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 Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 25 of 149 13 January 2011 at 3:42am | IP Logged | ||
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Back from my intensive, and it wasn't a total loss language-wise. I was able to review the last five lessons of
Pimsleur, listen to the last five Assimil dialogues a couple of times, and do a little SRS each day. I'm behind on SRS and need to devote some time to it in the next few days. When my regular semester starts on Jan. 24, I will start my second college Chinese class. It didn't get cancelled and I think I am glad. It helps me to study with a teacher--a chance to ask questions and talk with a native speaker three times per week--and I do like the Integrated Chinese textbook. However, the pace of the class was pretty slow last semester. So I plan to keep up my Assimil, Pimsleur, and SRS as best I can. (Since I will also start teaching three new classes at that time, life will get quite a bit busier.) Thinking about that makes me want to really enjoy my week-and-a-half of freedom. And take advantage of it with some good Mandarin time. I really do love this stuff! Edited by Li Fei on 13 January 2011 at 3:44am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jimbo Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6287 days ago 469 posts - 642 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Japanese, Latin | Message 26 of 149 13 January 2011 at 6:19am | IP Logged | ||
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Teaching three new classes. Ouch. That should keep you busy. At least you can listen to Pimsleur and Assimil during your commute.
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| Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 27 of 149 17 January 2011 at 3:14am | IP Logged | ||
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@Jimbo: Yes, my day job will keep me quite busy. But sometimes I get more done when I'm busy than when I
have lots of leisure time. In the past four days, I've only managed about 1.5 hours per day of language study even though I'm "off" work. This should be my most productive time, but instead I've gotten a bit gloomy and lazy, to match the Western Pennsylvania weather. I've been catching up with my SRS but not adding much new vocabulary. At times like this, I really appreciate Pimsleur; it keeps my interest and forces me to think, and I can always find 30 minutes throughout the day when I can do a lesson. Here's where I am: Pimsleur: Phase II Unit 8 Assimil: Lesson 20 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Whitefish Diglot Groupie Canada Joined 5245 days ago 49 posts - 72 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 28 of 149 18 January 2011 at 1:00am | IP Logged | ||
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Hey Li Fei, I can relate. It's pretty cold and snowy up where I live now, and sometimes I just want to curl up in bed
and take a nap. So I compromise and listen to Mandarin music in bed instead ;). Better than nothing, as I always say. Congrats on your steady progress in Pimsleur. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jimbo Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6287 days ago 469 posts - 642 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Japanese, Latin | Message 29 of 149 18 January 2011 at 9:10am | IP Logged | ||
Same here. I'm on vacation and I'm not doing much productive. I thought I might at least try out some of the Thai Pimsleur course I bought a few years ago but ... nothing. The funny thing is I'll be back into my usual schedule the first day I'm back to Hong Kong. I even have an early morning hike arranged. Come to think of it, I've been working on some digital flashcards for Japanese here and there but that's it. OK, plan B. Enjoy vacation and study extra hard from Saturday. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 30 of 149 20 January 2011 at 3:40am | IP Logged | ||
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It's been a good few days since my last posting. The Assimil lessons are getting more interesting and the pace of
them is picking up. Pimsleur is challenging and fun, and as always, a good use of dead time; I listened to two lessons today while driving to and from my writer's group meeting. Both courses are coming together a bit, so that a word or phrase from one shows up in the other. When that happens, it's a wonderful "aha" moment for me. I can feel the brain connections forming! Apparently, the way you say "I drink it black" in Mandarin is, "I don't add milk, don't add sugar." 我不加牛奶， 不加 糖。This is the kind of crucial phrase Pimsleur provides, and as an avid black coffee drinker, I love it. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5116 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 31 of 149 26 January 2011 at 3:54am | IP Logged | ||
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Pimsleur 2, lesson 13
Assimil Lesson 26 Our travel plans for the summer have taken an exciting turn. Instead of the kind of touristy trip we were planning, I just talked my daughter into doing a Language Immersion Culture Camp in Beijing! It's organized for adoptive families and full of fun activities for kids. And for me, the chance to meet a lot of locals, take classes every day, and do activities around Beijing with other language learners. We would then add on a trip to my daughter's orphanage in Sichuan. While this isn't the kind of immersion that many of you are able to do, it's a huge step forward for someone like me who's tied to family needs and a short time frame. It's a chance to make language a centerpiece of our trip and to meet locals whose job it is to speak to us in Mandarin. And having my daughter buy into it is great. She actually decided on this trip among several alternatives . . . and yes, I did nudge her that way by reading the descriptions with a lot of enthusiasm, you bet! It's not set in stone, because the camp has to get enough participants in order to run, but it's looking good. VERY excited here! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jimbo Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6287 days ago 469 posts - 642 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, Korean, French Studies: Japanese, Latin | Message 32 of 149 26 January 2011 at 4:03am | IP Logged | ||
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Beijing is a pretty interesting place. Should be fun.
They have some really good bookstores. Stock up on study materials. Oh, and postage is (or at least used to be) cheap. Mail the books home so you don't have to lug them around China. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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