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| Jonhello Diglot Newbie Latvia Joined 5039 days ago 14 posts - 14 votes Speaks: English*, Latvian Studies: Norwegian | Message 1 of 5 07 February 2011 at 12:17pm | IP Logged | ||
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I recently started studying Russian again after a bad start (I took a Russian course at
a school about 10 years ago). Reading through this forum has really helped me identify my mistakes in the past. I am impressed with Assimil technique, Shadowing, L-R, etc... and look forward to seeing better results this time around. Fanatic mentioned in one of his posts that it is effective to use more than one textbook and to use them simultaneously. He then goes on to say that he studies only about 30 minutes to one hour a day. I have Assimil "Russian without toil", Russian for Everybody (which I am using presently as my main text), Linguaphone's course, Pimsleur, Penguin's and Michel Thomas. I have a question for those of you who have used various materials simultaneously with limited time (up to an hour). Did you try to combine studying 2 or more textbooks a day? Or did you change your textbook each day rotating possibly 3 or 4 a day? With the list of resources above, what order and how would you go about your studies? By the way, I do have access to Russian speakers. I live in Latvia in a very Latvian town (not many Russians here). However, only about 15 km from a city with about 30,000 Russians. Thank you! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| starrye Senior Member United States Joined 5086 days ago 172 posts - 280 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese | Message 2 of 5 07 February 2011 at 7:39pm | IP Logged | ||
I use multiple text books and reference material routinely. Personally, I don't have any set schedule or structure for when I use each. I pick one at a time to use as my "primary" book, which serves as my starting point, and then I jump around and thumb through different resources depending on how well I understand a topic, if I'm confused, or when questions arise. Sometimes seeing material presented in a different way can make a big difference. Since I use a number of different books and learning materials, I like to keep a good notebook in order to copy down important points in an organized fashion as I go along. My notebook is a key component. I reference it often and am always adding to it. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Jonhello Diglot Newbie Latvia Joined 5039 days ago 14 posts - 14 votes Speaks: English*, Latvian Studies: Norwegian | Message 3 of 5 07 February 2011 at 9:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks, starrye, for sharing your experience.
How do you keep your notebook organized? Do you just note words and points of grammar when they come up or do you organize them according to topic? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| starrye Senior Member United States Joined 5086 days ago 172 posts - 280 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese | Message 4 of 5 08 February 2011 at 5:16am | IP Logged | ||
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Yes my notebook is organized by topic for the most part. I have it divided up into sections, for different grammar topics and the like. I am studying Japanese, so my notebook began as a place for handwriting practice, and then I started jotting down other information I wanted to review, like example sentences, conjugation charts... or even just website addresses or page numbers where I can find something I might want to review later. Edited by starrye on 08 February 2011 at 5:17am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Przemek Hexaglot Senior Member Poland multigato.blogspot.c Joined 6467 days ago 107 posts - 174 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, SpanishC2, Italian, Portuguese, French Studies: Turkish, Hindi, Arabic (Written) | Message 5 of 5 08 February 2011 at 9:45am | IP Logged | ||
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I also use several books at a time. For example now I learn from "Colloquial Swahili" and FSI Course. The truth is, some books explain some topic in slightly different way which helps you to "click" easier. Sometimes it's just a question of examples, sometines - a whole explanation. Furthermore, in my case, FSI helps me a lot to "automatize" some structure as it has a lot of exercises
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