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tomsawyer
Senior Member
Aruba
Joined 5278 days ago

103 posts - 141 votes 
Speaks: English*
Studies: GermanB1, French, Russian

 
 Message 33 of 34
25 May 2011 at 8:23am | IP Logged 
It's been a while since I posted here.

No more formal approach to language learning for me (i.e, grammar, vocab lists). I now
read, speak, write or watch something intended for natives of the language, that I find
interesting. It's amazing how much you pick up, and it's so enjoyable.

German - Die Liebenden von Leningrad
A soppy love story that my fiencée cried through from start to finish. I said I'd read
it, but I couldn't stomach it in English, so I'm half-way through the German version.

French - Le Tour du monde en 80 jours
This book is a real classic. Ran through it yesterday, reading French, listening
French. It only takes 7 hours to get through, perfect for L-R. I like going through the
whole book in one go - by the end of it, your brain is wired up in the target language.

Edited by tomsawyer on 25 May 2011 at 8:33am

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tomsawyer
Senior Member
Aruba
Joined 5278 days ago

103 posts - 141 votes 
Speaks: English*
Studies: GermanB1, French, Russian

 
 Message 34 of 34
27 May 2011 at 1:26am | IP Logged 
German
A German friend has been running a Stammtisch on Thursdays from 6 till 8 at the local
club, a great way to have a few laughs and try out new ways of expressing yourself.
Recommend it to anybody.

French
Did the first run-through in (listen French / read English) mode over the last two
nights of Le Tour de monde en 80 jours, around 3.5 hours a night. After 3.5 hours, I
feel like I'm really getting into it, but it's around midnight by that stage and I work
full-time. On the plus side, I'm seeing the same results with French L-R as I did
with German L-R with Harry Potter and The Hobbit. It seems the French-English parallel
text I'm using is a little lacking in some places - I find myself getting lost when
just reading the English, but can follow along fine when skipping back and forth
between the two.

Edited by tomsawyer on 27 May 2011 at 1:27am

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