songlines Pro Member Canada flickr.com/photos/cp Joined 5211 days ago 729 posts - 1056 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French Personal Language Map
| Message 9 of 18 21 April 2013 at 10:43am | IP Logged |
Spanky wrote:
I will look into the Living Language material in the near future, after I run through Michel Thomas. I like the
Living Language material generally, and I have seen the Ultimate Spanish Advanced materials locally, but not
yet the Basic-Intermediate.
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Try
here. The
travel version didn't
get a very good review from the previous borrower, I notice. And then there's the All Audio
version for your
commutes.
Buena suerte, from your friendly not-so-local librarian....
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 10 of 18 21 April 2013 at 6:03pm | IP Logged |
¡Muchas gracias, songlines! I am going to scoop up the available audio version,
as I have a certain amount of available time while commuting that is best for audio-
based material rather than text-based and I am hoping to zoom through my current Michel
Thomas by the end of next weekend.
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 11 of 18 24 April 2013 at 6:35pm | IP Logged |
Week 2 - April 24th to 30th
Hours this week: 3:55
Total study time: 22:30
Michel Thomas, Discs 4 and 5
Spanish.about.com - further study and Anki'ing of unit 2
Partly watched a fairly eccentric film from either Argentina or Uruguay. The last I
remember was Francesca Fiore saying, "Bruno Ponce Jones, don't be eat by
alligator". Luckily, there is a detailed review available which fills in some of
the parts I missed.
"Say goodbye to your American lover"
BBC, Mi vida loca - episode 4
Edited by Spanky on 02 May 2013 at 7:42am
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 12 of 18 02 May 2013 at 7:42am | IP Logged |
Week 3 - May 1st to 7th
Hours this week: 9:57
Total study time: 32:27
Reviewing previous material
Michel Thomas, Discs 6, 7 and 8
FSI, Units 5 and 6
spanish.about.com, finished unit 2
Mastering Spanish audio
Edited by Spanky on 08 May 2013 at 8:26am
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talkl Diglot Groupie Israel Joined 5238 days ago 51 posts - 61 votes Speaks: Modern Hebrew*, English Studies: Spanish
| Message 13 of 18 03 May 2013 at 8:19am | IP Logged |
because of the little time you have i would suggest that you concentrate on FSI.
it's the most effective way of truly implementing the subject.
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 14 of 18 03 May 2013 at 4:05pm | IP Logged |
Thanks talkl, and congratulations on achieving your goal - it is always good to hear of
success stories from time to time.
I am liking the FSI material well enough for sure, but I am still solidly a fan of
Michel Thomas material, which offers an awesome return on one's time investment.
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 15 of 18 04 May 2013 at 3:41pm | IP Logged |
Link to sample Spanish test material,
D
ELE sample test material, courtesy of Daragh's post in the one week challenge
thread
Edited by Spanky on 05 May 2013 at 6:25pm
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Spanky Senior Member Canada Joined 5958 days ago 1021 posts - 1714 votes Studies: French
| Message 16 of 18 13 May 2013 at 7:58pm | IP Logged |
Week 4 - May 8th to 14th
Hours this week: 8:30
Total study time: 40:57
- Michel Thomas Beginners, discs 8 (several times), 9 and 10
- FSI, Unit 6 (more practice of dialogue) and 7
- Spanish.about.com, several articles and related flash card work
- 25 minutes of audio + text of Don Quixote just for fun
Edited by Spanky on 15 May 2013 at 12:00am
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