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| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4887 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 113 of 236 30 May 2012 at 3:03am | IP Logged | ||
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The advanced Assimil definitely helps with reading - a lot of it uses the passé simple,
and there is a fair amount of the other literary tenses. These tenses almost look 'normal' to me now. It's also slower going than the With Ease books - the lessons are denser, and there's much more to take in with each. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| blackdahlia Pro Member United States Joined 4727 days ago 64 posts - 66 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French Personal Language Map | Message 114 of 236 30 May 2012 at 3:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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Good for you for making that decision. The 6WC was good to jumpstart me with Assimil, but I noticed that I was getting burnt out towards the end (which led to me drifting away for a while) and we wont even mention that I was nowhere near the top 10.
And I hear you about getting ahead of yourself. I think I sometimes get so caught up in what other people do to study and where I want to be, that I find myself trying to rush the process. So I just had to step back and lay out a realistic workable plan that will alloe me to really build and solidify my foundation for the language. I didn't realize/remmeber you were doing Assimil, are you on the French with Ease? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 115 of 236 30 May 2012 at 6:01pm | IP Logged | ||
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Yes, I'm doing the French with Ease, and will probably do the Using French (their advanced course) next. I just finished Spanish with Ease a few weeks ago, and I'm also doing German with Ease, and Le Croate. I like Assimil, they are very effective. =) I am also doing Michel Thomas and Practice Makes Perfect (Complete French Grammar), but those are secondary to Assimil right now. Edited by Kerrie on 30 May 2012 at 6:01pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 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 116 of 236 30 May 2012 at 8:03pm | IP Logged | ||
Also, how about reviving our consistency thread? *_* Edited by Serpent on 30 May 2012 at 8:07pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 117 of 236 31 May 2012 at 1:05am | IP Logged | ||
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I don't think I chose the wrong language, Marina. I think it was high time I made French a priority. I finally feel like I'm making some headway with it, which is very definitely good. The problem is that I've changed my focus from getting x, y, and z done, to getting caught up to the person in front of me on the 6WC rankings. I don't know about you, but I don't really want to spend three hours studying Assimil and a grammar book. So in order to rack up the hours, I have to find something easier to do. Granted, LRing and watching HP movies is effective, just not nearly as productive (time-wise) as studying Assimil. or Michel Thomas. or a grammar book. At least not at the level I'm at. I know some people LEARN that way. And I could, too. But I advance much more quickly with a STUDY approach. I am Dutch, so I like to get as much bang for my buck as possible. Well, the most out of my time. (I suppose that's a stereotype, but it's really true of most of the Dutch people I know! LOL) I would rather spend an hour on Assimil and grammar than two hours watching a movie, because quite simply - at this point for me with French - I will learn more. It is more efficient for me to plan my studies around a certain goal, than around a certain time frame. A French Assimil lesson. Sure, I try to work in 20-30 minute chunks, but I don't cross it off my list until I'm satisfied I've learned the material. And the 6WC had me doing the opposite. I would be trying to get my 30 minutes, but I wouldn't always be focusing on what I was supposed to be doing. It's kind of like being in chemistry class. You're there, but that doesn't mean you're learning what you should. Does that make any sense? So I have decided to go back to checking off my mini-goals, rather than clocking in and simply showing up to class. I will continue to report to the 6WC bot, but I am no longer doing it as a competition. I will certainly continue studying, but I'm going back to what was working for me earlier in the year. =) So for the present, my daily goals: 1-2 Assimil French lessons, until I am done! Read 1 chapter of Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal 1 Assimil German lesson 1 Assimil Croate lesson, or review vocab from frequency list Once I am done with French with Ease, I will be adding Italian back into the mix, just a half an hour a day with Assimil. I really miss it, but - as much as I like Assimil - doing it in four languages is too much for me! Then I will be back to juggling five languages a day, but I think I can manage it if I keep setting short-term goals for each language and taking one step at a time for each of them. =) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 118 of 236 31 May 2012 at 1:06am | IP Logged | ||
That would be a good idea.. if I can get back to being consistent. :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 119 of 236 31 May 2012 at 2:09am | IP Logged | ||
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Now, after having gone off on a tangent about being productive and all that......... I have to confess.. my Harry Potter Blu-ray box set came from the UK today. 15 audio tracks, 28 subtitle options.. So I might start being more productive tomorrow. =) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 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 120 of 236 31 May 2012 at 10:00am | IP Logged | ||
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Congrats!!!!
Well I only mean the wrong language from the point of view of the level. Also don't forget about sites like gloss and lyricstraining - they're fun but effective regardless of your level :) 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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