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| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 25 of 75 02 March 2009 at 6:01am | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 1 (Sun)
So I set up an account on www.sharedtalk.com and in like 5 minutes a Brazilian wants to talk to me. Now I have 3 invites from Brazilians. There are lots of Brazilians on there. I swear I'm learning the wrong language. I have a city full of Brazilians to help me and I speak Spanish already. Maybe I should change focus for awhile. I was able to read and understand all the Italian profiles I read on there. There were maybe one or two words I wasn't familiar with. I am definitely finding Italian more readable. Pimsleur 2: I did lesson 8 while walking. My mind did wander a lot. I do not "shadow" or repeat any audio when I am listening to it. I've been focusing on input and comprehension (input hypothesis) but I am wondering if I would benefit from some more engaging activities. Edited by ChiaBrain on 02 March 2009 at 6:27am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 26 of 75 05 March 2009 at 7:05am | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 04 (Wed)
Pimsleur 2: Re-listened to lesson 8 a work and driving. Assimil: Lessons 19, 20 and 21. I tried reading some of the dialogs aloud. I have a hard time "shadowing" as I find hearing both my voice and the recording confusing. Repeating seems to work fine though. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 27 of 75 06 March 2009 at 7:15am | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 05 (Thu)
Pimsleur 2: Lesson 9 at work and driving Assimil: Lessons 22 - 25 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 28 of 75 07 March 2009 at 5:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 06 (Fri)
Assimil: Listened to dialogs for lessons 26, 27 & 29 (28 is a review lesson with no dialogs) multiple times while driving back from friends place down south. I probably listened to each about 5 times. Edited by ChiaBrain on 10 March 2009 at 5:21am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| polikaru Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6152 days ago 206 posts - 215 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Italian, Dutch | Message 29 of 75 08 March 2009 at 10:46am | IP Logged | ||
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Well done, keep at it. I learn Italian in college. It's a nice language, isn't it?
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| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 30 of 75 10 March 2009 at 5:20am | IP Logged | ||
I love Italian. It's like an easier friendlier Latin, ha! Thanks much for the encouragement. It makes this log seem less lonely. Edited by ChiaBrain on 10 March 2009 at 5:56am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 31 of 75 10 March 2009 at 5:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 08 (Sun)
Pimsleur 2: Listened to lessons 9 and 10 while walking. Assimil: Text work for lessons 26 and 27 Mar 09 (Mon) Pimsleur 2: Re-listened to lessons 9 and 10 at work Movie: Found an Italian version of "Underworld:Rise of the Lycans" and subtitles for it. I watched some 20 or so minutes of it. Notes: I think I need more native materials at this point. Even if they do nothing to help me learn the language they create interest and motivation. There's a real joy in recognizing words you've learned out in the "real" world. I still feel somewhat torn as to how I want to spend time between Italian and Portuguese. My inclination is to focus more on Italian and do maybe 2 days a week of Portuguese. Portuguese should be easier from what I've read and I have an abundance of native speakers in the area. I started reading Barry Farber's "How to Learn Any Language" as many members found it inspiring and motivating if somewhat exaggerated. I've gone through the different sections to get an overview of his methods. Many I have seen mentioned here and elsewhere but there are plenty of good observations. Edited by ChiaBrain on 10 March 2009 at 6:05am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChiaBrain Bilingual Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5812 days ago 402 posts - 512 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish* Studies: Portuguese, Italian, French Studies: German | Message 32 of 75 11 March 2009 at 5:28am | IP Logged | ||
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Mar 10 (Tue)
Pimsleur 2 Lessons 10 and 11 while walking. I said some of the phrases aloud. Assimil Lessons 28 and 29. Lesson 28 is a review lesson. Notes: I'm trying to say more of the lessons aloud. I am somewhat torn between the input hypothesis idea (just concentrating on input in the beginning) and on others ideas of repeating dialogs early. I figure it can't hurt as long as I don't let my mistakes discourage me. I really find that exaggerating the accent helps. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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