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| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes  Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 1 of 438 17 December 2013 at 5:55pm | IP Logged | |||||
Välkomna! Velkommen! Welcome to our brand new home, lovers of all things Scandinavia, and welcome to TAC 2014! The purpose of the TAC is to achieve the best possible results in our TLs by going the extra mile in our studies. But as any long-time language learner knows, it’s really hard to stay motivated throughout an entire year and that’s where the TAC team comes in. With fellow learners encouraging us when we hit a rough patch, offering advice when we find ourselves at a loss, and prodding us on when we simply feel bored by the whole thing we can make 2014 a fantastic year for learning Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish! I count on the “board of veterans” to help maintain this team alive and bustling, suggest challenges to keep everybody engaged, organize Skype sessions for those who’d like to take part, let everyone know when you discover any interesting material either online or off and in general to make sure this thread never goes cold. We’re lucky enough to already have a godfather for Norwegian in Ogrim and a godmother, albeit only part-time, in Cristina (thank you, guys, for offering your help) but we’re still looking for godparents/guardian angels for our Swedish and Danish learners. If any native speaker reads this and is willing to volunteer, we guarantee our undying gratitude. ;-) Most of us have already survived TAC’13 with Team Viking, so we should know what being part of the TAC entails, but for the newcomers and as a refresher to the rest of us here’s what you’re expected to do during the tack: 1) study as much as you can; 2) keep a log of your language journey; 3) follow the logs of your teammates and offer comment, advice, and encouragement. Looking around in the other teams’ threads I’ve found this excellent quote by Hekje about logs, so I’ll copy it here:
This year’s novelty is the institution of a new status for those who would like to be part of the team but cannot give their all either for the whole year or just for a period of time. I’m talking about Observers/wanderlusters. Here’s how Serpent describes them:
Here’s a list of the team members (and we’re still recruiting, if someone else wants to join); I’ll try to keep it updated to reflect the changes in status between active members and observers/wanderlusters: EDIT: here’s the list of team members who have signed up for Team Asgard at any time in 2014. Below is an updated list where inactive members have been expunged. Active members: Cavesa: Swedish Sarnek: Swedish Kez: Swedish mick33: Swedish WoofCreature: Norwegian AlOlaf: Danish Expugnator: Norwegian daegga: Norwegian / Danish / Swedish Emme: Swedish jeff_lindqvist: Danish / Norwegian (active Wanderluster ?) Othar: Norwegian Julie: Swedish Elle_Diablo: Swedish Kartof: Danish Sabrina VG: Swedish Mareike: Swedish DavidStyles: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish victoraero: Norwegian Observers/wanderluster: suzukaze: Swedish (observer) yuhakko: Norwegian (wanderluster) Serpent: Danish / Swedish (observer) Via Diva: Swedish (observer) Kerrie: Norwegian (observer) Guardian Angels/Godparents/bagvagt: Norwegian: Ogrim, (Cristina) Swedish: ? Danish: Iversen TEAM MEMBERS (last updated 14 December 2014): AlOlaf: Danish daegga: Norwegian / Danish / Swedish Emme: Swedish Expugnator: Norwegian Sarnek: Swedish Serpent: Danish / Swedish (observer) Edited by Emme on 14 December 2014 at 4:34pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 2 of 438 17 December 2013 at 5:56pm | IP Logged | |||||
 Useful links for Swedish: Courses and more: Kom loss på svenska Safir Safir (alternative site) Safir Omvårdnad Safir Byggarbetsplatsen 1 Safir Byggarbetsplatsen 2 Safir Handel Safir Svenska i Tekniska Yrken Safir Transport Safir Företagare Safir Restaurang FSI Swedish Basic Course Schwedisch leicht gemacht: German base course Svenska? Varför inte?: Russian base course Sprich mal Schwedisch: German base course Book2 ielanguages Swedish Tutorials Loecsen Svensk grammatik Digitala spåret Easy media: Klartext: news in easy Swedish 8 sidor Tidsdeckarna: a journey through Swedish history from the stone age to the present (children's 20-episode series with subtitles) Poddradio - Unga Radioteatern (podcast) Unga Radioteatern (streaming) Eld och hans 7 uppdrag - svenska som andraspråk: 23-episode story for learners of Swedish (audio) Gudar och badkar: short stories about the myths linked to the names of the days of the week H.C. Andersen: Andersen’s stories for children (audio) Historiepolisen: children’s series in ten 10-minute episodes about Swedish historical figures (subtitles available) Odens rike: children’s programme about the Vikings and Nordic mythology (subtitles available) Native media: Sveriges Radio: radio state broadcaster (with plenty of podcasts) Poddradio - Radioteaterbiblioteket: radio adaptations of classic literary works (Strindberg, Ibsen, Moberg, Lagerkvist, Goethe etc.) Poddradio - Radioteatern: radio dramas SVT: TV state broadcaster UR: didactic branch of the