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| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7169 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes  Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 57 of 146 24 January 2010 at 7:28am | IP Logged | ||
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23.01.10 was German day.
German: -input ~100 more words on personality into Anki (but did NOT review them all :) 25 new word limit!) -read another chapter and some change of ,,Geld ohne Zinsen und Inflation;" I'm up to chapter 5 out of 9. Spanish: -audio clip: "En el museo" -probably half of the cards due in Anki (I know, tsk tsk) So, I know Saturdays are supposed to be Russian days, but I did not have the concentration for Russian today, to be honest. I flew back to my university today, unpacked, caught up with friends, haha real life, you guys know the drill. But ah, is it good to be back! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Quabazaa Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5613 days ago 414 posts - 543 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, German, French Studies: Japanese, Korean, Maori, Scottish Gaelic, Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Written) | Message 58 of 146 24 January 2010 at 2:11pm | IP Logged | ||
Aww trust me, I'm not laughing! Ypu're doing well don't worry :) After I saw you write this I tried out Audria (had only heard a few clips on LingQ but never visited their site... how did I not know about it?! lol) It's definitely not that easy!!! I consider my Spanish to be quite good, but mixed with the accent I'm not so familiar with, I don't think I understood 100% on first listen. I do need more practise with the accents from Spain! Every time I meet my friends from Spain we are in chaotic noisy bars and I usually get lost way too fast, Audria should help at least a bit :) Btw there isn't something like that for German is there? And also: OMG 200 new cards on Anki! I'm so glad you changed that XD I have quite a few decks (like 10) so my new cards are usually 10 or less. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7169 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 59 of 146 25 January 2010 at 4:05am | IP Logged | ||
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24.01.10 was a German day.
German: -reviewed maybe half of Anki cards due (there's still a bit of a backlog) -L-R from "Schau ins Land 18.2:" ,,Die Nachrichten" -half of chapter 5 from ,,Geld ohne Zinsen und Inflation" Spanish: -one article: "La carretanagua" -one audio clip: Audiria: "En la televisión" -Edit: I went through all of these cards in Anki, I almost forgot! Thanks for the reassurance, Quabazaa. I look forward to when those clips start to click consistently. Edited by Sprachjunge on 25 January 2010 at 4:06am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7169 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 60 of 146 26 January 2010 at 4:46am | IP Logged | ||
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25.01.10 was a German day.
German: -reviewed the other half of the Anki cards -L-R from ,,Schau ins Land 18.2": ,,Interview mit Anne-Sophie Mutter" -possibly 4 pages from ,,Geld ohne Zinsen und Inflation" -writing sample on Lang-8: ,,Zurueck an der Uni" Spanish: -reviewed article and audio clip: “El rodeo y los huasos” -new article and audio clip: “El barrio gótico de Barcelona” -reviewed all Anki cards (haha during a boring lecture) -writing sample on Lang-8: "La universidad" It's so cool to be back in school! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5971 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 61 of 146 26 January 2010 at 5:49am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello Sprachjunge, you have a very organized, detailed and interesting language-log! I love the title--Sharp Knives--very good! I realize now that I might have named my own log in a better way: "Clumsy Ladles," maybe, or even "Shovels o' Stuff." I just never considered the symbolic potential of hand-tool imagery. Anyway, it is interesting to see how you handle studying three languages at once--I'm just starting to do that now. I might try your routine of one language per day, once I'm beyond the basics of The Big Scary Language!
But, speaking of scary, there's one thing I need to know: what German book is this? I must read it!
Now that's good reading! I was always happy to get back to school, too! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7169 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 62 of 146 27 January 2010 at 4:50am | IP Logged | ||
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26.01.10 was a Spanish day.
Spanish: -input roughly 50 words into Anki from "Psychological Conditions" and "Disabilities" from Must-Know Spanish -read two articles: “Humacao, la perla de Puerto Rico,” and “Colonia del Sacramento” -input the sentences from "El barrio gótico de Barcelona" (from yesterday) and "Humacao..." (from today) into Anki -listened to one Spanish clip: Audiria: "Pidiendo el libro de reclamaciones" -writing sample on Lang-8: "La Carretanagua" German: -audio clip/article: SIL 18.2 ,,Salzburg im Mozart-Jahr“ -writing sample on Lang-8: ,,Die Mozartkugeln" Some notes: I love the LingQ clips, really I do, but somehow it's easier for me to study from books, so I do it if I can. I broke down a few weeks ago (while my German friend was here) and purchased "Read & Think Spanish," which is essentially LingQ in book form: there are over 100 articles with glossary lists on the sides of each page so that you don't waste time looking up unknown words. And 29 out of the 100 articles are read at native speed on the accompanying CD. So, that's where these combo article/audio clips are coming from. I also purchased essentially the same thing for German a few years back, but it was a language-learning magazine. There are only about 10 articles per edition (and I have 4 or 5), but they are all read aloud by native speakers and have accompanying glossaries. The series is called "Schau ins Land." I'm currently on 18.2, so that's what SIL 18.2 means. Since I am trying to read one Spanish article a day, it just seemed logical to start including one German article with it, since they both take maybe 5-6 minutes each. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Bastet Diglot Pro Member United Kingdom Joined 5913 days ago 28 posts - 29 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French Personal Language Map | Message 63 of 146 27 January 2010 at 3:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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Sprachjunge - I'm wondering about studying multiple languages on an intense level. I read your initial post where you laid out your schedule for your three, but how is it working out? Do you take breaks between languages in a given day? I see that you denote "01/01 is a Spanish/German/Russian day" - does that mean you are listening only to that language that day, or the grammar emphasis is on that language?
Do you find it difficult to "switch gears" so-to-speak or are the languages different enough that this is not a problem? I'm digging around the site to find tips on studying more than one language, but I like your style and methods, so I wanted your opinion on your process. I'm just wondering about fitting two more languages into my brain (along with my last term of undergraduate study). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sprachjunge Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 7169 days ago 368 posts - 548 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC2 Studies: Spanish, Russian | Message 64 of 146 28 January 2010 at 4:51am | IP Logged | ||
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27.01.10 was a German day.
German: -audio clip/article: “Fasnacht in Luzern” SIL 18.2 -writing sample on Lang-8: “Fasnacht in Luzern” -half of Anki cards due Spanish: -article: “Verano en enero y febrero” -audio clip: 190 Audiria “Visita al banco” (difficult!) -writing sample on Lang-8: “Pidiendo el libro de reclamaciones” -all of Anki cards due Edited by Sprachjunge on 28 January 2010 at 4:55am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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