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| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3884 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes  Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 137 of 180 14 July 2014 at 1:36pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks Jeff, hope is what keeps me going. I must admit though, I am quite dissatisfied with my slow slow progress.
Something completely different: while browsing amazon, I came across the following book: http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/9380658826 I am planning to read it. Originally in English, so for those who are learning Hindi, it might serve as a dual reader. I think it is a three book series. Edited by Gemuse on 14 July 2014 at 1:37pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3884 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 138 of 180 29 July 2014 at 9:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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My German study has been a bit erratic in the last two weeks due to other commitments.
Redid Hugo Chapter 11. This time around it was much better, as we had touched on a couple of things in class, like "the man, whose car that is...". I realized one thing, one Hugo chapter grammer is like 8 weeks of class grammer (Hugo has probably even more). The classwork has more vocab, but the Hugo has a very nice treatment of grammar; unfortunately examples are severely lacking. It's a pity as Hugo could have been a great book had it been filled with more examples. Also in my German reader, did chapters upto 16. Now that the class has ended, I am planning to do Assimil, as my spoken output is terrible. And Hugo chapter 12 in August. Yup, just one Hugo chapter per month. And finish my readers. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3884 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 139 of 180 03 August 2014 at 11:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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Assimil 33-37 this week.
Coming to assimil after a break, I am really enjoying the sentences they have there. Unlike the sentences in my coursebooks, these sentences appear to be ones that must be mastered for a basic grasp of German. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3884 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 140 of 180 22 September 2014 at 7:48am | IP Logged | ||
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I have really slacked off, I dont have an excuse.
I did occasional Hugo, and assimil, but nothing significant. After many weeks, I decided last week to stop slacking around and do some work. Last week: 5h 15 min. Have covered Assimil upto lesson 46. Yes, 9 lessons in 8 weeks is quite pathetic. Lessons 45 and 46 have been tough. Double prepositions in a sentence structure, and some idiomatic use. "Also von morgen ab hört mir das mit dem Bier bei Tisch auf." I thank the kind people here at HTLAL, including Cabaire, Doitsujin, Josquin, daegga, fnord, and others for patiently answering my questions. Random vokab for this post: eigen : own erst mal : firstly stellen : to put (for something that stands) geworden : pp of werden jemals : ever reichen : give sb st. = anbieten riechen : smell, guess verbringen : spend PS: One year finished at HTLAL. I have been learning German for 13 months now. Unfortunately, cant say I am satisfied with my progress, which is in between "pathetic" and "terrible". On the other hand, I have definitely made some headway, so at least I have that. Edited by Gemuse on 22 September 2014 at 8:03am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4335 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes Studies: German | Message 141 of 180 22 September 2014 at 10:07am | IP Logged | ||
What about making a change and trying out some native materials? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gemuse Senior Member Germany Joined 3884 days ago 818 posts - 1189 votes Speaks: English Studies: German | Message 142 of 180 22 September 2014 at 11:03am | IP Logged | ||
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^^ I consider Assimil as native material. I also have a few German readers which I have been planning to read. I concur that Textbooks are not enough at my stage.
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| Mareike Senior Member Germany Joined 6026 days ago 267 posts - 323 votes Speaks: German* Studies: English, Swedish | Message 143 of 180 22 September 2014 at 11:12am | IP Logged | ||
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If I just use one material, I will get bored and start to work less and less.
I always mix with some other interisting materials. Some suggestions: German reading for beginning with audio I also like comics. They are not that long, not that much text and the images help to understand the context. For example: Pepperworth Here you find a lot of other comics I also find it good to have a course, because it gives you structure. But without fun it is hard to work daily and to remember the things. Ansonsten darfst du auch gerne einmal versuchen, auf Deutsch zu schreiben. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| patrickwilken Senior Member Germany radiant-flux.net Joined 4335 days ago 1546 posts - 3200 votes Studies: German | Message 144 of 180 22 September 2014 at 12:49pm | IP Logged | ||
I guess it depends what your definition of native material is. I thought native materials implied materials that natives (i.e., Germans) would read/listen to. So real books and real shows. I started watching shows as soon as I started learning German and read my first real novel six months after I started studying. I didn't study grammar anywhere near as systematically as you, so I assume your German is much better in that sense, so I am just surprised/curious that you seem so resistant to using native materials to improve your German, especially when you live in Germany and have such ready access. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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