes: read two short stories by Rafik Schami. German total: 45 minutes MANDARIN 15 minutes: worked hard on pronunciation! (esp. ji/zhi and ri) Mandarin total: 15 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 105 minutes (1h45) --- *ENTRY 93* (7 April 2011) FRENCH 30 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 1-30. 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 90-96. French total: 37 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes DUTCH 10 minutes: practiced speaking Dutch. Dutch total: 10 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 127 minutes (2h07) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 78 of 135 07 June 2011 at 3:02am | IP Logged | ||
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*ENTRY 94* (8 April 2011)
FRENCH 80 minutes: listened to bland French music on YT. French total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 80 minutes (1h20) --- *ENTRY 95* (9 April 2011) FRENCH 20 minutes: watched a Corsican news broadcast. 30 minutes: did Assimil lessons 97 (W1) & 41 (W2). 10 minutes: read aloud a short text while typing it up. French total: 60 minutes GERMAN 20 minutes: read German online. German total: 20 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 80 minutes (1h20) --- *ENTRY 96* (10 April 2011) FRENCH 210 minutes: listened to more bland French music. 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 91-97. 20 minutes: did Assimil lessons 98 (W1) & 42 (W2). 15 minutes: wrote a journal entry in French complaining about the lack of good French music. 20 minutes: rewatched "Mon oncle Charlie" episode 2: "Les intrus". French total: 272 minutes GERMAN 120 minutes: translated more of "Die Wand." German total: 120 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 392 minutes (6h32) --- *ENTRY 97* (11 April 2011) GERMAN 50 minutes: listened to German music (Bosse, Tomte, Peter Fox). 60 minutes: read two German stories ("Die Wahrheit über Vampire und Knoblauch" & "Als der Meister auftrat," both by Rafik Schami). German total: 110 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 110 minutes (1h50) --- *ENTRY 98* (12 April 2011) GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 80 minutes (1h20) --- *ENTRY 99* (13 April 2011) FRENCH 22 minutes: rewatched "Mon oncle Charlie" ep. 1 w/ subs in French. French total: 22 minutes GERMAN 40 minutes: read three short stories by Yoko Tawada. German total: 40 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 62 minutes (1h02) --- *ENTRY 100* (14 April 2011) GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 80 minutes (1h20) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 79 of 135 07 June 2011 at 3:26am | IP Logged | ||
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*ENTRY 101* (15 April 2011)
GERMAN 30 minutes: wrote emails in German. 40 minutes: wrote a short essay in German. 80 minutes: read official documents in German (I'm applying to grad school). German total: 150 minutes DUTCH 10 minutes: listened to (& sang along with) music in Dutch. Dutch total: 10 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 160 minutes (2h40) --- *ENTRY 102* (16 April 2011) FRENCH 22 minutes: rewatched "Mon oncle Charlie" episode 1. 10 minutes: read forums in French. 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 92-98. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 99 (W1) & 43 (W2). 30 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 30-60. French total: 109 minutes GERMAN 15 minutes: practiced speaking German. 90 minutes: watched an episode of Tatort München. German total: 105 minutes DUTCH 35 minutes: did more of Colloquial Dutch. 10 minutes: listened to (& sang along with) Dutch music. Dutch total: 45 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 259 minutes (4h19) --- *ENTRY 103* (17 April 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 93-99. 40 minutes: did Assimil lesson 100 (W1) & 44 (W2). 25 minutes: listened to French music. French total: 72 minutes GERMAN 20 minutes: re-read certain parts of "Die Wand" for editing purposes. German total: 20 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 92 minutes (1h32) --- *ENTRY 104* (18 April 2011) FRENCH 15 minutes: practiced speaking French. French total: 15 minutes GERMAN 40 minutes: re-read more of "Die Wand" for editing purposes. 40 minutes: read a story by Yoko Tawada, "Wo Europa anfängt." German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 95 minutes (1h35) --- *ENTRY 105* (19 April 2011) FRENCH 13 minutes: listened to a podcast interview about the Canal du Midi. 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 94-100. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 101 (W1) & 45 (W2). 10 minutes: read aloud the preface to an 800-word adaptation for learners of "Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs." French total: 70 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. 30 minutes: read online in German. German total: 110 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 180 minutes (3h00) --- *ENTRY 106* (20 April 2011) GERMAN 60 minutes: read excerpts from the book "Kanak Sprak." German total: 60 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 60 minutes (1h00) --- *ENTRY 107* (21 April 2011) GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 80 minutes (1h20) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5695 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 80 of 135 07 June 2011 at 3:28am | IP Logged | ||
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*ENTRY 108* (22 April 2011)
GERMAN 30 minutes: read online in German. German total: 30 minutes DUTCH 10 minutes: listened to & sang along with Dutch music. Dutch total: 10 minutes. TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 40 minutes (0h40) --- *ENTRY 109* (23 April 2011) FRENCH 10 minutes: listened to the "Journal en français facile" (understood pretty much everything they were talking about without paying much attention! yippee!). French total: 10 minutes GERMAN 20 minutes: read German citations from "Tristan und Isolde." 21 minutes: listened to Deutsche Welle Nachrichten. German total: 41 minutes DUTCH 15 minutes: listened to & sang along with Dutch music (learning the song "Geen toeval" by Marco Borsato). Dutch total: 15 minutes. TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 66 minutes (1h06) --- *ENTRY 110* (24 April 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 95-101. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 102 (W1) & 46 (W2). 10 minutes: listened to random French audio on my walk. French total: 57 minutes GERMAN 60 minutes: read online in German. German total: 60 minutes DUTCH 10 minutes: figured out how to sing and play "Geen toeval" on the guitar. Dutch total: 10 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 127 minutes (2h07) --- *ENTRY 111* (25 April 2011) FRENCH 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 96-102. 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 102 (W1) & 46 (W2). French total: 47 minutes GERMAN 30 minutes: read German online. German total: 30 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 77 minutes (1h17) --- *ENTRY 112* (26 April 2011) FRENCH 10 minutes: listened to music in French. French total: 10 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 90 minutes (1h30) --- *ENTRY 113* (27 April 2011) GERMAN 30 minutes: read German online. German total: 30 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 30 minutes (0h30) --- *ENTRY 114* (28 April 2011) FRENCH 15 minutes: listened to random French audio. French total: 15 minutes GERMAN 80 minutes: German class. German total: 80 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 95 minutes (1h35) --- *ENTRY 115* (29 April 2011) GERMAN 30 minutes: read German in forums. 60 minutes: listened to German music. German total: 90 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 90 minutes (1h30) --- *ENTRY 116* (30 April 2011) FRENCH 40 minutes: did Assimil lessons 103 (W1) & 47 (W2). 7 minutes: reviewed Assimil lessons 97-103. 30 minutes: read 8 pp. of "L'homme de Londres" aloud. French total: 77 minutes GERMAN 25 minutes: listened to the news in German. German total: 25 minutes SPANISH (started after midnight – no cheating here!) 30 minutes: started an introductory course on LingQ (0-205 words). Spanish total: 30 minutes TOTAL STUDY TODAY: 132 minutes (2h12) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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