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| bluejay390 Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6201 days ago 227 posts - 259 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Malay, Italian | Message 17 of 27 14 June 2012 at 10:42am | IP Logged | ||
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My bedroom kind of acts as my language room. Aside from my bed the rest of the space is
my art studio/study area/language learning area. I have two tables: one for art and one for my computer and notebooks. All of my books are within arms reach of my computer desk. I also have a few books on my nightstand next to my bed so I can read before I fall asleep if I feel like it. On the wall in front of my computer desk I also taped up a collage of images and print outs, some language related and some not. Just to name a few, I have a small print out of a map of Europe in German, a print out of clothing vocabulary in Mongolian, a chart of the Devanagari script, and some pages from a Spanish magazine on my wall. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kevin Hsu Triglot Groupie Canada Joined 4661 days ago 60 posts - 94 votes Speaks: English, Mandarin*, Korean Studies: German | Message 18 of 27 15 June 2012 at 3:19am | IP Logged | ||
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I want a very large desk that will fit all the books that I study from and a desktop
computer with which I can skype chat for language exchange. I'd prefer it if the room is about the size of a spacious living room, because then I'd be able to fit in a high resolution TV in there as well, for watching drama. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Juаn Senior Member Colombia Joined 5268 days ago 727 posts - 1830 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 19 of 27 15 June 2012 at 6:08am | IP Logged | ||
I do. Though for other people it simply goes by the name of apartment. 5 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| catullus_roar Quadrilingual Octoglot Groupie Australia Joined 4491 days ago 89 posts - 184 votes Speaks: Malay, Hokkien*, English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese*, French, German, Spanish Studies: Italian, Latin, Armenian, Afrikaans, Russian | Message 20 of 27 15 June 2012 at 11:21am | IP Logged | ||
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Haha, I find it best to study at the dining table. (Weird, I know.) I actually have this huge messy shelf full of language materials, but I need 1) a really big table and 2) a lot of fresh, open air to study without actually being outdoors. So, I use the dining table.
My dining area basically opens out to the balcony of my apartment, with sliding doors that I keep open, and curtains that I keep partially closed to block the sun. Hence, I get a fresh cool breeze blowing in at me, with a large round table to spread my stuff everywhere. I find that it's better to grab some materials off The Shelf and then study, or I'll get distracted with all my other books and whatnot. The large size of the table is also good because I need to strew everything messily to focus. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4751 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 21 of 27 16 June 2012 at 1:02am | IP Logged | ||
Pretty much what I have (although it's a kitchen-diner, which is handy for frequent caffeine etc. top-ups :-)). Large book-case to one side which has become pretty much my language "shelf". French doors|windows on the other side, so I can get fresh air and/or a view if I want it. Sun hasn't been much in evidence unfortunately so far in England! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mick33 Senior Member United States Joined 5847 days ago 1335 posts - 1632 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Finnish Studies: Thai, Polish, Afrikaans, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Swedish | Message 22 of 27 16 June 2012 at 5:14am | IP Logged | ||
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My language learning room is just my bedroom for now and it's not a well organized language room. When I have bigger home or apartment then I could plan to have a separate room for language learning that's probably something like what simonov described. Edited by mick33 on 16 June 2012 at 5:27am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| fortheo Senior Member United States Joined 4959 days ago 187 posts - 222 votes Studies: French | Message 23 of 27 16 June 2012 at 11:01am | IP Logged | ||
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No, I dont have one, but I really want one now.
I would like a room with a book shelf, A white board, A window with a relaxing view, A desk with ample space for me to have my laptop in front of me while I write in a notebook at the same time, comfy lounge chairs, and a fridge with plenty to drink. I also want the wall paper of my house to be various pictures from various sources with the relevant Japanese kanji characters on the pictures. Edited by fortheo on 16 June 2012 at 11:03am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| jazzboy.bebop Senior Member Norway norwegianthroughnove Joined 5341 days ago 439 posts - 800 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Norwegian | Message 24 of 27 16 June 2012 at 1:10pm | IP Logged | ||
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I tend to find that I don't study too well in my bedroom. It kind of makes sense as most of the time I spend in there is to either relax or sleep, so a psychological association gets built up which can make it tricky to get in the right state of mind for studying. This affects people to greater or lesser extents, unfortunately for me I find I need to study somewhere other than my room to get much done.
Would love to have my own room dedicated to language study. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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