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 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6704 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 57 of 66 23 February 2009 at 12:57pm | IP Logged | ||
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I have to do something about my Russian, - the rest is not a problem
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| JasonBourne Groupie United States Joined 5753 days ago 65 posts - 111 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Japanese, Arabic (Written), Turkish | Message 58 of 66 24 February 2009 at 1:46am | IP Logged | ||
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Japanese: Get back up to high intermediate/advanced in Japanese and have at least 1500 characters memorized (currently at around 500; reading and writing)
Arabic: Finish "Al-Kitaab" Textbook Part 1 (about half done right now) in MSA and go through Eastern Arabic I and II on Pimsleur. Mandarin: Finish "Integrated Chinese" Textbook Part 1 and maybe start book 2, go through Pimsleur II and III, and *maybe* go through the New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook part 1 I'd like to start an "easier" language such as French or German but my plate is a little full right now 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Luai_lashire Diglot Senior Member United States luai-lashire.deviant Joined 5829 days ago 384 posts - 560 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto Studies: Japanese, French | Message 59 of 66 09 March 2009 at 3:05am | IP Logged | ||
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Japanese: Finish Genki 1 and purchase Genki 2. Explore independent learning tools, like Pimsleur or Mango,
that I haven't looked into yet; decide whether or not I will be taking Japanese 2 at the University next school year. Put at least 200 sentences in my SRS and begin using it daily. Once I've done all this I will make more solid goals in terms of what I want to learn. Esperanto: Enroll in the beginning courses from Lernu! and begin correspondence with a fluent friend of mine; then go on with whatever more advanced materials I find. Hopefully reach an acceptable intermediate level of fluency or above by the end of the year. I also must decide whether or not I will be taking Chinese 1 at my school next year, as they are replacing Japanese with it. And the other high school in our area is offering Arabic for the first time, which is also tempting. I like classes because, as a full-time student, they make it easy for me to fit language learning into my daily schedule; but I also dislike them because they don't move at a quick enough pace for me. So it can be a tough choice. One of my classmates will be taking the Arabic classes, Chinese classes, and Japanese at the university next year, as well as going on to her fourth year of Spanish. She's already been balancing multiple languages quite well- I admire that a lot. However, even though I am tempted to follow in her footsteps, I don't think I could manage so much homework! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Lindsay19 Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5822 days ago 183 posts - 214 votes Speaks: English*, GermanC1 Studies: Swedish, Faroese, Icelandic | Message 60 of 66 09 March 2009 at 6:06am | IP Logged | ||
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My plans have changed. I wish to focus soley on German for the next few months before my trip, so I can reach a proficient level. I'll get back on track with Dutch and Swedish when I return. Someday, years from now, I'll really begin Finnish. For now, I'm ok just knowing the very basics.
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| Raчraч Ŋuɲa Triglot Senior Member New Zealand Joined 5819 days ago 154 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Bikol languages*, Tagalog, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, Russian, Japanese | Message 61 of 66 09 March 2009 at 9:28am | IP Logged | ||
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Write down the grammar of my conlang, Remiɲgoч.
Be fluent in Castellano and start studying Français. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6143 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian | Message 62 of 66 09 March 2009 at 2:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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Here are my language goals:
ENGLISH: it's my native language; I don't think I have to do anything SPANISH: don't lose interest entirely; next school year, I am beginning level 5, the highest my school offers (other than Spanish Literature, in which I am not interested) FRENCH: same as Spanish; I'm taking level four next year PORTUGUESE: keep working; finish LiveMocha courses, perhaps finish my Living Language "Ultimate" course GREEK: I'm going to Greece for about seven weeks this summer so I will get lots of practice; continue and perhaps even finish working with my current book--"Learn Greek Without a Teacher" (although I do have a teacher, my grandmother) ITALIAN: when I started Italian in December, my goal was to achieve basic fluency by mid-June to mid-July; I am still hoping to arrive at this goal; finish LiveMocha courses GERMAN: keep using textbook and try to finish by May (the school lent it to me and I have to give it back before the end of the year); maybe start using that book that I bought but have barely touched yet; finish LiveMocha courses ESPERANTO: try to rekindle my interest (I got bored of Esperanto for a time) and achieve basic or even advanced fluency JAPANESE: I am starting level 1 Japanese at school next year; it will be my first non-IE language! Edited by ellasevia on 09 March 2009 at 2:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| tudwell Groupie United States Joined 5827 days ago 41 posts - 48 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish, Icelandic | Message 63 of 66 10 March 2009 at 6:11am | IP Logged | ||
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^^ellasevia, you're a beast! 8 languages at once? Wow.
Myself, I want to get my German to the point that I can read German literature with just a dictionary by my side (currently use mostly guided readers with lots of vocab and notes right there in the book). And to be able to hold a conversation in German. I'm also studying Spanish at my university but, God, is that class boring. Goes way too slow for me. After that class is over, I want at least to maintain some interest. At the very least, I'll goof around on Transparent Language's Learn Spanish Now program. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6143 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian | Message 64 of 66 10 March 2009 at 1:30pm | IP Logged | ||
Technically yes, that is eight languages at once, but I generally don't count the ones I am doing at school as the ones I am studying (even though I really am). So, I am not studying English at all, studying Spanish, French, and Japanese at school, and Portuguese, German, Italian, and Greek (and sort-of Esperanto) on my own. So by my accounting, that is four-five languages, depending whether or not you include Esperanto. Edited by ellasevia on 10 March 2009 at 1:31pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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