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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes  1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 25 of 68 27 February 2011 at 7:13pm | IP Logged |
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I've gotten the first Übungseinheit back from my tutor -- with corrections. The mistakes for the whole thing (about 350 words):
Ausdruck: 7 Grammatik: 10 Zeichensetzung: 4 Rechtschreibung: 1 I only spent about 40 minutes on the outline, so the mistakes are justified. I don't know how much I'm supposed to check spelling and grammar since I won't have the chance to do that during the real exam.. I was asked to write another introduction (the first time I just did an outline with one sentence as a main argument). Here's the new intro. Not sure if it's too long, but I'll find out: “Jede zweite Ehe endet in der Scheidung”. Diese Aussage hat man in den letzten Jahren schon einmal gelesen oder gehört und mittlerweile wird es auch innerhalb den lokalen Gesprächskreisen geechot. Über den Grund für die Scheidungsstatistik wird meist oft nur spekuliert. Wenn man mit einem ernsthaften “Warum?” fragt, bekommt man “das verflixte siebte Jahr” oder gar, “Die Frau ist daran Schuld!“ als Antwort. Die Frage wird abgewichen, ohne weiteren Gedanken. Wenn wir das Problem aber nicht analysieren, wenn wir nicht versuchen, einen Knackpunkt für dieses Problem zu finden, bewilligen wir, dass diese Statistik noch größer wird. Scheidungsfeier werden zu Normalität und keiner glaubt, dass dies eine Auswirkung auf den Gesellschaftskreis haben könnte. Momentan sorgt die Finanzkrise für Schlagzeilen. Wie sollen wir als Bundesbürger die Anforderungen der Finanzkrise jemals bestehen, wenn wir nicht versuchen, unsere privaten Beziehungskrisen zu verstehen und zu lösen? so we'll see how that flies.. like I said, my writing needs an overhaul. I think before going much farther I'll do some more of those grammar excercises. Before that..I wrote another outline for the second ÜE. This time I spent about 70 minutes, which is pushing it for an outline. (The total time for the Aufsatz is 120 minutes) Edited by Sunja on 27 February 2011 at 8:29pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 26 of 68 04 March 2011 at 10:35am | IP Logged |
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Leider habe ich einen ganzen Aufsatz für die Einleitung geschrieben. Es hätte eigentlich nur eine Gliederung sein sollen. Eine "Mahnung" von meinem Tutor, dass ich die Aufgabestellung besser durchlesen soll, und es geht weiter. Ich glaube, ich habe endlich den richtigen Dreh rausgekriegt. Manchmal kann man vor lauter Bäumen den wald nicht sehen. So ist es bei mir. Diese Woche war das reinste Chaos - ich habe überhaupt nichts (zum Thema Sprachen) gemacht. Ein Kind musste eine kleine operative Behandlung durch; das kostet Zeit und Nerven. Da kann man überhaupt nichts machen. Jetzt ist alles vorbei und das Kind tobt wieder munter im Garten. Kinder sind eben robust
Heute: Freitag. Ich muss das Haus in ordnung bringen. Heute Abend komm ich um 6:30 nach Hause und um 7 kommt Herr S. direkt von der Arbeit (200 Kilometer aus Hagenbach) um Englisch zu lernen. (Der Mann ist motiviert.) Das heißt ich werde ich heute mit meiner neuen Übungseinheit nicht anfangen können. Morgen -- noch mal zur Arbeit -- dann bin ich um 2:00 wieder heim. Dann kann's losgehen. Neuer Aufsatz. Neues Thema. *ich freue mich schon auf Sonntag* 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 27 of 68 05 March 2011 at 1:29pm | IP Logged |
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ha-ha. It looks like the new theme is "I'm looking forward to Sunday". That could be interesting, too -- but no. The theme is actually "Thema B" from ÜE 1: "divorce". I've already written the Aufsatz and sent it off to München, my tutor.
