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| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 57 of 236 12 February 2012 at 1:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, I'll continue learning it because I want to learn it. And I don't mind the Assimil lessons. It was the Living Language Ultimate French that pushed me over the edge. Most of the (French) music I've found, I don't really like. But there are a handful of artists that I do like, and I'll continue to look for more.
I guess I don't really plan to give it up completely, but rather to focus most of my energy elsewhere for awhile. I have enough time now, at least in theory, that I should be able to study my main 3-4 languages every day, and get to the others at least a few times a week. We'll see how it ends up going once I get into a routine schedule this coming week. =) 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 58 of 236 13 February 2012 at 5:02am | IP Logged | ||
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This week was the first week in more than a year that I haven't been working two jobs. I had planned on getting into hard study habits right away, but I really needed a break. For the past four months, I've been working 60-70 hours a week, and I decided to take a week to relax a little.
Okay, that's not really true. It wasn't a conscious decision. I actually got hooked on a Turkish drama series last Sunday night. (Oh, my goodness. Don't ever start watching one of those things, because you will be glued to it until the whole damn series is over!) I actually got a lot of practice listening to Turkish by watching Menekse and Halil. (See the link a few posts up.) I watched most of it with Bosnian (and English) subs, so I actually learned some Bosnian from it as well. And for anyone wondering, no, I did not watch the whole series this past week. After seven or eight episodes, I decided to cheat and watch the last two episodes. I knew how it was going to end, anyways. A part of me says it was a colossal waste of time (which is how I see almost everything on TV), but another part of me says that it was an excuse for some much needed rest after the past few months of working my butt off. And, realistically, it was educational, too. =) I actually did get a few other things done this week. Spanish Assimil (Lessons 22-28) Harry Potter (Chapters 1-3) Michel Thomas Vocabulary (Disc 1) French Assimil (Lessons 8-14) Harry Potter (LR'd Chapter 1) Ultimate French (Lessons 7-8) German Reviewed Assimil Lessons 1-7 Croatian/Bosnian & Turkish Livemocha Croatian 101 - four lessons Lots of Menekse & Halil I did virtually nothing with Italian and Portuguese this week, other than listen to a little music. Total for the week: Spanish: 3h 15m French: 2h 30m German: 30 min Croatian: 1h 25m My goal for this coming week is to double that, and get at least 15 hours of study in. I figure I spent that much time watching Turkish dramas last week, so I should be able to handle it with a little time management this week. =) Edited by Kerrie on 13 February 2012 at 5:04am 2 persons have 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 59 of 236 18 February 2012 at 5:01pm | IP Logged | ||
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Random musings.
I was just on the phone talking to a (company's customer service) computer - you know, the ones that you answer their questions verbally, instead of punching in numbers? When they were finished with what I called about, I was answering their little survey, and Mr. Computer asks me if my issue was resolved. And I said Yes. And then I mumbled I hope so! And then he asked me again, and I had to refrain from being a smart@ss the second time around. And it got me thinking. I wonder if my accent in my target languages is "close enough" for a computer to understand me. That would mean that I've got the basic pronunciation correct, right? Am I the only person in the world who thinks these random things? 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 60 of 236 18 February 2012 at 7:29pm | IP Logged | ||
I understand about not like the way a language sounds. That's why I haven't learned Spanish and why its so far down my list. I cant stand the way it sounds. And too bad b/c there are a lot of great materials too.
What music have you found that you liked? I'm looking for some new artists, I've found a few people or songs that are nice, but I'm always on the prowl for more 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| 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 61 of 236 18 February 2012 at 8:00pm | IP Logged | ||
discovery: Siri is a man in French! But I couldn't even get it to set an alarm. 2 persons have 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 62 of 236 20 February 2012 at 8:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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@ blackdahlia - I like some of the stuff by Jenifer Bartoli (Au Soleil), and Laura Pausini has a bunch of songs in French, although they're a lot harder to find, since most of them were never put out officially. A lot of them are on Youtube, though. (She's got stuff in Portuguese, too.) @ kanewai - I don't even have a smartphone, so I know nothing about Siri, except what I saw on The Big Bang Theory, where Raj kinda developed 'a thing' for her. That's interesting that they use a different gender in French though. Is it all based on vocal commands? Week of February 13-19 Spanish Assimil Lesson 29 Michel Thomas Vocabulary (1/2 of Disc 2) Harry Potter - Capítulo 4 French Assimil Lesson 15 Livemocha Active French 1: Unit 1 German Assimil Lesson 8 Italian Michel Thomas Foundation Course (Discs 1-8) I've decided to try something different for a few weeks. I was thinking about the Six Week Challenge, and how it's so inspiring watching some of you guys making such progress. I don't want to devote six weeks to a single language right now, but I'm challenging myself for the next two weeks to see how much Italian I can get done. I finished the Michel Thomas Foundation course Saturday and Sunday, and have a few other specific goals in mind for the next two weeks. You can read about my 2WC - Italian Itinerary here. I'm doing this with Italian instead of any of my other languages because I've studied it to a low-intermediate level before and then dropped it and forgotten all of it. I felt like I couldn't string two words together to save my life, but I was feeling totally bored with the little bit of "beginner" stuff I was working on every day. So I intend to plow through the Michel Thomas courses (Foundation, Language Builder, Vocabulary, and Advanced) and the Living Language Ultimate Italian to regain my footing with it. Then I'll be able to work more (at least some of the time) with stuff that's more fun. I know I'll still have plenty of grammar and stuff to learn, but it'll be a lot more fun that way. If this works out well with Italian, I might do it with French, Portuguese, and German as well. We'll see how it goes. =) Total for the week: Spanish: 1h 15m Italian: 8h 0m French: 40m German: 35m Croatian: 20m Total for 2012: Spanish: 7h 15m French: 9h 10m Italian: 10h 0m Croatian: 5h 10m German: 2h 5m Portuguese: 3h 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 63 of 236 27 February 2012 at 10:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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I've been mostly focusing on Italian this week, and I find it rather effective to focus most of my efforts at only one or two languages, especially at the beginner stage. Feb 20 - 26 Italian MT Foundation Review Disc 1-2 MT Language Builder 1-2 MT Vocabulary 1-2 LL Ultimate Italian Reviewed Lesson 1-2 Cortina Italian - Lesson 1-2, part of 3 Livemocha Italian 101 - finished the last four lessons Anki input and review Portuguese MT Foundation Course 1-2 Total for the week: Italian: 8h 30m Portuguese: 2h Total: 10h 30m Total for 2012: Spanish: 7h 15m French: 9h 10m Italian: 18h 30m Croatian: 5h 10m German: 2h 5m Portuguese: 5h Total: 47h 15m 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| 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 64 of 236 01 March 2012 at 9:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think you're right - I do a lot better when I can keep a primary focus on one language.
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