kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 1 of 9 26 May 2008 at 11:41am | IP Logged |
Today marks two weeks since I started learning Italian. I'm already using Word to document my language study, but I thought I would use this forum as well.
I'm using Assimil as my main study source and Pimsleur to work on my speaking skills. I also bought a grammar book called Barron's Complete Italian Grammar Review that I hope to start soon. Anyone used this book?
Any Italian speakers who want to give me some tips or words of encouragement, they are more than welcome. :)
I will update my progress later today.
Edited by kitty231 on 26 May 2008 at 5:51pm
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polikaru Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6140 days ago 206 posts - 215 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Italian, Dutch
| Message 2 of 9 26 May 2008 at 1:13pm | IP Logged |
oh this is interesting, thanks for posting
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 3 of 9 26 May 2008 at 9:18pm | IP Logged |
May 26th:
Pimsleur Italian l – Lesson 7 (twice)
Shadowed Assimil Lessons 8 – 13
Assimil Italian with Ease: Lesson 14 (Revision)
Reviewed sentences in Anki
I got a lot of studying done today since I had the day off from work. I'm getting a little annoyed at Pimsleur Italian with their use of the subject pronoun at the beginning of almost every sentence. I know why they do it, but it just makes the dialog sound unnatural.
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 4 of 9 27 May 2008 at 11:17pm | IP Logged |
May 27th:
Barron’s Complete Italian Grammar Review Chapter 1
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 8
Assimil Italian with Ease: Lesson 15
Reviewed sentences in Anki
Input Italian with Ease: Lesson 15 into Anki.
Edited by kitty231 on 27 May 2008 at 11:17pm
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 5 of 9 29 May 2008 at 11:18pm | IP Logged |
Wednesday, May 28th:
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 9
Assimil Italian: Lesson 16
Thursday, May 29th:
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 10
Assimil Italian: Lesson 17
Much to my happiness, Pimsleur drop the use of the subject pronoun with lesson 10. I'm also finding it easier to answer in Italian when told to. I don't have to pause the audio to give myself more time to think of an answer. I know it wouldn't always be the case, but it's nice to see some progress.
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 6 of 9 31 May 2008 at 10:05am | IP Logged |
Friday, May 30th:
Assimil Italian: Lesson 18
Input Italian with Ease: Lesson 17 and 18 into Anki
Reviewed sentences in Anki
I came home tired today but I still took the time to input Assimil sentences into Anki. I have 210 sentences now. I love using this program because it reinforces what I'm learning and lets me see what I need to work on.
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 7 of 9 02 June 2008 at 9:29pm | IP Logged |
Saturday, May 31st:
Assimil Italian: Lesson 19
Reviewed sentences in Anki
Sunday, June 1st:
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 11
Assimil Italian: Lesson 20
Reviewed sentences in Anki
Input Italian with Ease: Lesson 19 into Anki
Monday, June 2nd:
Reviewed sentences in Anki
Input Italian with Ease: Lesson 20 into Anki
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 12 and 13
Barron’s Complete Italian Grammar Review Chapter 2 and definite articles
Assimil Italian: Lesson 21 (Revision)
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kitty231 Diglot Newbie United States Joined 6037 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian
| Message 8 of 9 03 June 2008 at 10:02pm | IP Logged |
Tuesday, June 3rd:
Assimil Italian: Lesson 21
Input Italian with Ease: Lesson 21 into Anki
Reviewed sentences in Anki
Pimsleur Italian I – Lesson 14
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