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| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5327 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 1 of 3 07 May 2011 at 6:48pm | IP Logged |
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At this point I think it's safe to say I have a strong foundation in the language. I
would like to know where to go from here though, and I'm still working on some conjugations. What vocabulary should I learn and how should I acquire it? I go on sharedtalk a lot and speak with natives there. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Magdalene Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5027 days ago 119 posts - 220 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Mandarin, German, Modern Hebrew, French | Message 2 of 3 07 May 2011 at 10:06pm | IP Logged |
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Congratulations! May I ask how you evaluated yourself? I'm curious because I'm plodding along with Polish and will likely consider myself to have a
strong foundation after having completed the textbooks I've purchased, although I'd love to hear your criteria. An obvious answer to your question is to learn whatever vocabulary you need. This entails different things depending on the learning techniques you're using, people you're talking to, and subject matter you're engaging. For instance: -If you practice the language by talking to yourself about your surroundings, you may want to pick up the vocab for household items if you're inside (YMMV depending on what room you're in) or nature or weather if you're outdoors. -If you're really into a song, learn the lyrics. Karaoke's a great technique for solidifying your vocab and for training your mouth to move quickly in new and interesting shapes. -Find a children's book and see how much you can understand. Literature written for the young tends to include a lot of vocab that's skipped over in in-class language learning (like the names of animals or certain household items), and the grammar isn't simplified much, if at all. -Reading a Swedish translation or original of a book you've already read in English gives you a boost, which is part of the reason why Harry Potter is so popular as a language learning tool around here (other reasons include its ubiquity and its good story). If you have strong feelings about the book, all the better; there are few reasons more encouraging than a love or despisal of a piece to get you talking about it. -Check the news. If you're somewhat informed about world events, the headlines will usually make some sense, and all you have to do is pick out the new words. -Since you talk on SharedTalk a lot, the Connectors Starter Pack, compiled by the HTLAL user Splog and available on his website Fluent Czech, has a lot of great phrases for creating what he calls conversational intimacy. Just translate into Swedish and presto! You're already looking (and being) more fluent. :) -Finally, think of ways to elaborate on what you discuss on SharedTalk. "I was born in Oregon" could turn into "I was born in Oregon but my family moved to Germany when I was three," which might become "I was born in Oregon, in the western United States, but my family moved to to southern Germany when I was three 'cause my mom's in the Air Force and she got stationed there for work." Or whatever your story is. Hope this helps. Good luck with your studies! EDIT: additions; formatting. Edited by Magdalene on 07 May 2011 at 10:42pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Akao aka FailArtist Senior Member United States Joined 5327 days ago 315 posts - 347 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin, Toki Pona | Message 3 of 3 10 May 2011 at 4:21am | IP Logged |
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Thanks for the tips!
I assessed myself after reading over various sites in Spanish (not Swedish haha) and understanding a good chunk of must of it, and being relatively comfortable with a lot of basic conversation where my grammar was correct and I was able to keep it going. For colorful conversation I could talk about music and some books. Hopefully I will learn a lot more very quickly! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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