Topsy Turvey Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4754 days ago 18 posts - 18 votes Speaks: English*
| Message 65 of 66 23 December 2011 at 4:26pm | IP Logged |
Team KEN maybe dismantling this year (it is so sad!) but I will be following your log
still :D
You made amazing strides last year in learning French which resulted in your burn out
this year. I am impressed with the way you handled it by stopping learning languages
for a bit to build up the love again.
And here you are, back on track and ready to pick up the gauntlet again :D
I'm really looking forward to seeing your progress in 2012 Adrean. What you managed to
achieve last year was nothing short from amazing. So I hope you get to repeat your
great strides next year :D
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Adrean TAC 2010 Winner Senior Member France adrean83.wordpress.c Joined 6168 days ago 348 posts - 411 votes Speaks: FrenchC1
| Message 66 of 66 04 January 2012 at 11:35am | IP Logged |
Just a quick wrap up post for the year that was.
I started the new year in France and coming home after several years away in Europe I
knew that things would be different especially in regards to language learning. I'd
accomplished a lot of the goals that a language learner generally has (i:e Dalf C1,
living and working in the country). So 2011 was going to be a quiet one. Nevertheless
doing things in French had become a habit and I carried on watching films, listening to
podcasts and reading books.
In 2011 I watched 62 French films, I read 6 books (below) and listened to more then
200+ hours of podcasts. Amongst other things
Une Poignee de gens (Anne Wiazemsky)
Hymnes a l'amour (Anne Wiazemsky)
Backpacker Australia Generation Baroudeur
Cinq Semaines en Ballon (Jules Verne)
La Psychologie du Bonheur (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)
La Peste (Albert Camus)
In 2011 I took my first steps in German. I sped through Michel Thomas. I slowly but
surely advanced through Pimsleur and Assimil. I joined a class an evening class. I
dabbled in a 100 other things not worth mentioning. Conclusion for 2011 - still very
much a beginner.
Thanks to my team mates in Team KEN. You were an endless source of motivation and
keep me coming back to these forums!
Edited by Adrean on 05 January 2012 at 9:09am
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