Jolla Newbie United States xkcd.com Joined 4360 days ago 6 posts - 7 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian
| Message 1 of 4 02 January 2013 at 9:38pm | IP Logged |
Surfing Fjords - Norwegian log for TAC 2013
Welcome to my log for TAC 2013, in which I endeavor to annihilate Norwegian rather than
letting it annihilate me. Right now I am part of the Scandinavian #2 team.
Hopefully we get a more creative name soon!
The log name comes from the fact that I live in one of California's best surfing spots.
Background
I am a "zero beginner" in Norwegian. Previous knowledge of French (research ability
from college) and Latin.
I work at a research lab and spend a lot of time hiking, doing Crossfit and reading
history.
Goals
--Process: end year with an average of >15 hours of study/week (or 750 hours total)
--Realistic: achieve A2+/B1 proficiency by end of year
--Stretch: achieve B2 proficiency & confidence to list language on resume
--Long-term: eventually be able to read Jo Nesbø (TAC 2014 goal?)
Strategy
--Textbooks: I learn best from textbooks/grammars. Planning to use FSI, TYS and På
Vei to start, followed by Stein på Stein
--Native materials: planning to jump into Naiv. Super as soon as possible (inspired by
the Norsk Experiment). Looking for Norwegian news sites that are "easy" but "serious"
(no tabloids)
--Anki: vocabulary building is usually tough for me, so will be logging Anki hours
separately
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Kez Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4357 days ago 181 posts - 212 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Swedish
| Message 2 of 4 03 January 2013 at 12:07pm | IP Logged |
Maybe you can find some news sites on this part of the forum: http://how-to-learn-any-
language.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=32
I'm pretty sure you'll pick up Norwegian as long as you stay motivated, and with 15>
hours a week it shouldn't be a problem.
Looking forward to follow your progress, good luck! (and maybe even more important: have
fun!)
Edited by Kez on 03 January 2013 at 12:07pm
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5334 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 3 of 4 03 January 2013 at 3:04pm | IP Logged |
Good luck with your Norwegian studies, and do not be afraid to ask me for help if you need it!
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Kez Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4357 days ago 181 posts - 212 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Swedish
| Message 4 of 4 22 January 2013 at 12:02pm | IP Logged |
Jolla! How's the studying going?
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