Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5383 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 89 of 407 27 March 2011 at 8:14pm | IP Logged |
Awesome news! Mei190 has just let me know that there is a section of D-Addicts
here where Japanese
subtitles can be downloaded for many of the most current dramas! I was looking for this
for so long! すごいよな~!
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Mei190 Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5342 days ago 29 posts - 40 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese
| Message 90 of 407 27 March 2011 at 8:40pm | IP Logged |
No problem :) I would have posted here but wasn't sure if links to other forum were allowed. I hope it can help many people, it definitely helps me.
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5383 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 91 of 407 31 March 2011 at 5:02pm | IP Logged |
The last time I was riding a peak on the roller coaster of language proficiency perception, it was so high that I became naive enough to wonder whether I'd ever reach a low valley again.
Well the roller coaster is obviously bigger than me because I can feel myself sinking down to a low...
I have a meeting with my language partner this afternoon. I didn't have time to think about it, but had I been smarter and more pro-active, I really should have planned easier tasks and activities. Perhaps it is possible to out-smart the roller coaster! Or maybe I'm just being naive again.
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Enjoyed Oppai Volleyball (おっぱいバレー) last night. It's about a bunch of non-athletic high school students who start training really hard to win a volleyball match, as a win would allow them a peek of their new female coach's breasts.
I wonder if one could use such motivation for language learning...
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schoenewaelder Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5562 days ago 759 posts - 1197 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: German, Spanish, Dutch
| Message 92 of 407 01 April 2011 at 4:08pm | IP Logged |
No no no! You're supposed to be the one that provides wise counsel and Zen-like serenity to encourage the rest of us. I want to hear no more talk of this rollercoaster
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5383 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 93 of 407 01 April 2011 at 4:16pm | IP Logged |
schoenewaelder wrote:
No no no! You're supposed to be the one that provides wise counsel and Zen-like serenity to encourage the rest of us. I want to hear no more talk of this rollercoaster |
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But I think I ... beat it!
Yesterday, I expected to hit the bottom of the valley but no, I was back on a peak! It CAN be done!!
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g-bod Diglot Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5984 days ago 1485 posts - 2002 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, German
| Message 94 of 407 01 April 2011 at 6:22pm | IP Logged |
Arekkusu wrote:
But I think I ... beat it!
Yesterday, I expected to hit the bottom of the valley but no, I was back on a peak! It CAN be done!! |
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For a moment there I thought you might be only human after all, but once again you've proved me wrong!
I think we've all had days where it feels like you've taken a step back from where you thought you were. Learning is not a linear process and perversely, the better you get the more you realise your faults. But I'm glad all systems are go again!
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5383 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 95 of 407 01 April 2011 at 6:32pm | IP Logged |
g-bod wrote:
Arekkusu wrote:
But I think I ... beat it!
Yesterday, I expected to hit the bottom of the valley but no, I was back on a peak! It CAN be done!! |
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For a moment there I thought you might be only human after all, but once again you've proved me wrong!
I think we've all had days where it feels like you've taken a step back from where you thought you were. Learning is not a linear process and perversely, the better you get the more you realise your faults. But I'm glad all systems are go again! |
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Thanks!
In all seriousness, I think I was particularly perceptive this time, for some reason, in noticing that I was sinking again and this might have been sufficient to reverse the process. It pays to listen to yourself, I suppose.
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Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5383 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian
| Message 96 of 407 04 April 2011 at 10:02pm | IP Logged |
Started writing a FAQ entry on Japanese Pitch Accent here. Comments and suggestions welcome.
Been watching some dramas lately, including a very interesting series called Professional. I'm also reading book 2 of the 「玄米先生の弁当箱」manga series.
I've been writing to a new language partner in Sapporo, but I seem to have lost my partner in Kansai. What happened exactly is a bit of mystery to me. I'll have to talk about it in another post.
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