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| liammcg Senior Member Ireland Joined 4417 days ago 269 posts - 397 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 9 of 10 22 April 2014 at 1:56pm | IP Logged |
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So...my TAC year has so far failed to really get going as you can see. Better late than
never to get the ball rolling! I've had to adjust to working life, paperwork, commuting etc. While the going has not been easy, I remain optimistic that it is improving. I've been back studying every day for the past 3 1/2/ weeks, and dare I say that the break has done my motivation wonders. German Linguaphone lesson 13/30. This is the course I first dabbled in two years ago when I promised myself I was going to learn German. The grammar explanations were too tough for me and so I shelved it. Two years later and with Assimil German with Ease under my belt I can say that I'm really enjoying the structured presentation of grammar. Some of the finer points go a bit over my head but no harm I suppose, nothing more exposure won't solve. Furthermore, I've been using DW's Deutsch-Warum Nicht?. I usually don't like audio courses, but this one is actually grand. I usually just let it play while I'm browsing the net. The content is easy and good for revision of points covered in Assimil. Also completed DW's Deutsch Interaktiv. Not really my cup of tea, but good for revision nonetheless. I've also taken delivery of Assimil Perfectionnement Allemand. No plans to start it at the moment. Plans for the next month: continue through Linguaphone and shadow Assimil German with Ease (maybe five lessons a week?)supplemented with some German videos on YouTube. Français I finally bought the complete box set of Buffy Contre les Vampires! Why it took me this long I cannot fathom, given that I have followed emk's excellent log for so long. I'm on episode 1.5. The transcriptions available here were a great help for the first 2-3 episodes in order to accustom myself to the rate of speech and certain idioms. Yesterday night I watched 1.5 and understood maybe 80%! I found the hoarse voices of the Maitre and co. the hardest to follow, but it's all exposure. Really enjoying the series so far, I can remember being aware of it as a child but can't recall ever watching it. No spoilers please ;) The transcripts really are a godsend, will have to get an anki deck going. Plans for the next month: continue with Buffy, read articles from Le Monde during commute time, and try to get speaking via Skype (have to buy a new camera/mic). Gaeilge Working for three months solid in an all-Irish environment has been an absolute joy, long may it continue! Gàidhlig I think my listening comprehension has actually improved despite a 2-3 month break, beats me how this could be possible. No immediate plans for this except to keep up my passive exposure. I must get back to that excellent biography Fò Sgàil a' Swastika, but realistically I probably won't have time until the summer. Ma tha duine sam bith ag iarraidh an chànain mhòralaich seo a chlachdadh, bruidhinibh ruim! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| liammcg Senior Member Ireland Joined 4417 days ago 269 posts - 397 votes Speaks: English* | Message 10 of 10 27 April 2014 at 12:30pm | IP Logged |
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The Easter holiday's are coming to an end for me so my productivity may take a downturn
over the next week while I get back into the swing of things. However, I'm determined not to let work get in the way of language study again, the past two weeks have been great for rekindling my passion! Deutsch: Linguaphone Lektion 15. All new vocab added to Anki. Reviews are going well, but I'm cautious in marking words as "easy" unless the meaning pops into my head the moment upon seeing the word. Français : Finished season one of Buffy, enjoying it quite a bit. Wanderlust: I've started thinking about possible summer projects considering that I have only two months of work left before the summer holidays. Old Irish is a possibility; I'd love to be able to see where modern Irish comes from and to read some of the great literature that comes with it. Italian because I have friends who speak it, and I find the sound of it heavenly. French would probably help (or hinder?!) learning this. Welsh too is interesting, though on a purely linguistic level. Last but not least is Norwegian. However, I think it would be wise to focus on German for the moment. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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