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Writing dialogues as a way of practicing

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kujichagulia
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 Message 25 of 44
04 December 2013 at 2:08am | IP Logged 
Yeah, I'm having similar problems. I manage to write at least one "something" a week for both of my languages, but that pace isn't enough, I think.

Also, my writing time has been on the train, and the train has become more distracting lately. It's harder to concentrate and be creative. So I need to find another place to write. With my teaching schedule decreasing for December, I should be able to write more than one piece for each language per week. But I'm not so sure about January.
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 Message 26 of 44
17 December 2013 at 5:39pm | IP Logged 
It's not that bad, though it's far from being acceptable.

So far, 17/12/2013, I've written the following:

03 Norwegian dialogues out of 30
02 French dialogues out of 30
02 Georgian dialogues out of 30
01 Chinese dialogue out of 10

I really have to speed up, but I'm finally managing to write almost everyday now.
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BaronBill
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 Message 27 of 44
17 December 2013 at 7:19pm | IP Logged 
My progress so far:

German - 21/50
Spanish - 12/50

As you can see, I'm much better at sticking to German than to Spanish... I need to pick up the pace I think.
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kujichagulia
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 Message 28 of 44
18 December 2013 at 2:33am | IP Logged 
I'm going the other way. I've struggled to write much lately. It is probably due to fatigue; I'm not getting enough sleep lately, and my body is adjusting to a new diet. I hope to get back on track soon.
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 Message 29 of 44
06 January 2014 at 10:28pm | IP Logged 
Update today, thanks to TAC teams' challenges.

04 Norwegian dialogues out of 30
02 French dialogues out of 30
03 Georgian dialogues out of 30
01 Chinese dialogue out of 10
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kujichagulia
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 Message 30 of 44
07 January 2014 at 12:37am | IP Logged 
Not too bad! It is certainly better than what I've been doing. I haven't written anything in weeks, unfortunately. Maybe it is time to recommit!
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Light
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 Message 31 of 44
07 January 2014 at 1:42pm | IP Logged 
I just wrote my first short dialogue in French. I think this could really help me boost vocabulary, identify grammatical structures, and learn some colloquialisms. I'm not sure I'll take on this challenge, but 100 dialogues a year seems like a reachable goal. Although at my pace of learning I fear I won't be able to write dialogues that are unique from those written earlier in the year. Maybe I can do this, but just starting off with a more modest goal and see how it goes.
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 Message 32 of 44
12 January 2014 at 3:16pm | IP Logged 
04 Norwegian dialogues out of 30
03 French dialogues out of 30
03 Georgian dialogues out of 30
02 Chinese dialogue out of 10

I have the feeling I still can do it before March. I took the Sunday to work on active
skills, I do need a break from studying even though I do have free time.

@Light , you'll notice some benefits gradually. In the beginning you'll come up with
daily expressions that are hard to express in your target language, but through
repetition you'll get used to them and they'll become automatisms. Try to write as
naturally as possible, as you would say in your native languages, including filler
words, for example.


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