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| Elsinore13 Groupie United States Joined 4975 days ago 41 posts - 53 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 1 of 19 14 December 2012 at 3:19pm | IP Logged | |||||
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This will be my TAC 2013 log for Team Schnitzel. I hope to make it through the whole year!
Anyway, I decided to do a quick analysis of my skills on the BBC website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/gauge/). Yeah, I know there's wiggle room with results, but here are the findings. I'm surprised my reading is low, but then again I'm still trying to remember all the verb conjugations. Beginner Reading 75% Writing 79% Listening 100% Speaking 100% Overall 89% Post-Beginner Reading 75% Writing 26% Listening 52% Speaking 49% Overall 51% I hope to take the same test again (adding more levels) in about three months and see where I am. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6084 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 2 of 19 14 December 2012 at 9:20pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi Elsinore13,
Wie geht es dir? I just wanted to say good luck with your studies! What learning materials are you using? Sunja 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4621 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 3 of 19 18 December 2012 at 6:40am | IP Logged | |||||
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Was für eine großartige Idee. Danke für den Link.
Viel Glück! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Elsinore13 Groupie United States Joined 4975 days ago 41 posts - 53 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 4 of 19 23 December 2012 at 4:42am | IP Logged | |||||
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Danke. Ich bin gut.
As for materials, well that's a bit sticky for me. Right now I'm am going to work through Living Language intermediate. I was thinking of this: http://www.amazon.com/German-Is-Fun-Book-One/dp/0877205809/r ef=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356233162&sr=8-1&keywords=German+is+f un to get for the project. Problem is I can read (or at least understand) much better than I can speak or write and I tend to skim past the exercises because I deem them "simple". However, this is where I need to park myself. I can read something and tell you what is going on. But is the event happening in the past or going to happen? Yeah, I couldn't tell you that. So, I definitely need to rehash the basics. The challenge is for me is stay with the basics and not be tempted to pick up an Asterix book for a hour! So, I need to make myself slow down and drill my basics. One of my goals for 2013. But one for sure is to go to my German Language Meetup. I mean I've been on their email list for THREE years and haven't gone to one event. So pathetic. I really need to make it my goal to get out there and start speaking even it is only to say "Hallo". I look forward to this challenge and hope that I can finally level up properly! 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6084 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 5 of 19 23 December 2012 at 11:03am | IP Logged | |||||
I'm also discovering that I have to go over all the beginning French stuff. It's boring and there's nothing new or fun about it, but it's the only I can "cement" the language so I can use it without thinking abou it. I've never tried a Language Meetup. What's that like?
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| Elsinore13 Groupie United States Joined 4975 days ago 41 posts - 53 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin | Message 6 of 19 23 December 2012 at 2:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
@Sunja - thank you for the correction! In regards to the Meetups it can vary from group to group. The list I am on seems to have group activities at least once a month. Some past activities was a wine tasting/movie at a local winery. Some are a distinct German theme, ex local German Christmas Market or a German American Festival. The point is that you speak German within the group, however, if you're shy you can just sit there and listen. The group is very open to new members, but I need to stop being a chicken and just show up! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Isabliss_27 Diglot Groupie Brazil Joined 4744 days ago 68 posts - 74 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English Studies: German, Russian, Latin, French | Message 7 of 19 23 December 2012 at 7:10pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hallo, Elsinore13! Wie geht's?
Well, you're not alone at reviewing basic stuff... recently I found myself forgetting very simple things, but we all shall level up this year. Good luck. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Dagane Triglot Senior Member SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4510 days ago 259 posts - 324 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishB2, Galician Studies: German Studies: Czech | Message 8 of 19 26 December 2012 at 10:27pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi, Elsinore13. Don't worry about being worse at a particulary skill while you are better at the others. I think it's normal in learning a new language. What you may have is putting a bigger effort and workload there in order to make amends.
As for me, I'll be not reviewing but learning the 'simple stuff' :). 1 person has voted this message useful |
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