I'm now listening to France Info en direct.. and looking over Unit/Übungseinheit 4. I have to wait to see what my tutor says about unit 3 before I begin 4. I think I'll work on some grammar. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 28 of 68 08 March 2011 at 9:30am | IP Logged |
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I'm still waiting to get corrections back from München. My tutor is pretty fast. I wrote about a 600-word Aufsatz but he'll have it back to me by the end of the day. I'm really interested in his comments. It's really important to have one or two arguments/Erörterung and then a convincing conclusion at the end. I'm hoping I can do this at the early stage. That will make my work easier this coming summer. if I can nail a good Aufsatz early on then I have more time for French :)
While I'm waiting I have (yet another) plan for trying to keep myself focused and moving forward. (It's hard.) I've been collecting words in the 2 notebooks I have (one for German, one for French). There's a few pages in each, but I still don't feel like I'm reading enough/amassing enough vocabulary. I made a little chart on an index card where I have 7 little colums for the days of the week. In the left-hand margin I've listd the stuff I'm reading in French, and I have two things I try to cover in German: Zukunft mit Maß and articles I'm reading out of dasZeit. (I'm sticking with Wirtschaft articles for the time-being. If my Aufsatz comes back with a lousy mark then I'll move beyond "Volkswirtschaft".) If I read every day then each thing gets a check. That way I can keep track. To make absolutely sure that I'm not just writing down words I've started making index cards to take with me and review when I'm out and about (shuttling the family around and waiting, going to work and waiting, standing in line and waiting etc) I have 200 cards which I've corner marked in gray -- let's face it -- "Wirtschaft" is a "gray" -- just to keep them separate from my French synonym cards :) I think 200 cards is enough for German. (unlike French) The good thing about knowing a language is that it doesn't take me long to acquire new words. as soon as I'm sure I can use them then I'll just cover them up with new words. Recycle those cards. I've written too much again. I have to start doing my reading since I have to work tonight and now's the only time to get it done.. So here goes. Edited by Sunja on 08 March 2011 at 9:35am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 29 of 68 08 March 2011 at 2:57pm | IP Logged |
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So I got my Aufsatz back (he was fast -- even with it being Fasching and all --)
Sie sollten jedes Aufsatzthema noch genauer analysieren. Ich bestätige Ihnen eine große Sprachfähigkeit, sowohl im Ausdruck als auch in der Auswahl und Anwendung der Grammatik, wenngleich beides noch leicht verbesserungsfähig ist. Ihre meist kleinen Grammatik- und Ausdrucksfehler sollten Sie nicht irritieren, sie werden sich vermindern. That first sentence there was the major criticism. He goes into the points that I would need to make and now in Unit 4 I have a chance to improve the Aufsatz. I'll work on that this weekend.... PS: my German class (die Schüler, work) has now been turned into an English class. I'm not tutoring German anymore -- which is a bit disapointing, in a way, but it's also a relief. Maybe another time and place it will work out again... Now I can concentrate on my stuff. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 30 of 68 10 March 2011 at 12:06pm | IP Logged |
just a quick note... This is what one of my cards looks like. Most of the time I test my knowledge with the English (reverse side). The word is "boosting", so I have to come up with the right German word. Above is a check or an "x" if I miss it.. I said the word "Aufheizung". (That's why i circled the prefix, there..) Another test is to come up with synonyms right off the bat. "Anheizung" doesn't conjure up anything other thaaan.... "aufputschen" ? Like, "Inflation wird aufgeputscht?" "Aufputschung" probably doesn't work at all. As far as I know, all the Goethe Inst. tests for the Oberstufe ask for an "Umschreibung" for certain parts of a text. (paraphrasing) It's tedious but synonyms are a great way to increase word power. Edited by Sunja on 10 March 2011 at 2:56pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 31 of 68 14 March 2011 at 9:43am | IP Logged |
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I lost my Spickzettel for word endings and their articles -- it was here on the desk somewhere...
So I've decided to make a new one and put it HERE: DER -ent, Student -ling, Lehrling, Säugling -ant, Hydrant, Mandant -or, Mentor -loge, Kardiologe -mus, Realismus, Kapitalismus (all "isms") DIE -ie, Ökonomie -ei, Fleischerei -tät, Realität, Universität -ik, Klinik -ur, Klausur -ion, Union -schaft, Gewerkschaft -heit, Gesundheit DAS -nis, Ergebnis, Bündnis -um, Praktikum -at, Resultat -tut, Institut -ment, Entertainment -mus, Pflaumenmus, Apfelmus 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6076 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 32 of 68 14 March 2011 at 2:11pm | IP Logged |
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I've just sent Übungseinheit 4 to München. It was the revised Aufsatz from ÜE3. I have to start thinking about writing the Aufsätze by hand, without the help of a dict or other word reference book -- yikes. I'm not allowed to use any references. 700 words in 210 minutes -- without help.
I'm halfway through the Schäuble book. The index cards are working out really well. Except I goofed-off this morning (daydreaming away on the computer) and didn't read like I was supposed to. So I don't have any new words to make cards. All the cards with "know it" words have been erased and are waiting for a new batch of words. The number of "don't know it cards" is shrinking -- which is good -- but I need to keep adding more new words. That means I gotta keep reading. If I keep this up I'll be finished with the book by the end of March. I'll start looking for my next book. It depends what the library has, but it'll probably be Die rote Erzherzogin, which is one of the books for Landeskunde from the Goethe Institute booklist. Edited by Sunja on 14 March 2011 at 2:21pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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