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| m.alberto1 Diglot Senior Member Australia youtube.com/user/lan Joined 5763 days ago 218 posts - 221 votes  Speaks: Tagalog, English* Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 1 of 231 18 February 2009 at 5:16am | IP Logged |
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Hey fellow polyglots,
I've been a reader of this forum for quite some time. I felt that it was mighty time for me to join in the conversations and share my story of language mastery. The reason I want to be a polyglot is to be an effective international humanitarian worker. So for me, learning these languages will help me help others. ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ EDIT: Now I want to keep this first post as the focal point to keep all my 1 year goal and monthly goals, and completed goals. (Mention goes to Adrean, whose Listening-Reading Method for French and his goal-setting has been an inspiration) I've got a humanitarian posting in Bangladesh for the next 2 years, so I must do self-study in Tagalog, Arabic and French.. Hence, the title "Tagalog, Arabic at French sa Bangladesh" OVERALL VISION I am a polyglot, fluent in English, Tagalog (Filipino), French, Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic, then Egyptian Arabic), Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. I use these languages to understand the peoples and cultures of the world, and to advocate peace among nations. TAC GOAL 09-11 French -I reach Basic Fluency in French by the end of June, 2010. This means I understand at least 80% of a regular French newspaper and can hold regular conversations about any topic, understanding what people say and getting my point across. -I successfully pass the FAO's Examen Intermediare de Français (ILE) by the end of 2010. - PASSED in 2009!!!! -I successfully pass the FAO's Examen de Connaissances Linguistiques Français (LPE) by the end of 2011. Tagalog -I reach Advanced Fluency in Tagalog by the end of July,2011. This means that I can read a popular novel and not miss more than 2 words per page on average, and hold advanced conversations with minimal mistakes. Arabic -I successfully pass the FAO's Arabic Intermediate Language Exam (ILE) by the end of 2011. -I successfully pass the FAO's Arabic Language Proficiency Exam (LPE) by the end of 2013. ACTION PLAN (Completed Goals are in BOLD) French ***1-3 hours per day 1. French in Action 2. Michel Thomas - Basic, Advanced, Language Builder 3. Spark Notes Charts 4. Pimsleur French I,II,III [April,2009] 5. French Dictionary for Beginners (to help build Vocabulary using pictures) [May,2009] 6. FAO's Examen Intermediare de Français (ILE) by the end of 2010 [May,2009] - PASSED! 7. Radio/TV News + Transcript (Listening+Reading+Shadowing) - Scola.org [June,2009] 8. Audiobook+Ebook (LR Method) [July-August, 2009] LEPRINCE DE BEAUMONT, Jeanne Marie - La Belle et la Bête (35min: Litt) SAINT-EXUPÉRY ANTOINE DE - LE PETIT PRINCE (1h 54m:Logos) * DALF-Focused French Plan [Writing&Grammar(WG); Listening&Speaking(LS)] 9. Grammaire Progressive du Francais: Niveau Intermediare (WG) [Sept-Oct, 2009] 10. Grammaire Progressive du Francais: Niveau Avance (WG) [Nov-Dec, 2009] 11. DELF B2 Exercises (WG) [Jan-Feb, 2010] 12. Sonsenfrancais w/ Shadowing (LS) [Mar-June,2010] 13. FAO Language Proficiency Exam [May,2010] 14. Alliance Francaise Conversation Classes (LS) [June,2010-March,2011] 15. Vocabulaire Progressif du Francais: Niveau Intermediare (WG) [June-July, 2010] 16. Vocabulaire Progressif du Francais: Niveau Avance (WG) [August-Sept, 2010] (Buy in Sydney - Language Books AUD$52) 17. Take CIEP DELF Practice Exams [Oct, 2010] 18. DELF B2 Examen at Alliance Francaise [Oct, 2010] 19. DALF C1-C2 Exercises (WG) [Nov-Dec, 2010] 20. SCOLA - LR (No English, except gTranslate) + Shadowing (LS) [Jan-Mar, 2011] 21. RFI Listening Exercises - Les Exercises d'Ecoute (LS) [Apr, 2011] 22. RFI Listening Exercises - Le Fait Du Jour (LS) [May, 2011] 23. RFI Listening Exercises - TCF (LS) [June, 2011] 24. Memorise Structural Phrases - http://www.edufle.net/L-epreuve-DALF-B4-comment-reussir [July, 2011] 25. Take CIEP DALF Practice Exams (WG)[July, 2011] 26. DALF-C1 Examen at Alliance Francaise [July,2011] 