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| mitcht Newbie Australia Joined 3743 days ago 32 posts - 36 votes Speaks: English* | Message 41 of 48 09 March 2015 at 1:48am | IP Logged |
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Lo siento a todos.
I have been very slack with this the past two months however I am looking to turn it around. Whilst I shouldn't make excuses I have had a crazy 2 months which saw me relocate from Australia to the US and start a new job in Connecticut. In the spirit of the team I'll complete this post in Spanish. Soy Mitch y vengo de Sydney, Australia. Llevo 1.5 años (más o menos) aprendiendo español pero he sido muy vago durante estos últimos meses. Soy actuario y trabaja para una compañia de seguro en Hartford, CT. Este año me he mudado de Australia a los EEUU porque tengo una novia estadounidense (de hecho, de Puerto Rico) y ella quería estar mas cerca de su familia. Cuando estaba en Australia tenía una maestra española pero volvió a España. En los meses siguientes buqué un maestro nuevo por italki pero no tuve mucha suerte y, por eso, envié un email a mi maestra anterior y ahora volvemos a tener clases por teléfono. Debe ser muy fácíl practicar el idioma por que español es la lengua natal de mi novia pero la verdad es que no nos hablamos mucho en español. Esto necesita cambiar. Stelle, como tu estoy pensando tomar un examen de DELE este año, pero, creo que voy a elegir el nivel B1 para obtener un poco más de confianza con el proceso. Creo que mi compresión lectura y auditiva es cerca de B2 pero necesito practicar hablando en la manera que requieren para el examen. Para estudiar voy a seguir usando unos libros de texto (practice makes perfect), tomando clases, escuchando a unos podcasts (Notes in Spanish advanced, buenos días america, etc.), viendo unos series y películas (el internado), leyendo libros (tengo que empezar de nuevo con el principito) y, finalmente, hablando con mi novia y su familia. Espero que vaya escribir aquí con mas frecuencia. Un saludo, Mitch 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| stifa Triglot Senior Member Norway lang-8.com/448715 Joined 4875 days ago 629 posts - 813 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, EnglishC2, German Studies: Japanese, Spanish | Message 42 of 48 13 March 2015 at 1:19pm | IP Logged |
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Did anyone post anything about a March challenge during the Week that Never Was? I
could swear I recall something about that, but I might be wrong. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4146 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 43 of 48 21 March 2015 at 11:03pm | IP Logged |
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We still have ten days, if anyone has any suggestions!
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| mitcht Newbie Australia Joined 3743 days ago 32 posts - 36 votes Speaks: English* | Message 44 of 48 22 March 2015 at 2:44pm | IP Logged |
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I'd be up for something in April if anyone has suggestions, I've never been involved in
this before so I am not sure what tends to be done. As a side note, la voz kids (US) is on tonight. I gave it a go last week and quite enjoyed it. Given the involvement of children the Spanish is quite accessible and also gives you exposure to a range of accents (the coaches are PR, Spanish and mexican and the kids/parents hail from all over). Just a suggestion if people had a couple hours free on a sunday night - you can probably get it off the telemundo site/youtube too. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| stifa Triglot Senior Member Norway lang-8.com/448715 Joined 4875 days ago 629 posts - 813 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, EnglishC2, German Studies: Japanese, Spanish | Message 45 of 48 31 May 2015 at 1:06pm | IP Logged |
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Anyone up for a June challenge?
I was thinking about a writing challenge since output is always the hardest part of learning a language, but I haven't had any luck finding any writing prompts that I would have done. Those on Reddit are highly specific and probably unsuited for language learners: http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/ There are a few on the Output Challenge thread, but I don't really feel like writing about childhood memories or fishing tutorials. What are your thoughts on this? I presonally think we could do something fictional (writing a short story or something), because it does not rely on personal experiences or skills. I got the idea from the East Asian languages team. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Arthaey Groupie United States arthaey.com Joined 5048 days ago 97 posts - 155 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 46 of 48 31 May 2015 at 10:34pm | IP Logged |
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I like writing prompts. If it's unsuited to someone's level or interest, there's no law that says it can't be
tweaked until it *is* suitable. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Emily96 Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4430 days ago 270 posts - 342 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Finnish, Latin | Message 47 of 48 08 June 2015 at 5:12am | IP Logged |
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I'd be interested in a June writing challenge!
Brief update: I've just returned from my month in Peru! This summer I'll be working a new job, but still making time for Spanish (mostly in the form of books and TV shows for the super challenge rather than formal study). I'm starting to watch the first season of Isabel, which I'll hopefully enjoy and then I can watch the next two seasons as well. For September I'm looking into a directed reading course since none of the other Spanish classes I'm interested in work with my schedule. I think that will be just what I need though. How are my teammates doing with their studies?? 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| suzukaze Triglot Senior Member Italy bit.ly/1bGm459 Joined 4604 days ago 186 posts - 254 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, Spanish Studies: German, French, Swedish, Japanese | Message 48 of 48 09 June 2015 at 12:14am | IP Logged |
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Strictly maintenance for me!
I'm watching one/two films a week just to keep the language alive. I may reprise reading later, but not now. I'm far too busy with my other languages :/ 1 person has voted this message useful |
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