Anya Pentaglot Senior Member France Joined 5797 days ago 636 posts - 708 votes Speaks: Russian*, FrenchC1, English, Italian, Spanish Studies: German, Japanese, Hungarian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hindi
| Message 41 of 165 16 December 2013 at 10:13pm | IP Logged |
Hello everybody,
I would like to be in on this team...
My level is about B2/C1 (let's see the result of my DALF C1 exam of last week...)
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jhaberstro Senior Member United States Joined 4397 days ago 112 posts - 154 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Portuguese
| Message 42 of 165 16 December 2013 at 11:53pm | IP Logged |
tastyonions, I've also created my log here: http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?
TID=37543. I hope it's not forbidden to "start" a couple weeks early.. :)
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sctroyenne Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5395 days ago 739 posts - 1312 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Irish
| Message 43 of 165 17 December 2013 at 3:54am | IP Logged |
I've been going through all my stuff due to my recent move and have been gathering all my French books. If anyone's interested in some group activities, I have some resources that might help.
There's Dites-moi un peu which is a conversation guide at the B1-B2 level (though useful for higher levels I'd say) which takes certain themes and gathers related vocabulary, articles, cartoons, etc, and proposes different conversation topics. Good for mixing things up and getting out of your comfort zone (rather than have yet another conversation about why you started learning French or the difference between French culture and your own, etc).
I also have Alter Ego 5, a French method for C1-C2 (one of the only ones) that also has a lot of activities that could/should be done in a group.
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sillygoose1 Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4640 days ago 566 posts - 814 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, Spanish, French Studies: German, Latin
| Message 44 of 165 17 December 2013 at 4:07pm | IP Logged |
I made a log here :
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=37549&PN=1&TPN=1
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Bjorn Diglot Senior Member Norway Joined 4872 days ago 244 posts - 286 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English Studies: German, French
| Message 45 of 165 17 December 2013 at 4:19pm | IP Logged |
I would like to join the team. Level: newbie. My log is here:
My log
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tastyonions Triglot Senior Member United States goo.gl/UIdChYRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4669 days ago 1044 posts - 1823 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 46 of 165 17 December 2013 at 4:23pm | IP Logged |
I've made the updates for everyone who has posted a link.
Looks like we have a good mix of newbies and intermediates shaping up.
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emk Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5536 days ago 2615 posts - 8806 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchB2 Studies: Spanish, Ancient Egyptian Personal Language Map
| Message 47 of 165 17 December 2013 at 6:28pm | IP Logged |
I won't have time to participate in TAC this year, but I'll once again try to follow the French team's logs!
My log
Here's a list of mostly native resources that may amuse intermediate learners:
VDM. Short, humorous stories of days gone wrong. Perfect for Anki.
Topito (thanks, sctroyenne!). Aggressive mix of slang and more formal language, lots of cultural details, funny.
Izneo (thanks, geoffw!). Read BDs online, cheaply, from anywhere.
SensCritique. Incredibly awesome database of book, TV & movie reviews. Do not miss.
French movies and series with subs. For your watching pleasure.
Near-complete transcript of Buffy contre les vampires. The DVD box set often runs ~US$100 on Amazon.fr.
Les années lumière (thanks Arekkusu!). Science podcast with a broad range of Quebec accents.
Le québécois en 10 leçons. A crash-course in very casual Québécois (more causal than most of what I run into in Montreal).
VPN France. Convince French sites you're in France!
Fun TV, mostly without subs, but not outrageously difficult: L'Avatar, most episodes of Castle, Les Revenants (maybe a bit harder than the others), the Quebec version of BBC Planète Terre, Tintin, Ulysse 31, Code Lyoko and Tara Duncan (not my cup of tea, but not bad, either). These all make fine choices for a second series after you've weaned yourself off French subs.
If you need recommendations for science fiction or bandes dessinées, feel free to ask, letting me know your approximate level and your personal tastes. Here are some general science fiction/fantasy and bande dessinée recommendations which might be of interest.
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renaissancemedi Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Greece Joined 4362 days ago 941 posts - 1309 votes Speaks: Greek*, Ancient Greek*, EnglishC2 Studies: French, Russian, Turkish, Modern Hebrew
| Message 48 of 165 17 December 2013 at 6:46pm | IP Logged |
Thanks emk.
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