27. Rediger: Resume, Compte Rendu, Synthese (WG) 28. Ecrire Pour Convaincre (WG) 29. Summarise Le Monde Articles (WG) 30. DALF-C2 Examen at Alliance Francaise ..Reading & Vocab (15min everyday) 1) Read newspapers everday (at least front pages of: -Le Monde -Liberation -Le Figaro -Le Nouvel Observateur . . **Only after completing DALF C1 & C2, go onto literary works -50 Movies to watch -Songs, lyrics, translation & music video -50 comics -Literary Texts: Audiobook+Ebook - litteratureaudio, librivox, LogosLibrary, Harry Potter -Other Books to read - scribd.com, http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/, buy some (L'Etranger; Kouchner,"Guerriers de la Paix"; "SVDM: un homme exceptionnel"; "Bernard Kouchner: Biographie"; et Des Livres sur la developpement personnel, Dual-Language Bible) -Get and watch the French TV Series "[Serie] Caméra Café" http://www.simpsonspark.com/scripts/s1/7g08.php http://www.simpson-streaming.com/s8-ep3.php http://futurama-stream.fr/voir_episode.php?id=149 http://fr.truveo.com/Jamais-2-Sans-Toit-020-02/id/336241613 Les Trois mousquetaires (26:57: Libri) Tagalog ***30m-1 hour per day 1. Tutors Notes - Organise and Revise 2. Pimsleur Tagalog [April,2009] 3. Children's Picture Books [May,2009] 4. TV News + Transcript (Listening+Reading+Shadowing) - Scola.org [June,2009] 5. Comic Books: Doraemon Series - read aloud [July-Sept,2009] 6. Movies - while blind shadowing [Oct-Dec,2009] 7. Pilipino Through Self-Instruction: Vols. 1,2,3,4 (Buy from Cornell University Press $150, including international shipping)[Jan-Apr, 2010] 8. Comic Books: Continued-Others [May-Jun,2010] 8. Easy books - "Mga Kwento sa Biblia para sa mga Bata", Ang Munting Prinsipe [Jul,2010] 9. Dual-Text Bible: "Ang Bagong Tipan ng Magandang Balita Biblia" + Audiobook: http://www.audiotreasure.com/mp3/Tagalog/ (LR Method - Natural Listening [Steps 1-5: translation])[Aug-Nov,2010] 10. Tagalog Poetry [Dec,2010] 11. ACTFL Tagalog Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) [Jan,2011] 12. Tagalog Novels (Read Aloud) [May-July,2010] ---> project gutenberg, filipiniana.net, Get Tagalog novels from Australia when visit in April, http://www.arkipelagobooks.com/#, http://www.tibolipub.com/tagalog/lit/lit.htm, http://www.kabayancentral.com/book.html From ProjectGut: -Ang Mananayaw -Isa Pang Bayani -Dating Pilipinas -Sa Ano Nabubuhay Ang Tao -Kartilyang Makabayan -Mga Tanong at Sagot Ukol Kay Andrés Bonifacio at sa KKK -Nasawing Pagasa -Hindi Brio o Ang Anting-Anting -Nang Bata pa Kami -Masakim -Buhay at Mga Ginawa ni Dr. Jose Rizal -Noli Me Tangere -Ang Liham ni Dr. Jose Rizal sa mga Kadalagahan sa Malolos, Bulakan -Mga Dakilang Pilipino -Si Rizal at ang mga Diwata From Filipiniana -Anino ng Kahapon -Bakit Siya Lumuluha -Madaling Araw -Pusong Walang Pag-ibig -Orang! -Mga Anak-Bukid -Ang mga Anak Dalita -Sa Ngalan ng Diyos -Paghihingalo ng mga Puso -Hiwaga ng Puso -Ipaghiganti Mo Ako...! -Katalik-Laan From KabayanCent: *Teen Novellas -Mga Ako *Novel -Mapangaraping Kagandahan -KangKong 1896 -Mga Bathalang Putik *Fiction -Ang Masayang Mundo ni Nestor D -Mga Pangarap at Pangitain *Self-Help -Lakas ng Loob *History -The First Filipino Diplomat -Rebolusyong Filipino -The Gallant Filipino -Pilosopiya ng Katipunan -Warsaw of Asia: The Rape of Manila 13. Focus on Conversation - Skype/Mixxer, Filipino Friends, www.lang-8.com, www.sharedtalk.com 14. Focus on Writing - www.lang-8.com, www.sharedtalk.com To Improve Speaking: *shadowing only for all the scola tagalog recordings? - 6.5 hours total *read books aloud *shadow movies *Skype - Mixxer Modern Standard Arabic ***30m per day 1. The Arabic Alphabet, how to read and how to write it - Nicholas Awde [June,2009] 2. Alif Baa + Answer Keys- betterworld.com [July-Sept,2009] 3. Master Arabic: A Course for Beginners(http://masterarabic.freehostia.com/begin/) & Advanced Notes (http://masterarabic.freehostia.com/adv/index.php) [Oct, 2009] 4. Living Language Ultimate Arabic - betterworld.com (for book) [Nov, 2009] TO BUY: AUD$26 5. Mastering Arabic 1 with CDs - hippocrenebooks.com [Dec, 2009] TO BUY: AUD$46, incl international shipping 6. Mastering Arabic 2 with CDs - palgrave.com [Jan, 2010] TO BUY: AUD$67, incl. international shipping 7. Linguaphone