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| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes  Speaks: French*, English | Message 17 of 23 12 July 2013 at 3:10pm | IP Logged |
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Sorry for not posting about my progress yesterday.
I have a bad sprain and might need to get surgery on my knee (my ACL is torn. I don't know how serious the tear is yet, and if I have any ACL left.) I spent over an hour in my physician's waiting room. I decided to put this time to good use and to review the 300+ words that were due. My retention rate is pretty much 100% right now, which is a really good sign. I can safely move on to new words, and review the "younger" cards I've made over the past few days. I can't walk at all. If I do have to walk, I need to wear a tight knee splint. I spend most of my time in bed listening to podcasts to learn English. I usually don't like these podcasts, but it's not like I can be picky right now. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 18 of 23 17 July 2013 at 12:49pm | IP Logged |
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I've been listening to English podcasts for days.
I haven't given up on vocabulary, despite my sprain (+tendonitis, things just keep getting better.) I've reviewed the 350+ words that I've been studying for around 2 weeks. I remember them all (95% retention). I've started making new flash cards yesterday. I intend on making more soon. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 19 of 23 30 December 2013 at 10:03pm | IP Logged |
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*This thread is back from the dead! *
(For those who might care (thank you!), my tendonitis ended up being a partial tear of the MCL. MCLs take about a year to heal so I'm still recovering.) I spent the last few months studying and gaming. Recently, I've been on some strange reading spree. I guess I must be really bored, or secretly wishing to improve my vocabulary using a new method. I re-read a book which I've already read twice (so, I'm definitely bored haha). I started re-reading the second one in the series but stopped after I found The Bar Code Tattoo. I read it in a day, and I'm currently reading the sequel. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 20 of 23 01 January 2014 at 2:31am | IP Logged |
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Small update: I'm still reading the sequel of The Bar Code Tattoo.
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| 1e4e6 Octoglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4291 days ago 1013 posts - 1588 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, Italian Studies: German, Danish, Russian, Catalan | Message 21 of 23 01 January 2014 at 2:57am | IP Logged |
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I attended an "oldschool" Catholic primary school, and there was a homework assignment
that was assigned to us very frequently for vocabulary learning in English class--spell the word five times (write it) onto paper, write the definition, then create a sentence therewith. It is like a drill, but surprisingly effective. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 22 of 23 05 January 2014 at 12:30am | IP Logged |
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Thanks for suggesting the method! I might try it sometime.
So, these last few days have been kind of tough. I have tons of RL issues at the moment. I finally got around to finishing my book, but ended up reading most of the last chapters at the doctor's (I know, sounds fun.) I'm trying really, really hard to find new books to read. My new method is downloading random books and putting them on my Kindle without even looking at reviews. I can't say my attempts have been particularly fruitful so far, but I'm fed up with spending 90% of my "reading time" thinking about books. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Melya68 Diglot Senior Member France Joined 4292 days ago 109 posts - 126 votes Speaks: French*, English | Message 23 of 23 04 February 2014 at 1:27am | IP Logged |
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I'm still alive and (semi?) kicking, but RL hasn't been kind to me.
I skimmed through Superfreakonomics, read How to win at college + 25% of Ender's game (before realizing that it was a truly horrible book). I also read the beginning of Marketing warfare, Wisdom of crowds and other books that I discarded swiftly. I'm desperately looking for a teen/YA book that's not either ridiculously gory or full of complicated vocabulary. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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