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yevonnael_aw
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Indonesia
Joined 3789 days ago

8 posts - 9 votes
Speaks: Indonesian*, English
Studies: Mandarin, Korean

 
 Message 1 of 5
17 August 2014 at 9:29pm | IP Logged 
Hello.
This is my first language log in this forum.
Recently I just started to log all of my language learning progress.
I decided to post my progress here, so I can get advice from other people.
But I hope by posting my progress here, it will inspire others and keeping myself motivated.

I speak Indonesian (Native), English, and Mandarin.
I study Korean and Spanish.
Currently I focus in Korean
To be honest, I never study English properly, especially the grammar point. So if I make any grammar mistakes, your correction is welcome!

In my country, the only language recognized by the government is Indonesian. The status of English is not as a second language, but as a foreign language. But English is the most studied language here, followed by Mandarin Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, etc.

KOREAN
I'm Currently on :
- 6 Week Challenge
- Super Challenge 2014-2015
I will update in this thread too


My short-term goal (the end of September) :
- Writing one paragraph essay in Korean about daily life
- Success to memorize 500 Korean Most Common Verb
What I do to learn the language :
- Currently I use grammar book published by Darakwon
- Sometimes I study from TTMIK website, but I treat TTMIK for a review and complement from what I had learn from Darakwon book
- Listen to native speech in normal speed (I got mp3 cd from the book, what I like from the cd is the speed of speech is normal, not in slow mode)
- Memorizing using SRS and traditional method, what I mean by traditional method is writing 20-30 words in a piece of paper and try to memorize the meaning, after a hour, try to recall the answer and write in a piece of paper that had prepared before. I doing it vice-versa, Korean to English and English to Korean.

SPANISH
I do not set a specific goal for Spanish, because my focus is Korean.
What I do to learn the language :
- I have a resource book to learn Spanish : (1). Open Door to Spanish by Margarita Madrigal, and (2). Spanish in a Week by Shirley Baldwin and Sarah Boas
- Duolingo
- Watching YouTube Video about basic Spanish.


ENGLISH
Long-term goal : Be able to fully understand when listen to English TV-Show, like Nat*onal Ge*graphic, etc.
What I do to learn the language :
- Memorize new vocabulary, especially the advanced level
- Trying to write in English and get correction from the native speaker.

I will post my log in daily basis.


Edited by yevonnael_aw on 17 August 2014 at 11:11pm

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yevonnael_aw
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Newbie
Indonesia
Joined 3789 days ago

8 posts - 9 votes
Speaks: Indonesian*, English
Studies: Mandarin, Korean

 
 Message 2 of 5
17 August 2014 at 9:35pm | IP Logged 
Thursday, 14th August, 2014
Korean
- Memorizing and reviewing ‘’500 Most Common Korean Verb” using SRS and traditional repetition writing method, I tried to memorize about 20-30 words every day
- Studied 2 lesson of TTMIK
    - Level 2 Lesson 9 : Counters / 개, 명
    - Level 2 Lesson 10 : Present Progressive / -고 있어요
Spanish
- Studied Spanish pronunciation and basic phrases
English
- Reviewing words of “Cambridge Dictionaries Online for English learners at CEFR level B2” using SRS
- Reviewing words of Academic English using SRS

Friday, 15th August, 2014
Korean
- Memorizing and reviewing ‘’500 Most Common Korean Verb” using SRS and traditional repetition writing method
- Studied 2 lesson of TTMIK
    - Level 2 Lesson 11 : Self-introduction / 자기소개
    - Level 2 Lesson 12 : What date is it? / 날짜
English
- Reviewing words of “Cambridge Dictionaries Online for English learners at CEFR level B2” using SRS
- Reviewing words of Academic English using SRS
Spanish
[No Activity]

Saturday, 16th August, 2014
Korean
- Studied “Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning; Darakwon”:
    - Unit 3 Chapter 17 - N+쯤
    - Unit 3 Chapter 18 - N+처럼, N+같이
Spanish
[No Activity]
English
[No Activity]

Sunday, 17th August, 2014
Korean
- Memorizing and reviewing ‘’500 Most Common Korean Verb” using SRS and traditional repetition writing method
- Studied “Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning; Darakwon”:
    - Unit 3 Chapter 19 - N+보다
    - Unit 3 Chapter 20 - N+마다
Spanish
- Finished review learned skill in Duolingo. Currently on Level 7.
English
[No Activity]



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Hekje
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842 posts - 1330 votes 
Speaks: English*, Dutch
Studies: French, Indonesian

 
 Message 3 of 5
17 August 2014 at 9:54pm | IP Logged 
Salam kenal! Selemat datang di HTLAL. :-)

What an interesting pair of languages - Korean and Spanish! I'm curious, what brought you
to study them?

I'm studying a little Indonesian myself (on and off), so it's wonderful to have you here.
Your English is great by the way.
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yevonnael_aw
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Newbie
Indonesia
Joined 3789 days ago

8 posts - 9 votes
Speaks: Indonesian*, English
Studies: Mandarin, Korean

 
 Message 4 of 5
17 August 2014 at 10:11pm | IP Logged 
Hekje wrote:
Salam kenal! Selemat datang di HTLAL. :-)

What an interesting pair of languages - Korean and Spanish! I'm curious, what brought you
to study them?

I'm studying a little Indonesian myself (on and off), so it's wonderful to have you here.
Your English is great by the way.


Halo juga! Salam kenal dari Indonesia! :)

I study Korean for future work/business plan and Spanish is more likely as a recreation. Because sometimes I need a break to avoid boredom. But, as I stated above, I focus in Korean.
Before I make a decision to study Spanish, I did a research and I found that Spanish has many native speakers after English and Mandarin.

Yeah, I just looked at your log. Learn Indonesia will be very useful if you have plan to visit Indonesia.

Thank you, but I think that I still need to learn more grammar rules for a better writing :)

Edited by yevonnael_aw on 17 August 2014 at 10:12pm

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yevonnael_aw
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Newbie
Indonesia
Joined 3789 days ago

8 posts - 9 votes
Speaks: Indonesian*, English
Studies: Mandarin, Korean

 
 Message 5 of 5
18 August 2014 at 7:54pm | IP Logged 
Monday, 18th August, 2014
Korean
- Studied “Korean Grammar in Use - Beginning; Darakwon” ( I had finish chapter 3) :
   - Unit 4 Chapter 1 - A/V+고
   - Unit 4 Chapter 2 - V+거나
- Listen to Korean Conversion Audio Book while in car
Spanish
[No Activity]
English
[No Activity]

Note : I will busy until the next week because I am preparing for welcome new undergraduate student in my University, but I will try to always at least learn Korean. Tonight I am preparing new Korean Vocabulary for Anki deck, so I can review the vocabulary words even I am not at home.


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