Arabic Complete Course [Feb-Mar, 2010] TO BUY: AUD$400, incl. shipping 8. Formal Spoken Arabic Basic Course with MP3 Files: Ryding (Georgetown University Press) [Apr, 2010] TO BUY: AUD$63 9. FAO Arabic Language Intermediate Exam [May, 2010] 10. Al-Kitaab 1,2,3 11. LR: Incubation - LogosLibrary Children's Books with Audio x 5 [Feb, 2010] 12. LR: Incubation - Munther A. Younes Tales from Kalila wa Dimna: An Arabic Reader, with CDs (Spoken Language Services) [Mar, 2010] TO BUY: AUD$75 13. LR: Incubation - Children’s series of both traditional Arabic tales and translated European classics, published with recordings by the Librairie du Liban [Jun-Jul, 2010] TO BUY: AUD$5 per book; Shipping= 45% of total book price Children's Books/ Ladybird Series/Kan Yama Kan Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 1 (age 6-9) - 4 books Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 2 (age 6-10) - 15 books Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 3 (age 6-10) - 40 books Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 4 (age 8-12) - 3 books Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 5 (age 10-14) - 2 books Kan Yama Kan 6 levels\level 6 (age 10-14) - 7 books 14. A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic: Karin C. Ryding [Aug-Oct, 2010] -Let's Read the Arabic Newspapers: Howard D Rowland -Advanced Media Arabic 15. LR: Natural Listening w/ Shadowing & Translation - Scola.org TV News + Transcript (Listening+Reading+Shadowing+Translation) [Nov-Dec, 2010] 16. Arabic Comics - http://www.arabcartoon.net/, http://www.comicsgate.net/, http://www.arabiccartoons.net/ , arabicprints.com , ebay.com (IslamShopping) 17. Arabic E-books (which can be turned into dual language via google translate) - logoslibrary, childrenslibrary.org, http://mybook.bibalex.org/ 18. Movies in MSA - arabfilms.com, babylondvd.com (dubbed in fus'ha), ebay.com (importkingdom) 19. Arabic Books - arabicprints.com, multilingualbooks.com 20. Arabic newspapers - http://www.attamaddon.com/ , http://www.daralhayat.com/ , http://www.almustaqbal.com/Default.aspx, http://www.ahram.org.eg/ , http://al-araby.com/, http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/ , http://elakhbar.org.eg/service/home/ , http://www.elakhbar.org.uk/, http://www.gn4me.com/nahda/index.jsp , http://www.shbabmisr.com/ , http://www.elaph.com , http://www.masrawy.com/ 18. FAO Arabic Language Proficiency Exam [May,2011] -Arabic-English dictionary like the Hans Wehr one: Betterworld.com AUD$63 -Barron's 501 Arabic Verbs -CHILDREN'S Collection > En-Ar Books-Tales-w/audio - http://www.alkitab.com/s1080-en-arbooks-tales-waudio.html [Shipping is TOO EXPENSIVE; Buy When Visit US or search in Middle East] -Audiobook & CDROM Ebook (www.alkitab.com) - http://www.alkitab.com/s1090-audio-book.html [Shipping is TOO EXPENSIVE; Buy When Visit US or search in Middle East] -Dual Language Fiction, E-A (www.alkitab.com) - http://www.alkitab.com/s1060-dic-dual-lan guage-fiction-e-a.html [Shipping is TOO EXPENSIVE; Buy When Visit US or search in Middle East] -www.naturalarabic.com MULTI-LINGUAL BOOKS French-Arabic -keywords: "bilingue français arabe" in www.amazon.fr -http://www.amazon.fr/Apprendre-larabe-fos7a/lm/RRGR13AO7J9P W/ English-Tagalog-French-Arabic-Spanish-Chinese-Russian-Port ug uese -http://www.101language.com/bilingual-tagalog.html -http://multilingualbooks.com/childbilingual.html Tagalog/French/Arabic/Spanish/Chinese/Russian/Portuguese -http://www.childrenslibrary.org -http://www.logoslibrary.eu OTHER ARABIC RESOURCES "You have to pick the dialect that is most relevant to you and fits your needs—whether Iraqi, Syrian, Egyptian, or perhaps Saudi, Tunisian, Moroccan, or some other one. If you have no preference or obvious need for any particular dialect, then it would be a good idea to focus on the Egyptian dialect since it is native to such a large number of speakers and is the dialect most widely understood throughout the Arab world due to the influence of Egyptian movies, works of literature, and other media." Eastern/Levantine Arabic -arabfilm.com -arabacademy.com -http://www.lrc.cornell.edu/sales/catalog/arabic/livingarabi c -http://syrianarabic.com/ -http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.htmlsession=5b76d3072a2d 