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| Micha Triglot Newbie Germany Joined 4370 days ago 26 posts - 33 votes Speaks: German*, English, DutchC1 Studies: Russian | Message 1 of 10 15 November 2013 at 10:13pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hello everyone,
I realize these sort of questions are tiresome, but you knew what to expect when you clicked the link. I still feel a bit guilty ;) I just accepted a bet to take an A2 test in Russian in exactly one year. My wife in turn studies English and takes a similiar test. The one with the higher score wins. I've studied Ukrainian for two months but have no prior knowledge of Russian. She on the other hand is very undisciplined so I thought that would make it fair. Losing would be rather painful (I can't explain the exact terms) so I'd like some input as to how hard I need to study. Obviously it all depends on her efforts, but what is the word from you guys on getting a good score in one year? I appreciate all thoughts. Michael 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| pesahson Diglot Senior Member Poland Joined 5733 days ago 448 posts - 840 votes  Speaks: Polish*, English Studies: French, Portuguese, Norwegian | Message 2 of 10 16 November 2013 at 3:53pm | IP Logged | ||
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It's a very realistic goal. If you study regularly I don't see why you wouldn't get a good score.
If you read this forum you'll find a lot of great advice on what resources to use, how to study, etc. But really, reaching A2 in one year is perfectly doable. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| dampingwire Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4670 days ago 1185 posts - 1513 votes Speaks: English*, Italian*, French Studies: Japanese | Message 3 of 10 16 November 2013 at 11:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well Deutsche Welle claim 225 hours for A2 in German. Throw in a bit extra because
Russian is harder than German (according to FSI) and call it 300 hours. So call it 10 hours per week (given that you have an apparently incentive to do well!). I'd be tempted to find the syllabus for this A2 test and make sure that my studying covered the relevant areas too. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6555 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 4 of 10 17 November 2013 at 6:19am | IP Logged | ||
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Just let her win. Problem solved.
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| Micha Triglot Newbie Germany Joined 4370 days ago 26 posts - 33 votes Speaks: German*, English, DutchC1 Studies: Russian | Message 5 of 10 17 November 2013 at 7:30am | IP Logged | ||
There are no problems, only solutions, and I don't particularly like that one. Thanks for the replies though. I found the defintion for A2 pretty abstract so I didn't know whether I was in way over my head or more or less realistic. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| leosmith Senior Member United States Joined 6555 days ago 2365 posts - 3804 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Tagalog | Message 6 of 10 17 November 2013 at 8:23am | IP Logged | ||
Nice John Lennon quote. Good luck. Edited by leosmith on 17 November 2013 at 8:32am 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5339 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 7 of 10 17 November 2013 at 9:28am | IP Logged | ||
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As someone who spent 5 years on getting to A2 in Russian, I would say A2 is most certainly doable, but do
not expect it to be a walk in the park. Russian is harder than any other language I have done before. In those 5 years I had periods of up to 18 months where I was unable to do any studying, so if you manage to put in good work every day, you should be ok. I do not know how much Russian you know already, but these are some of the materials I have used: (keep in mind we all learn differently - what worked for me may not work for you) You may want to talk to @tarvos who I think has had about the progression you are looking for. Ty Russian script Russian in your car Pimsleur 1-3 Michel Thomas - all existing levels Assimil (about half through the book) Easy reader (Cyk I Gek) A couple of Agatha Christies - where I probably only understood about 10 % but still managed to extract the most important parts) I have also had private lessons in Russian, but if you find someone you can talk with on Skype or face to face, that will obviously be cheaper. Use you iPod, and all idle time (in the bathroom, doing housework, walking, on the bus) to listen to something Russian- related. But the person who could probably give you the best advice here is @leosmith - he just needs to get out of his one liner mode first :-) 5 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4712 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 8 of 10 17 November 2013 at 12:38pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know, if my level after a year was A2 (and it may have been thereabouts or a
bit higher), I used far less formal materials than Cristina and far more interaction. Part of the thing that has kept me going in Russian is the fact that I have always been in contact with Russians, and I think this is the key part - to be exposed to the language in natural settings where you have incentive to use it all the time. I recommend spending the first 3-6 months on textbooks (as a function of how much time you have to spend), but once you get past that level, you need to train your speaking (especially if you're going to sit an exam) and if you do it properly you can do better than A2 in my view. B1 should be doable. But I really studied quite ineffectively for the first couple months or so, and most of my Russian has come from sources outside the textbook world. I would use 1-2 textbooks max, finish them, and then delve into your hobby/pastime using Russian terminology instead of German/English/Dutch (?) The most important part is daily use and practice. That is something you can only achieve by putting yourself in situations where you have to read, speak, listen to and write the language. Edited by tarvos on 17 November 2013 at 12:38pm 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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