Contort4Life Newbie Canada Joined 4897 days ago 15 posts - 21 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Japanese
| Message 1 of 2 23 August 2011 at 4:15am | IP Logged |
I've studied French for awhile. I had a lot of it in school, and I'm probably one of the few where most of it sunk in.
I feel like I'm in an awkward transitional phase between B1 and B2.
It's incredibly awkward as I feel I understand a lot. However it's so ridiculous. I study and study and study and feel like I encounter nothing new. But at the same time I struggle with keeping up with television shows, and news broadcasts and such.
I feel like I'm sitting there studying the same things over and over and over again whilst not getting anywhere at all. I'm hoping I will suddenly make a breakthrough, sooner rather than later.
It's just not the same as when you first start. When you start out, you get the high - the rush of being able to say the few limited things you learn in the beginning.
Now I feel like I,m chasing that high without ever getting it. It's frustrating, but I won't give up. I know it will only be a matter of time before it clicks.
I know the click is coming. I absolutely do. I wait for anticipation day in and day out whilst dragging through all this repetitive work.
*Sigh*
Venting over. =)
If you have any tips to accelerate this process, let me know. I'd be willing to try some out . =)
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zohan Triglot Groupie Romania Joined 5245 days ago 45 posts - 45 votes Speaks: Romanian*, English, Swedish
| Message 2 of 2 23 August 2011 at 7:50am | IP Logged |
My tips are: if you're not listening to French music, do it. If you are, discover new
singers that you'll enjoy. Read books, subscribe to a good magazine (I used to have a lot
of French magazines to read when I was a kid). If you can't find any joy in French and
only listen to news broadcasts (yuck) you can always just drop it.
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