5 8a5b9b9ec2300e6fe81&cat=7&id=97815890 10529 -http://www.umich.edu/~langres/sales/flacs.html#levantine -Pimsleur Easter Arabic -"Eastern Arabic" by Rice -amazon&ebay films (lebanese/syrian) -FSI Eastern Arabic Pronunciation -Routledge Colloquial Series Levantine Sudanese Arabic -Audio for Spoken Sudanese Arabic (Dunwoody Press) -Spoken Sudanese Arabic: Grammar, Dialogues, and Glossary (Dunwoody Press) Egyptian Dialect "“Egyptian dialect” always means the dialect of Cairo, and it is the best-known dialect of the Arab world. This being true, there are a number of commercially-produced works that deal with teaching it, most of which are small and just teach phrases for tourists. Examples of these are the following: 1. Arabic at a Glance: Now You’re Talking Arabic in No Time, by H. Wise, with cassette tape, $16.95. An excellent booklet for learning Egyptian dialect vocabulary and phrases in a short time. A new version is expected to appear in February of 2008. Can be ordered through Barron’s Educational Series. 2. Say It in Arabic, by Dover, $4.95. A very small and handy booklet that teaches Egyptian dialect vocabulary and phrases. Can be ordered through Amazon.com or The Dover Bookshop. Recently a series of three books has appeared that teaches the Egyptian dialect from the basic to the upper intermediate level and they can all be ordered through the American University of Cairo Press. They are the following: 4. Kullu Tamam [Everything Is OK], by Woidich and Nasr, with CD, $29.50. This book is an introduction to the Egyptian dialect and presents the material at first in transliteration in the Latin alphabet, then later in Arabic script. 5. Kallimni Arabi [Talk Arabic to Me], by Samia Louis, with CD, $29.95. An intermediate course book for Egyptian dialect that uses only Arabic script, this book is probably best used with a teacher rather than as material for self-study, and it covers all sorts of everyday situations quite thoroughly. 6. Kallimni Arabi Aktar [Talk More Arabic to Me], by Samia Louis, with CD, $24.95. A more advanced version of Kallimni Arabi, following a similar design. " NOTE TO SELF RE: Spanish **When I go on to learn Spanish in the near future, I MUST use the SparksCharts Spanish Grammar and Spanish Vocabulary charts, in order to gain a global understanding and to get it quick. Edited by m.alberto1 on 24 September 2009 at 5:35am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| m.alberto1 Diglot Senior Member Australia youtube.com/user/lan Joined 5763 days ago 218 posts - 221 votes Speaks: Tagalog, English* Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 2 of 231 18 February 2009 at 5:21am | IP Logged |
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Tagalog 2hrs - Film: My Only U 1 person has voted this message useful | |
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I will achieve the following goals. Goals Tagalog: I watch 2 hours of Tagalog films everyday. French: I watch and study 3 hours of the French in Action film series everyday. Spanish: I complete activities from my AVE Instituto Cervantes course for 1 hour everyday. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
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*French - 3 hrs French in Action (FIA) 1 FIA 2 FIA 3 FIA 4 FIA 5 FIA 6 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6707 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 7 of 231 19 February 2009 at 11:32am | IP Logged |
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Excue me, but how do you get all those Tagalog films - is there a television channel in Australia for Filipinos?
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| m.alberto1 Diglot Senior Member Australia youtube.com/user/lan Joined 5763 days ago 218 posts - 221 votes Speaks: Tagalog, English* Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 8 of 231 19 February 2009 at 12:45pm | IP Logged |
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*Spanish - 1 hr Instituto Cervantes Aula Virtual de Espanol (AVE) A1.1 Tema (T) 1, Sesion (S) 1, Actividad (A) 1-6 Edited by m.alberto1 on 19 February 2009 at 1:26pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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