state broadcaster Dagens Nyheter: major daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet: major daily newspaper Wikipedia: homepage of Swedish Wikipedia 100 svenska dialekter idag: samples of Swedish dialects Edu.fi: Finnish-Swedish distance learning modules for “gymnasiet” Distansgymnasiet: distansgymnasiematerial för finlandssvenskt gymnasium vetamix: video, ljud, bilder och texter för skolundervisning Litteraturbanken: Swedish classics in digital format Project Runeberg: free legal books online Online TV: SVTPlay TV4Play Vocabulary: Frequency list (2000 words) Kelly list Lexin Bildteman downloadable tables for Lexin Bildteman Animationsteman Dialogteman Goethe Verlag’s vocabulary tests Dictionary: Folkets Lexikon with audio tyda.se ord.se Lexin (other languages but English) Forvo only for audio Extra audio from publishers: PONS Mini-Sprachkurs Schwedish PONS Reisewörterbuch Schwedisch LEXTRA Schwedisch Turbokurs LEXTRA Schwedisch Sprachkurs Plus: Anfänger Svenska i Finland Placement & diagnostic tests: Studentlitteratur Folkuniversitet UISS (these tests used to be available on the folkuniversitetet website) Official language exams and certificates: Sfi nationella prov Swedex TISUS Online bookshop shipping abroad: bokus.com Bibliography of language textbooks: Svenska institutet Edited by Emme on 14 March 2014 at 4:42pm 7 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 3 of 438 17 December 2013 at 5:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
 Useful links for Norwegian: Courses and more: NoW – Norwegian on the Web: CEFR A1-A2 free online course Nynorsk øvingsrom Nynorsk på 1-2-3: nynorskkurs i teikneserieform Nynorsk Grammatikk for minoritetsspråklege: downloadable grammar textbook (209pp.) with answer key CALST: Computer-Assisted Listening and Speaking Tutor (free to download or to use online) Norsk grammatikk for internasjonale studenter Nynorsk over alle grenser: innføring i særtrekk ved nynorsk rettskriving Ny nynorskrettskriving frå 2012 norwegianlanguage.info Bridge to Norway Norwegian Grammar Book2 Institutt for språk- og kommunikasjonsstudier on Norwegian dialects Learn Norwegian Basics on memrise.com Basic Norwegian on memrise.com Norwegian with sounds on memrise.com Loecsen Lärobjekt om Oslo - hörförståelse i norska: videogame come listening comprehension exercise with transcript Norwegian L-R: Collection of links Everyday Norwegian Teach yourself Norwegian, a book of self-instruction in the Norwegian riksmal, by I. Marm and Alf Sommerfelt (1944) Easy media: Klar Tale: easy news with podcasts and transcripts CARLA: collection of audio files with transcripts Native media: NRK NRK podcasts Aftenposten Dagbladet VG Nynorske teikneseriar: comic strips as didactic materials (downloadable as pdf files) Nynorsksenteret: teaching materials from schoolchildren to adult education Wikipedia: homepage of Norwegian Wikipedia Ylvis’ Facebookies channel on Youtube Project Runeberg: free legal books online Online TV: NRK Dictionary: LEXIN UiO Bokmålsordboka monolingual dictionary Heinzelnisse Norwegian-German dictionary Forvo only for audio Vocabulary Frequency list: Bokmål (5000 words) Frequency list: Nynorsk (2000 words) Bildtema Goethe Verlag’s vocabulary tests Extra audio from publishers: LEXTRA Norwegisch Sprachkurs Plus: Anfänger Sett i gang I Sett i gang II Edited by Emme on 22 December 2013 at 12:13am 3 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 4 of 438 17 December 2013 at 5:57pm | IP Logged | |||||
 Useful links for Danish: Courses and more: NetDansk Online Dansk Fjern-UV.dk Anders Basby dansg on Danish pronunciation IRSAM Vores fællessprog Vfs parallel Danish/English grammar Danmark til daglig Dansk på arbejde Historien bag Danmark on the history and culture of Danmark Book2 Loecsen Copenhagencast Subjektivt & Objektivt: Danish for the medical profession Self-study guide Learn Oasis Danish Grammar Tsca’s Danish Grammar Basic Danish Grammar Kan du tale dansk? Dansk for voksne Kan du tale dansk? Dansk for børn og unge Lärobjekt om Köpenhamn - dansk hörförståelse: videogame come listening comprehension exercise with transcript Lyssna på danska Easy media: Ligetil Nyheder, der er lette at læse Native media: DR.dk: state broadcaster DR Radio DR podcasts TV2: commercial broadcaster Berlingske Tidende : major newspaper Politiken: major newspaper Jyllands-Posten: major newspaper Ekstra Bladet: tabloid B.T.: tabloid Wikipedia: homepage of Danish Wikipedia Arkiv for Dansk Litteratur Project Runeberg: free legal books online Illustreret videnskab: scientific magazine Videnskab dk: scientific website Geoviden – Geologi og Geografi: scientific magazine Træneren: didactic materials on different subjects for schoolchildren through to adult education TV online: DR.dk Bonanza Audiobooks: lydbog.com Vocabulary: List of the 250 most-common verbs Lexin Billedtema Frequency list (5000 words) Goethe Verlag’s vocabulary tests Dictionary: Den Danske Ordbog monolingual dictionary of modern Danish Historisk Ordbog monolingual dictionary of older Danish Forvo only for audio Extra audio from publishers: LEXTRA Dänisch Turbokurs LEXTRA Dänisch Sprachkurs Plus: Anfänger Booksellers/Audiobook sellers: mibook.dk Lytenbog Edited by Emme on 20 December 2013 at 12:38am 5 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 5 of 438 17 December 2013 at 5:58pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Team Asgard monthly challenges
