Woodsei Bilingual Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Woodsei Joined 4795 days ago 614 posts - 782 votes Speaks: English*, Arabic (Egyptian)* Studies: Russian, Japanese, Hungarian
| Message 129 of 713 16 April 2012 at 1:17am | IP Logged |
I forgot to mention, Youtube! Someone here suggested it too, or Google videos, I believe.
When I set my Youtube location from Worldwide to Japan, a staggering amount of videos and
shows came up, and a lot were full 30-minute and up videos! I f we calculate that to make
a full 2-hour equivalent of a movie, that could also work, right? If it does, then I
think it could help tons for those who don't have a lot of films or TV in their TL.
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Sh'Naya Diglot Groupie Germany Joined 6756 days ago 48 posts - 65 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Spanish, Japanese, French
| Message 130 of 713 16 April 2012 at 2:18am | IP Logged |
I'm interested in the 50% challenge although I'm not quite sure, which language I should choose. The obvious choice for me would be Spanish, if it wasn't for the "not higher then B1 limitation". Well, French should be fine. I attended french classes at school for six years but haven't used the language since then. It really frustrates me to own 15 french books or thereabouts for more than 10 years - without ever reading a single one of it. I will start to review the grammar tomorrow so that I can start on time. Luckily, I have everything I need to study French (Assimil - beginner and advanced, other language courses, grammar books, graded readers, dictionaries and so on. I even have french television.)
Another reason for French: In less than one hour I'm in France ...
All that material I have collected over the years and the proximity should keep me going (and I love the language - I've simply been to busy with my University studies and the other languages)! If I succeed, I promise myself a long vacation in France.
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espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5049 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani
| Message 131 of 713 16 April 2012 at 3:44am | IP Logged |
I just saw the "maximum B1" rule... What if I don't know my exact level in Spanish? I feel like it oscillates between A2 and B2, depending on the subject and my mood. Can I still participate?
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mashmusic11235 Groupie United States Joined 5497 days ago 85 posts - 122 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Cantonese
| Message 132 of 713 16 April 2012 at 4:02am | IP Logged |
I realize I'm more than a month late, but can I participate? I've been studying German
for about a month, but I'm still at A1 level or so.
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Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish
| Message 133 of 713 16 April 2012 at 4:21am | IP Logged |
espejismo wrote:
I just saw the "maximum B1" rule... What if I don't know my exact level in Spanish? I feel like it oscillates between A2 and B2, depending on the subject and my mood. Can I still participate? |
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yes, with Portuguese :PPPPPP
really if it's only B2 when dealing with familiar subjects, you'd not pass a B2 exam so I suppose your overall level is a (high) B1.
you can also try dialang and see what it says.
Edited by Serpent on 16 April 2012 at 4:22am
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5332 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 134 of 713 16 April 2012 at 4:42am | IP Logged |
mashmusic11235 wrote:
I realize I'm more than a month late, but can I participate? I've been studying
German
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No, you are not:-) We do not start until May 1 st. And even if you were you would still be able to join. As for
those who are between A2 and B2 they are still welcome to join. As long as you are not a solid B2 you are
in.
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Kevin Hsu Triglot Groupie Canada Joined 4736 days ago 60 posts - 94 votes Speaks: English, Mandarin*, Korean Studies: German
| Message 135 of 713 16 April 2012 at 6:09am | IP Logged |
Count me in for Korean! This sounds like an awesome way to expand and build upon my
Korean skills(not to mention the huge book collection I'll be getting).
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espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5049 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani
| Message 136 of 713 16 April 2012 at 6:59am | IP Logged |
Serpent wrote:
yes, with Portuguese :PPPPPP
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LOL, that was very evil of you! It's hard enough to stay focused as it is.
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