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| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 33 of 47 03 July 2012 at 2:09am | IP Logged | |||||
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Thank you Flarioca. :)
Yes, the German team will live. :) Milestones In a few days I will have been learning German for a whole year. :D Shortly after that, I will have been a member of this forum for a year. :) Personal Acheivements I've started to get over my fear of tests. I know I keep mentioning it, but I have always had an irrational fear of exams, so it feels great to know that I'm starting to overcome it. I have also spoken German in front of a group of people, another thing that scares me to death. lol Language Acheivements I managed to complete my German course, though there were some hiccups, and a few tears along the way. A couple of times I almost quit, but I managed to get through it eventually. My tutor was very understanding, which helped. I am still very much a beginner, and nowhere near close to being confident in my use of the little German that I know, but I can see a point in the future where I will be able to say that I am, and I can't wait to reach it. A year in and still enjoying the journey...every single step. :) 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 34 of 47 03 July 2012 at 2:14am | IP Logged | |||||
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Currently reviewing Michel Thomas (Total) I have decided that I will get out my copy of 'Der Kleine Prinz', that I haven't yet had the courage to even attempt, and celebrate my first year of German by starting to read it (with plenty of assistance from my dictionary I'm sure). Mandarin Continuing to use the BBC materials, and working on tones. I've started learning the writing as well...so many characters! O.O Spanish Still nothing for Spanish yet, but I will be starting tomorrow...technically today (Yay for posting @ 1am) lol. I will be using the BBC materials for Spanish, as well as Mandarin, as I can't afford to buy anything else language wise for a while, but the BBC stuff should at least get me started. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 35 of 47 18 August 2012 at 4:59pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I've afraid I've been slacking on the language front lately.
In fact I haven't done any language study at all for the last few weeks. I've been trying to sort out some 'stuff' in my life, and getting nowhere. :( Time for me to get back at it. :) German German is still my main focus, but I'm going to ease myself back into it. No 'study' today, just a bit of fun watching some Star Trek with the dub on. :) Mandarin I'm still looking around for self-teaching materials, so if anyone has any suggestions I'd appreciate it. I've found a beginners course for Mandarin, but at the moment it's not looking good, as I've been told that it 'might, or might not run' depending on the level of interest. *fingers crossed that it will run* Spanish I'm thinking about putting this one on hold for a while. Considering that I'm having a hard time motivating myself with any language at the moment, it makes sense to drop back to 2 languages (if not 1), for a while. As I've hardly managed anything with Spanish, other than skimming a couple of chapters from the BBC materials, Spanish is the obvious one to put on the back burner for now. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 36 of 47 23 August 2012 at 5:07pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Bragging post alert! I just got the results for my German course that I completed in June, and I am now the proud owner of a G.C.S.E Grade 'A' in German. Woot! :D I'm so glad I stuck with it now. :) *very happy* Edited by Hidden on 23 August 2012 at 5:08pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4860 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes  Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 37 of 47 23 August 2012 at 5:47pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Congratulations Hidden!
But I hope you will continue with your German. Not to undervalue what you have achieved (quicker than I managed it), but in a way, that's just the start, like when you pass your driving test. Now you have to get some "German miles" under your belt. I don't mean actually travelling (you said you didn't), but exposing yourself to as much native German as possible, e.g. via internet radio, podcasts, and some would say TV, though I'm less keen on TV myself, although I do watch it selectively. And reading books. You have made a start, so keep it up. And don't be afraid (as I used to be) of using translations, i.e. read both the translation and the German original. You should also consider getting German audiobooks. You don't have to do the full-on "L-R" thing if you don't want to (but check it out in case it does appeal), but even without that, I would say that listening to a German audio version of the book, reading the English version, and reading the German version are all useful activities in themselves, and in whatever order appeals to you. Obviously with books that appeal to you. And newspapers and magazines, either physical or online. Check out Der Spiegel for example, or Die Zeit. Deutsche Welle is good of course, but I'm also quite a fan of WDR (podcasts). Oh yes, nicht zu vergessen: Schlaflos in München". 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 38 of 47 23 August 2012 at 11:42pm | IP Logged | |||||
Thank you. :)
Oh don't worry, I certainly don't see the G.C.S.E as the end to my German studies (I'm just really happy that I was able to achieve it), there's still so much for me to learn, and I'm enjoying it a lot. There's no chance of me stopping any time soon. :) I'm still working my way through 'Der Kleine Prinz', but I've been thinking about treating myself to a German copy of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. I've never actually read any of the Harry Potter series (though I have seen a couple of the films), so it would be an interesting challenge. Edited by Hidden on 23 August 2012 at 11:42pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Hidden Groupie Joined 4921 days ago 42 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 39 of 47 08 September 2012 at 11:36pm | IP Logged | |||||
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It looks as though the beginners Mandarin course that I found will be running after all. It wasn't looking very hopeful at one point, but now there are enough people signed up for the course for it to go ahead.
So I'm very happy, and looking forward to that. :) Also, despite saying that I was going to drop back to 2 languages, I may have 'accidentally' signed up for a Spanish course as well, so it looks as though Spanish is back on my 'study' list. O.O Oh well...it's going to be hard work to keep all 3 going, but fun as well I think. I love a challenge. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5427 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 40 of 47 08 September 2012 at 11:43pm | IP Logged | |||||
Haha! Good for you. =) I think in some ways, it's easier when you are taking a course where you are expected to keep up with the class. It's a lot harder to just skip it when you don't feel like doing anything. =) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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