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| ElComadreja Senior Member Philippines bibletranslatio Joined 7238 days ago 683 posts - 757 votes  2 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Cebuano, French, Tagalog | Message 9 of 29 21 February 2005 at 9:18pm | IP Logged | ||
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There's something I'd like to add here. Some people talk more clearly than others. So for me (listening to Spanish), there are several people that I can understand just fine, others I can understand so-so.
Then there's the men/boys with the low voices that slur everything together and tend to mumble (much like I do in English  ) that I can't understand at all.
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| Malcolm Triglot Retired Moderator Senior Member Korea, South Joined 7315 days ago 500 posts - 515 votes 5 sounds Speaks: English*, Spanish, Korean Studies: Mandarin, Japanese, Latin | Message 10 of 29 22 February 2005 at 12:15am | IP Logged | ||
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I have the same problem with Spanish; I just can't understand certain "accents". My listening ability in Spanish depends almost entirely on the other person. Fortunately, most of the people on television speak clearly.
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| axe02 Triglot Groupie Joined 7221 days ago 71 posts - 73 votes Speaks: English*, Portuguese, French | Message 11 of 29 24 February 2005 at 10:30am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi Souley,
You might find this link helpful: www.fluentfrench.com. Even if you're not learning French, I think the tips are applicable. What I found really interesting was the section on echoing. If you're learning French or Spanish, there are very good resources for this on www.bbc.com/languages. There are also a few, less extensive transcript/audio resources for German and Italian. You probably already have many resources, but just need new ideas on making the most of them. Good luck. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| souley Senior Member Joined 7241 days ago 178 posts - 177 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: Arabic (Written), French | Message 12 of 29 24 February 2005 at 11:02am | IP Logged | ||
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axe02
Thank you very much for that link, it seems very interesting and useful. =) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| axe02 Triglot Groupie Joined 7221 days ago 71 posts - 73 votes Speaks: English*, Portuguese, French | Message 13 of 29 01 March 2005 at 2:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hi everyone.
I would like to get your opinions on building listening comprehension while using transcripts. I've seen one tip that advises against using a transcript (even if it's in the target language) and I've seen another that suggests it's okay to look at the transcript in both your mother tongue and the target language (just once I think) while listening to the recorded material for the first time in the target language. Does any one have additional info on this matter? Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| heartburn Senior Member United States Joined 7207 days ago 355 posts - 350 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 14 of 29 03 March 2005 at 11:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Champs-Elysées is a company here in the US that produces four audio magazines. One each for learners of French, German, Spanish and Italian. The CDs are like a talk-radio program. A printed transcription is included with the CD.
http://www.champs-elysees.com/ If you're learning Spanish, there is another company in California that publishes a regular print magazine for learners of Spanish. It's called Think Spanish! It has an optional audio CD with the articles read aloud. http://readspanish.com/ I've subscribed to both of these magazines. Puerta del Sol, published by Champs-Elysées, is still a little difficult for me. Edited by heartburn on 08 March 2005 at 10:42pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| heartburn Senior Member United States Joined 7207 days ago 355 posts - 350 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 15 of 29 03 March 2005 at 11:36am | IP Logged | ||
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One other thing I've considered, but haven't tried yet, is to buy an unabridged audiobook and a printed version of the same book. Has anyone else tried this?
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| pentatonic Senior Member United States Joined 7247 days ago 221 posts - 245 votes | Message 16 of 29 03 March 2005 at 12:40pm | IP Logged | ||
I have but I'm very early on with the process and now it's on hold because my other studies leave me no time for it. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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