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| w.shipley Groupie United States Joined 5684 days ago 42 posts - 43 votes Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 4 28 July 2009 at 12:26am | IP Logged |
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I'm just trying to get a general idea of what others do and which method would maybe work better for me. Currently I have two books I plan on using, one with audio and one without. If it were you, would you use the book with audio first and then move on to the second book, or would you use both books at the same time and work through both? I haven't tried using both, I'm just curious if it's better to draw from various sources while learning or to focus on one.
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| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6376 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 4 28 July 2009 at 12:55am | IP Logged |
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What books do you have and for what languages? Generally I'd them both at the same time if they're beginners books. I'm using 3-4 sources for Russian and 3 sources for Indonesian, both of which I just started a few weeks ago. Even in German which I at least have a measurable amount of knowledge in, I have 2 main sources. It's always good to get different viewpoints/explanations. Some authors may have a knack at explaining a certain grammar topic better than others, so you can get different ways to think about what you're learning.
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| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6726 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 3 of 4 28 July 2009 at 2:56am | IP Logged |
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I agree with goosefrabbas - I also have used multiple sources for exactly the same reason - some books explain some things better than others!
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| Rhoda Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5608 days ago 166 posts - 196 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Latin, Swahili, Ancient Greek, German | Message 4 of 4 28 July 2009 at 3:17am | IP Logged |
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Which language are you studying?
I also prefer using multiple sources, especially in the beginning, though I usually have one main source supplemented by a few others. For example, at the moment I am working on Swahili, using Teach Yourself Swahili (book & CDs) as my primary guide. I'm following the basic progression the author lays out and learning the grammar concepts and a lot of vocabulary from it. Any one book is sure to have its own shortcomings and gaps though, so I've also been listening to FSI audio and using online exercises and dialogues from a college program. So far this combination has served me well. In the fall, I'll take classes at university--we'll see how useful they are. One other thing--don't hesitate to drop a certain book or program from your studies if it isn't working for you. I spent a long time researching Swahili resources before actually starting to study, and I found many programs that a) were little more than phrase books, b) were horribly written and confusing, or c) lacked dialogues (written or spoken) and did not put grammar and vocab in proper context. Best of luck! Edited by Rhoda on 28 July 2009 at 3:17am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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