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 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5839 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes  1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 9 of 18 02 February 2011 at 6:55pm | IP Logged |
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That's very interesting to read what all of you do while listening to language audios. I personally prefer reading the texts while listening to the audios. This is because I can concentrate better and I want to assimilate the writing and the spelling of the foreign language. Especially for Danish this is essential. When I know how to write it, then of course I can check how well my oral understanding is. For me it would not be beneficial to listen to audios without ever having the chance of reading the texts.
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| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5583 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 10 of 18 02 February 2011 at 9:35pm | IP Logged |
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I like to listen and respond while driving, especially when I know I have about half an hour drive (perfect for one Pimsleur lesson!) but at times I must turn it off because the road conditions require my full attention.
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| Raye Diglot Newbie United States Joined 5146 days ago 37 posts - 51 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: DutchB1 | Message 11 of 18 03 February 2011 at 2:43am | IP Logged |
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Maybe you can put a time limit on it on your “antsy” days, then allow yourself to switch to another type of learning. You know, make yourself do fifteen minutes of listening-only work, then switch to something that fully engages you (a reading-and-listening task, written exercises, “fun” reading, etc.) . (I guess if your program is audio-only that means having other programs/materials on hand when you feel the need to mix things up a bit.)
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| Sanghee Groupie United States Joined 5060 days ago 60 posts - 98 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin, Korean | Message 13 of 18 03 February 2011 at 3:53am | IP Logged |
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Pimsleur is the only complete audio course I've used. I was hesitant to get it because of the lack of reading, but I decided that while listening to it I would write down what I hear and afterward I would look up the words and try to figure out how to correctly spell them. When the dialogue plays at the beginning of each lesson, I listen to it two times and then rewind and listen, pause, and write out what I heard after each sentence. Honestly, if I didn't actively take notes while using Pimsleur, I don't think it'd work for me. I have a hard time paying attention to 30 minutes of audio without even knowing how to spell the words I'm learning, I get bored and start zoning out or surfing the web.
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| s_allard Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5422 days ago 2704 posts - 5425 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Polish | Message 14 of 18 03 February 2011 at 5:17am | IP Logged |
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First of all, let me say that the only audio course that I tried was Michel Thomas's Advanced Spanish, and the material was too elementary for me. Plus his accent turned me off. That said, I listen to lots of recordings of Spanish materials of all sorts. I have to say that I can't imagine doing anything that would prevent me from concentrating on the recordings. I could drive a car or walk, but I certainly couldn't do any task that requires some concentration. This is because I listen to the materially very intently with the specific purpose of analyzing what has been said and how to imitate it. I really pick these recordings apart, figuratively speaking. This requires a lot of close attention.
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| hypersport Senior Member United States Joined 5873 days ago 216 posts - 307 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 15 of 18 03 February 2011 at 6:08am | IP Logged |
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S_allard, that's how I approached it too when I used to do the audio courses LSLC and FSI.
You gotta want it, and if you do it requires your full attention. I went a step further and made the courses more interactive than they already were. After going through them several times I would memorize and repeat over the speakers during the question process and then respond accordingly. This way I got double the speaking in. It's the same thing now when I listen to podcasts all day at work, I speak over the speakers and repeat lots of what I hear at any given moment. There's lots of times when I just want to listen and relax (obviously easier) but I know that continually speaking is what keeps me fluent and relaxed whenever I get the chance to speak with native speakers. I can gauge myself this way whenever I listen to a chunk of a dialogue and then stop the ipod and repeat everything that I can remember. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| EmmaHewitt Newbie United States Joined 5027 days ago 20 posts - 20 votes Speaks: English* | Message 16 of 18 17 February 2011 at 3:08am | IP Logged |
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i would say start walking, its really nice to get out and go for a walk. i walk 4 miles
each night, and instead of listening to music i started using pimsleur, i find it works great while walking. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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