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Mae’s Lone Wolf SWE Challenge ♥ TAC 2015
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montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4827 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh	Message 57 of 143 23 August 2012 at 5:02pm \| IP Logged
	I looked back a bit to see if you'd said much about your reasons for learning it. In this post here (chrome will likely make a mess of the URL but maybe you can put it back together...): http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=32081&PN=1&TPN=6#390731 You gave a nice little pro and con list, and the cons were things like lack ot opportunity to use the language or get any immersion. Short of an extended visit to NL, I can't think of any cure for that. But in any case, you said in the same post you'd be studying it for "a few weeks" before starting your next language. Maybe it has just run its course? (I'm not trying to be defeatist here; just looking on as an outsider to your own comments). 2 persons have voted this message useful
Mae Trilingual Octoglot Pro Member Germany Joined 4990 days ago 299 posts - 499 votes Speaks: German, Spanish^C2, Swiss-German*, French^C2, English^C2, Italian^B2, Dutch, Portuguese Studies: Russian, Swedish Personal Language Map	Message 58 of 143 24 August 2012 at 10:33am \| IP Logged
	After reading your post yesterday, I consulted my pillow. I guess you're right... Probably it has just run its course. I must admit that I am still frustrated about the negative points in that list... I know some people don't like taking classes with tutors, but this seems to suit me quite well. Dutch was the first language I learned by myself, so I'll just blame my subconscious for upsetting my plans, and forget about it. :-D While I'm waiting for my Swedish course to start, I'll focus again on Russian. I never ever felt upset with Russian, even if I spent an awful lot of time learning it... Thank you very much for your tips! 1 person has voted this message useful
tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4706 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish	Message 59 of 143 24 August 2012 at 11:25am \| IP Logged
	Let it be for a while. If you really like it you'll come back to it at some point. I've been sick of all my languages at some point. 2 persons have voted this message useful
montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4827 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh	Message 60 of 143 24 August 2012 at 6:12pm \| IP Logged
	And I firmly believe no learning is wasted, and one day, new opportunities may come along, and the work you put in will bear fruit. 2 persons have voted this message useful
Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5555 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona	Message 61 of 143 24 August 2012 at 9:27pm \| IP Logged
	With all this mention of running out of steam and things running their course, an image of Thomas the Tank Engine suddenly popped into my mind (you see, I'm really just a child at heart). ["Toot, toot!" - this is him.] And oddly enough, his cheeky round locomotive face reminded me that every language project I start, or more appropriately restart again and again, lays down track for another. Sometimes, I run out of steam and simply need some time to cool off in another language or hobby. Other times, I'll have to stop for a herd of cows or get derailed from language learning altogether (lol). However it's never the end of the line each time...because sure as anything, sooner or later, I'll be back on track again! So don't you worry, we all run out of puff and need a good break or change of scenery. But you've made miles of progress already, so don't give up on the language altogether, as you never know what's around the next bend. :) Edited by Teango on 24 August 2012 at 9:35pm 2 persons have voted this message useful
Mae Trilingual Octoglot Pro Member Germany Joined 4990 days ago 299 posts - 499 votes Speaks: German, Spanish^C2, Swiss-German*, French^C2, English^C2, Italian^B2, Dutch, Portuguese Studies: Russian, Swedish Personal Language Map	Message 62 of 143 07 September 2012 at 8:10pm \| IP Logged
	Hej allihopa! This monday I finally started to learn a Scandinavian language: Swedish! It is an intensive course that takes place from monday to friday, for three hours every day. After three weeks we're supposed to be able to pass an A1 test. The material is modern and anything but boring, and we also get some extra stuff from our teacher. It's not even a week we just started, but we're already able to introduce ourselves in Swedish, to have a simple conversation about our person and our holiday, and to ask for directions. We use TALA SVENSKA textbook, workbook and audio-CD leading to an A1 level. Jag lär mig svenska, för att kan tala i Sverige! Hej då! Edited by Mae on 07 September 2012 at 11:43pm 3 persons have voted this message useful
tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4706 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish	Message 63 of 143 08 September 2012 at 9:17am \| IP Logged
	Det ska vara kul! Svenska är ett mycket trevligt och roligt språk. Lycka till! 1 person has voted this message useful
Julie Heptaglot Senior Member PolandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6902 days ago 1251 posts - 1733 votes 5 sounds Speaks: Polish*, English^B2, German^C2, Spanish^B2, Dutch, Swedish, French	Message 64 of 143 08 September 2012 at 10:24pm \| IP Logged
	@Mae, I am glad to have found your log :). I'm starting a Swedish intensive course this October. I hope my course will be as enjoyable and efficient as yours! BTW, I've also chosen Dutch for this 6WC (although I had less time than you, unfortunately). And I've learned some Swiss German which you're lucky to speak as a mother tongue. :) 2 persons have voted this message useful

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