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TAC 2011 - tomsawyer - Team ÇÜ
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tomsawyer Senior Member Aruba Joined 5278 days ago 103 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German^B1, French, Russian	Message 1 of 34 24 December 2010 at 12:41am \| IP Logged
	Hello. This log will record my progress towards the following language goals this year: German Goal: expand vocabulary, get more comfortable with reading and speaking. Reason: have learned for some time now, feel it is a part of me. Milestone: pass B1 certification exam at the Goethe Institut in Sydney (end of January). Milestone: pass B2 certification exam at the Goethe Institut in Sydney (end of May). Reached when I: pass C1 certification exam at the Goethe Institut in Sydney (end of August). French Goal: become comfortable in everyday conversational language, reading and writing. Reason: getting married in November and going to France for a month for honeymoon. Fiancee speaks French. Milestone: pass B1 certification exam at the Alliance Francaise in Sydney (mid March). Reached when I: pass C1 certification exam at the Alliance Francaise in Sydney (mid November). A few things to mention: Entries will be short and quantitative. If you happen to visit, I respect your time by not waffling on aimlessly. It's easy to overestimate one's abilities, thus goals are only reached when tested by an external party. That way both you and I have confidence in my abilities and this log. My approach to German uses materials intended for natives - novels, audiobooks, and the news, for the most part. I'll use exam preparation guides for the exams as I find necessary. I'll use FSI to brush up on any weaknesses. I use a Leitner box with paper flashcards for vocabulary acquisition. My approach to French will initially be Michel Thomas during transit and a grammatical method (Hugo's French in Three Months), which I've gone through two thirds of in the past. Afterwards, my approach will be identical to my approach with German - native materials, FSI, and exam preperation guides, with the Leitner box for vocab. My TAC team this year consists of OIgen (zenmonkey), Jack (LanguageSponge), Ricardo (troglodyte) and Jinx (Jinx). I'm looking forward to working with you to achieve your goals this year. Please feel free to ask questions regarding progress, my learning method or how to build Leitner boxes. Good luck to everybody in the upcoming 2011 Team TAC. Regards, Rob. Edited by tomsawyer on 01 February 2011 at 2:53pm 1 person has voted this message useful
Li Fei Pro Member United States Joined 5114 days ago 147 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map	Message 2 of 34 24 December 2010 at 2:36am \| IP Logged
	Impressive goals! As an educator, I really appreciate your clear ways of assessing your progress in your "reached when I" statements. Think I'll add some of those to my own log. Good luck with three languages and the TAC. 1 person has voted this message useful
troglodyte Diglot Groupie BrazilRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5271 days ago 53 posts - 69 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English^C2 Studies: Italian	Message 3 of 34 24 December 2010 at 12:05pm \| IP Logged
	Hello, Rob! I'm also looking foward to work with you and the rest of the team. Entschuldigen mich bitte für schreibe in Englisch, aber mein Deutsch ist noch nicht gut. Mais si mon allemand n'est pas très bonne, donc j'ai besoin d'y pratiquer, n'est pas ? Alors, la prochaine fois, je vais essayer d'écrire seulement en allemand. Ou préférez- vous que je vous écris en français ? Anyway, good luck with your studies! Ricardo. 1 person has voted this message useful
LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5757 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian	Message 4 of 34 27 December 2010 at 10:57am \| IP Logged
	Hallo Rob, Viel Glück bei den Sprachen, die du dieses Jahr lernst. In deinem Log werde ich dir hauptsächlich auf Französisch und Deutsch schreiben, damit du üben kannst. Ich freue mich darauf, mit dir zusammen zu arbeiten. Jack 1 person has voted this message useful
Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5684 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish	Message 5 of 34 29 December 2010 at 10:15pm \| IP Logged
	Hey Rob, I've also just been added on to your team, and I'm looking forward to this year's TAC! I'll be following your log, of course. :) Viel Glück & bonne chance! 1 person has voted this message useful
tomsawyer Senior Member Aruba Joined 5278 days ago 103 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German^B1, French, Russian	Message 6 of 34 30 December 2010 at 5:44am \| IP Logged
	Hi guys, After a few days of careful consideration, I'm putting Russian on hold for 2011, and embracing Parkinson's Law by setting myself higher goals in German and French. I've updated my initial post to reflect these changes. Honestly, I wasn't sure if these new goals (C1 in German and French) were realistically attainable at first, until I had a look over the members of my team. It's going to be a lot of work, but with some help from Team ÇÜ, we just might get there. I should also add, my current level in German is around B1 at the moment, so the Zertifikat Deutsch at the end of January shouldn't be a problem. On the other hand, my current level in French is somewhere between A1 and A2, so the DELF B1 in mid March should be quite interesting! See you at the tee-off, then. Thanks, Rob. Edited by tomsawyer on 30 December 2010 at 6:52am 1 person has voted this message useful
zenmonkey Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6543 days ago 803 posts - 1119 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English^C2, Spanish, French, German Studies: Italian, Modern Hebrew	Message 7 of 34 30 December 2010 at 9:35am \| IP Logged
	Just a quick post to encourage you and the other team members! I very much like your milestones and post structure. Two C1s in a year is agressive but doable. Like you say there will be a lot of work to get there but if you plug away you'll make it. Your log will be a pleasure to read. Viel glück, bonne chance! 1 person has voted this message useful
tomsawyer Senior Member Aruba Joined 5278 days ago 103 posts - 141 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German^B1, French, Russian	Message 8 of 34 31 December 2010 at 4:15am \| IP Logged
	Projected plan for 2011 TAC study. Red = German, Blue = French. The spikes in the circle are around exam time. Thanks, Rob. Edited by tomsawyer on 31 December 2010 at 4:21am 1 person has voted this message useful

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