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| Klaus Diglot Newbie Canada Joined 4175 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German | Message 1 of 5 04 January 2013 at 10:11pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm currently at a low C1 level in Spanish, and I'm working daily to improve my level and understanding of the language (e.g., acquiring verbs, reading newspaper articles, listening to radio, conversing with native speakers).
In anticipation of a trip this fall, I'd like to pick up my German, in which I finished at a high A2 level a few years ago. However, I've since forgotten most of what I know, including basic phrases. I've read the posts here on simultaneous study, so I'm familiar with the general advice that intensive, focused study is better than being spread too thin. Would it be worthwhile to study German passively (listening, reading) for an hour or two once a week for the next few months while continuing my daily focus on Spanish? or should I forget German completely, and then switch to intensive daily study (thus dropping Spanish for a while) in a few months' time? To paraphrase, is there any risk of interference or of inefficient study time if I were to study German for only once a week for a few hours while focusing on Spanish? I previously took both languages at once (while I was at a B1 in Spanish and A2 level in German), and I found it too confusing. Thanks in advance for any advice or insight. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Quique Diglot Senior Member Spain cronopios.net/Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4507 days ago 183 posts - 313 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: French, German | Message 2 of 5 04 January 2013 at 10:50pm | IP Logged | ||
There are plenty of people here studying several languages at the same time (just check TAC logs). I'd the rules of thumb are:
Provided you have time for both, I think you can safely (re)start your German journey. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Rubencho Newbie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4165 days ago 5 posts - 7 votes Speaks: English | Message 3 of 5 06 January 2013 at 11:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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According to my experience:
Studying any language only a couple of hours per week will take you nowhere. Once you reach C1 in certain language, it doesn't endanger others. If I were you, I would try to save daily 30 minutes for the language that interests you the least. Edited by Rubencho on 06 January 2013 at 11:29pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Klaus Diglot Newbie Canada Joined 4175 days ago 3 posts - 3 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German | Message 4 of 5 07 January 2013 at 10:24pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you both for the advice.
Rubencho, I've read in other forums on simultaneous study that it's better not to study two languages in the same day, hence limiting my German to one day a week. What are your thoughts on simultaneous study on the same day? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Rubencho Newbie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4165 days ago 5 posts - 7 votes Speaks: English | Message 5 of 5 07 January 2013 at 11:06pm | IP Logged | ||
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Certainly it is not a good idea to study several languages at the same time, ONLY if you
are a beginner in both of them. In your case, since you already have a high level of spanish, it is not dangerous for you to do so. Moreover, "acquiring verbs, reading newspaper articles, listening to radio, conversing with native speakers" does not equal studying, but using the language for leisure purposes (which is exactly what you have to do at this stage). Keep in mind this is just my take, it could not apply to everybody. But to be honest I highly doubt it. Edited by Rubencho on 07 January 2013 at 11:07pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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