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| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5661 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes  Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 17 of 26 05 December 2010 at 8:37pm | IP Logged | ||
Inside every big topic are dozens of small topics waiting to break out. I deliberately limit the scope of the topic to be just big enough to satisfy the current itch of my curiosity, and small enough not be overwhelming. The last thing you want is burn out. It is always good to leave a little in reserve, with your curiosity still ever so slightly hungry, and therefore eager for the next iteration. In terms of football, for example, I wouldn't expect to dive into it all in one go. More likely, my curiosity would be tingling about some aspect of football: for example, what are the names of the various playing positions and how do they relate to one another. Tackling just that is both feasible in a single session, and satisfyingly bounded as a sub-topic. Later on, once that knowledge has settled down inside me, I might find my brain wondering how penalty shots work, or what happens in the event of injuries, and so on. Overall, then, steady and continual progress, just chipping away each day, with small topics building on one another, is the most sustainable means I have found (at least for myself) to get things done. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| magictom123 Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5585 days ago 272 posts - 365 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French | Message 18 of 26 05 December 2010 at 9:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you for such a speedy and informative response.
I have to say that makes perfect sense. Of course there are more to fractions than the few things you mention in your video's, just as there is plenty to dive into in other topics. However, it never occurred to me that topics could be divided into sub-topics - which makes me feel pretty daft now. Anyway, once again your excellent video's are a joy to watch. You have a very genial style of preenting which is a nice change from people trying to bang you over the head with what they 'know'. Regards 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rad Newbie United States Joined 5606 days ago 18 posts - 23 votes Speaks: French | Message 19 of 26 06 December 2010 at 3:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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Slow connection here, and I'm having a great deal of difficulty watching the videos. This morning I can't access it at all. The posts make me really curious, and the two minutes I was able to watch of the first video suggest my learning style/handicaps match yours, so I look forward to reading about your method.
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| slucido Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Spain https://goo.gl/126Yv Joined 6667 days ago 1296 posts - 1781 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, Catalan* Studies: English | Message 20 of 26 06 December 2010 at 6:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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A study method that is recommended to students is talking to themselves after reading and understanding their lessons. You are supposed to explain aloud the lesson imagining that you are explaining it to other people.
If it is possible to do this with science, history or maths, it is possible to do it with grammar or languages. The big difference is the recording and listening again part and that your curiosity is narrowed to the lessons you must study. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Lianne Senior Member Canada thetoweringpile.blog Joined 5107 days ago 284 posts - 410 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Esperanto, Toki Pona, German, French | Message 21 of 26 08 December 2010 at 8:19am | IP Logged | ||
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I just finished watching the first 3 videos and I found them very inspiring! I definitely think I could benefit from this method. I am also quite an analytical person (also a computer scientist, in fact), and I'm often frustrated by courses that say something, but don't explain why it's so, and then I'm left wondering. Pimsleur German has this effect on me, since I don't yet understand all the cases perfectly.
Thanks so much for making these videos! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5661 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 22 of 26 26 December 2010 at 11:41am | IP Logged | ||
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After a long delay due to other commitments, I have just uploaded
Spiral Method - Part 4 This will probably be the last video on the Spiral Method, since I think I have pretty much covered everything now. There may be a future Q&A video, based on comments from viewers. My next video will be on a completely different topic :-) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| slucido Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Spain https://goo.gl/126Yv Joined 6667 days ago 1296 posts - 1781 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Spanish*, Catalan* Studies: English | Message 23 of 26 26 December 2010 at 2:03pm | IP Logged | ||
Very good. You are brilliant. I am looking for your Q&A video. I will try this thinking aloud in target languages and mixing them with my native languages in several crazy loops. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5218 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 24 of 26 02 January 2011 at 10:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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Perhaps it would be a good idea to add the 4th link to your first post so everyone can see them sequentially before coming up with more questions or comments :)
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