January: self-introduction in TL. February: your favourite TL word. March: a TL song. April: a Wikipedia article in TL. May: One-Week Consistency Challenge. June: False Friends. July: Half Year Report. August: a TL poem. September: Scandinavian art. October: Scandinavian architecture and design. November: Scandinavian art music. December: TAC'14 achievements and future plans. Who took part in what: Active members: AlOlaf: Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr; July; Oct; Dec Cavesa: Jan DavidStyles: Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr daegga: Jan; Feb; Mar; May; June; July; Aug; Dec Elle_Diablo: Emme: Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr; May; June; July; Aug; Sept; Oct; Nov; Dec Expugnator: Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr; May; June; July; Dec jeff_lindqvist: Jan; Apr; Julie: Kartof: Kez: Jan; Feb Mareike: Jan; Sept; Dec mick33: Othar: Jan; Feb; Mar Sabrina VG: Sarnek: Jan; Feb; Mar; Apr; May; June; July; Aug; Oct; Nov; Dec victoraero: WoofCreature: Jan; Feb Observers/wanderluster: Kerrie: Serpent: May; June suzukaze: Jan; Via Diva: yuhakko: Edited by Emme on 29 December 2014 at 5:23pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 6 of 438 17 December 2013 at 6:04pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Ok! Now that we’ve got our team thread, we can get down to business! There are a couple of things we need to see to.
First of all, as the list of members was compiled by noting down people who expressed an interest in studying one of the Nordic languages in the sign-up thread even before there was talk of actual team formation, we need confirmation of this interest, especially from the people who said they were planning to study Swedish/Danish/Norwegian at the very beginning of the sign-up thread. And while we are at it, I’d like everybody to link to their log for the TAC’14, so that I can add the links to the first post. You can either start a brand new log or you can use a previous one, but please, in the latter case edit your first post to tell us where the TAC’14 starts. As soon as we have chosen a team name (or by January if you’re still doing TAC’13 and prefer to finish that before making any changes) edit your log title to reflect that you’re taking part in the TAC as a member of the Scandinavian team. Make sure that if you use “TAC 2014” or some such words in the log title, they must not be at the beginning. Here's why. It would also be quite nice if in the coming weeks we could all introduce ourselves, however briefly, here on this thread. For the fearless, we can do it in our target languages, but for those who’ve just begun learning a Nordic language just starting with “Hej!” is enough: no need to worry. We have twelve months to become fluent or at least to improve, so we can start slowly. Secondly, we need a name for the team. Any suggestions? I guess we could gather a few proposals and then vote on the one we like best. I think the names Valhalla, Ikea, Pippi, Havfrue, Thor, Odin were suggested in the TAC Team names thread, but I’m sure we can come up with more and maybe even better ones. Thirdly, for the time being we shall keep the team open to further members willing to join as practically all those who intervened on the 15-member limit discussion in the Viking Thread are in favor of having a bigger group. But this decision is not set on stone: if any team member who hasn’t made his/her mind known yet wishes to express a different opinion, please do so. Your voice will be heard and if enough people prefer to reinstate some kind of limit, we’ll decide about it by majority. Finally, as you’ve probably guessed by the place holders above, I’m going to write a list of useful links. I know some for Swedish, but very few for Danish and Norwegian, so I ask for your help compiling these lists. Moreover, feel free to point out mistakes, typos etc. and suggest any improvement we can make to our team thread. So, let’s have the best TAC possible and let’s get the ball rolling by introducing ourselves! PS. What's the Danish and Norwegian for "Welcome!"? Edited by Emme on 17 December 2013 at 6:10pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Kez Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4355 days ago 181 posts - 212 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English Studies: Swedish | Message 7 of 438 17 December 2013 at 6:55pm | IP Logged | |||||
Here is my confirmation :) Great job on the thread Emme, thanks! Edited by Kez on 17 December 2013 at 6:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Emme Triglot Senior Member Italy Joined 5345 days ago 980 posts - 1594 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German Studies: Russian, Swedish, French | Message 8 of 438 17 December 2013 at 7:06pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Thanks! Will you keep your present log or start a new one? Let me know, so I can add a link in the opening post.
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