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| re4lover Groupie Egypt Joined 5235 days ago 63 posts - 66 votes  Speaks: Arabic (Egyptian)* Studies: English, Russian, Modern Hebrew, Aramaic | Message 49 of 69 21 August 2010 at 9:47pm | IP Logged |
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thank you for advice
I'll try to do it , but maybe after at least one year , maybe less than year 'coz I want first to build my foundation about Russian language then speak to native but thanks for your advice :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 50 of 69 22 August 2010 at 3:41am | IP Logged |
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I found this great post on Benny the Irish Polyglot's website: Conversational Connectors.
I have frequently been going to Benny's website since sometime last year, but I must have over looked this post. I am especially glad I found it because my conversations seem to be how he described in this post. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 51 of 69 22 August 2010 at 2:46pm | IP Logged |
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These are my results as of yesterday:
Accumulative Results Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 10h 08m Words of Reading: 3057 Words of Writing: 277 Hours of Speaking: 02h 20m Words Learned: 156 Daily Records Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 01h 42m Words of Reading: 484 Words of Writing: 200 Hours of Speaking: 01h 10m Words Learned: 1410 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 52 of 69 22 August 2010 at 8:24pm | IP Logged |
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I need to reevaluate my goals. Although I was recommended not to do goals on a specific day in a specific month, I think I am still going to use them because I think they will make me push myself. I do agree that mine are too short notice, and I need to push the days back a bit... maybe by a couple of months.
Here are Some of My Goals: -Listen to anything in Russian for a half an hour every day. -Read 500 words of Russian everyday. -Everything I know how to say in Russian I need to speak, even if it is just one word in a sentence. -Learn at least 20 words everyday... hopefully with most of the words from what I read. -Speak to a native for a half an hour every weekend. (use Russian as much as possible) -Memorize a text of 800-1200 words, divide it into three parts, recover the parts every week for three weeks, and then deliver it orally to a Russian native the fourth week. -Learn 2 conversation connectors or phrases every day. -I want to be able to sound as close as possible to a Russian... I don't know when I think I should be able to accomplish this Feb. 31, 2011 Be able to read internet articles in Russian without the use of a dictionary Be able to read Russian blogs without the use of a dictionary Be able to read Russian newspapers without the use of a dictionary Be able to read a Russian book without the use of a dictionary May. 31, 2011 Be able to write diary entries in Russian without the use of a dictionary Be able to send emails completely in Russian without the use of a dictionary Be able to IM completely in Russian without the use of a dictionary Jul. 31, 2011 Be able to listen to Russian podcasts and be able to understand them Be able to listen to Russian news and be able to understand what is going on Be able to listen to Russian radio and understand the songs and the commentary Dec. 31, 2011 Be able to talk to a Russian native without the use of a dictionary or resorting back to English Be able to express almost all of my thoughts in Russian whether or not the person I am speaking to speaks Russian The only bad thing about these goals is I'm adding more and making them more difficult when I have less time because school started on Tuesday. I still think I will have enough time to complete all of my goals every day if I get down to business, start and finish my homework right after I get home from school, try and do as much homework as I can at school, etc. I know some people might think I'm crazy, but I really want to become fluent in Russian so the best way to do that is study as much as I can. And to do that I have to make strict goals so I stick to them. Edited by whipback on 23 August 2010 at 1:39am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 53 of 69 22 August 2010 at 10:54pm | IP Logged |
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Before I can move on with my new goals, I need to see where I am suppose to be at with my past goals.
Listening - 10h 30m Reading - 6300 words Words Learned - 420 It appears as if I have some extra work to do... 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 54 of 69 23 August 2010 at 5:07am | IP Logged |
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Didn't quite complete all of my goals. I listened to Russian on Scola for 30 minutes, I only learned 7 words, I read a text of over 900 words, but I didn't translate the words and read through the passage understanding it as a whole so I am not going to count it, I am working on memorizing that text, and I didn't learn the 2 conversation connectors. Tomorrow I will complete all of my goals even if it kills me.
Accumulative Results Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 10h 38m Words of Reading: 3057 Words of Writing: 277 Hours of Speaking: 02h 20m Words Learned: 163 Daily Records Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 01h 42m Words of Reading: 1410 Words of Writing: 200 Hours of Speaking: 01h 10m Words Learned: 63 Edited by whipback on 23 August 2010 at 5:07am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 55 of 69 23 August 2010 at 10:45pm | IP Logged |
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Another great article that I learned a lot from: Cute Girls, Mathematics, Language
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| whipback Groupie United States Joined 5392 days ago 91 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Dutch, French | Message 56 of 69 24 August 2010 at 6:36am | IP Logged |
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So I didn't do as well as I had hoped. I read 88 words, listened to a Russian podcast for a half an hour, and didn't learn any words. I am still working on memorizing that text. I started to think that I may be doing too much with too little time, but now I don't think that is the case. I think I am just not using my time wisely. I need to be listening to podcasts to and from school, bringing materials to school on my study hall days in case if I don't have any homework to work on, and I need to do my Russian work right after school instead of homework because I learned today that I just can't get my homework done if I start it right after school. I started my first assignment around 4, and I wasn't even half way through until 6:30. But then when Is started working on it later in the day I zoomed right through it. So for right now I am going to keep my goals and just try to find the extra time in my day and use it for Russian.
Accumulative Results Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 11h 08m Words of Reading: 3145 Words of Writing: 277 Hours of Speaking: 02h 20m Words Learned: 163 Daily Records Since the Start of this Log Hours of Listening: 01h 42m Words of Reading: 1410 Words of Writing: 200 Hours of Speaking: 01h 10m Words Learned: 63 Edited by whipback on 25 August 2010 at 12:18am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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