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| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 25 of 36 08 June 2015 at 2:22pm | IP Logged | ||
Yes! That has been very helpful. I have been putting the new vocab words into Anki. So far I really enjoy the book. The exercises are the perfect length. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 26 of 36 15 June 2015 at 12:05am | IP Logged | ||
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SO I am officially 1 month in! Pretty exciting. I have noticed I have been making
steady progress which is very motivating. This week was a little better then last. I did finish MT foundations which is pretty cool, I think now I will listen to the advanced tapes in on my car rides after I finish my pimseleur lesson. I have finally stated Assimil, the first few lessons were pretty easy and didn't spend to much time on them. Again with no reading in my book but I feel like I will now start to read plenty working though Assimil. I made some really good head way with Indirect Pronouns, I found a few really good lessons on youtube. It was a classroom setting which someone taped the lesson, I feel like I really get a lot out of a classroom setting. Link Progress Pimseleur 2 - tape 13 MT Foundations- DONE! Gramatica De Uso A1-A2 Lesson 13 Destinos EP 15 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 27 of 36 22 June 2015 at 6:58pm | IP Logged | ||
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A little late with this weeks update.
Still chugging along. I signed up for my first ItalkI session next Saturday, I am really looking forward to it. I just hope that I don't freeze up and forget everything that I learned. I have been still watching bits and pieces of Destinos, I try and watch at least 2 episodes a week. I also watch a little of the Spanish Breaking bad, which is really fun to watch. Assimil is going great, the first dozen or so lessons are pretty easy. Mostly all vocab I have learned through MT and Pimseleur. I have been mostly focusing on reading the lessons out loud and listening to the tapes to try and compare my pronunciation, and of course doing the exercises at the end of each lesson. I also have found a really good radio talk radio station where people call in to talk about topics. Living in South Florida, about half of the FM radio stations are in Spanish. The hosts speak really clear but I think they use a lot of slang, also they speak at about 200mph so its fun to listen in and try and pick up a few sentences. Looking forward to another productive Spanish week. Progress Pimseleur 2- Tape 18 Gramatica De Uso A1-A2 Lesson 18 Destions EP 18 Assimil Lesson 15 ( 18 is a common number this week) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 28 of 36 29 June 2015 at 1:44am | IP Logged | ||
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One more week down.
I had my first hour long lesson through ItalkI, I was really nervous at the beginning but as I got use to the situation things began to come easier. We worked mostly on grammar stuff I have already learned but it was difficult to have to spit out the info out in real time. It was a lot different then working out of a workbook because I had someone right there to tell me if I was making a mistake. All in all it was fun, I signed up for another lesson next week. I am really losing my interest with Destinos, I know it is good for learning but the story line just inst doing it for me. Spanish breaking bad I think is fun to watch but is a little over my head. I was looking through Netflicks today and started watching Star Wars Clone Wars, the kids show, in Spanish. I am really hooked on this. The voice acting is amazing, they even do the droid voices in Spanish, its so funny. The episodes are little bite size chunks of only 25 mins, so this is perfect. The story line is pretty easy to follow along. I do have to stop sometimes to look up words or re watch some parts. I cant remember whose log I was reading but they went to a used book store and found some great material. So I did the same thing this weekend and I feel like I hit the jackpot. I found a school book of some kind that teaches about the history of Florida to young children. This book is great I can read about 90% of the texts. It has vocab and activity sections after each unit. The little girl who had the book before me was 9 years old (she filled out her info on the cover page). I am happy I can at least read at an Elementary level, somewhat. I really am kinda obsessed with this book though, I cant put it down. Everything is also in Spanish which is really helpful also. I also wanted some opinions on something. I recently have been doing work in Miami and I find plenty of opportunities to use Spanish but I dont know if it is insulting or prejudice to just assume people can speak Spanish because they look Spanish ( in Miami 99% do). I just find my self missing out on good practice. I also started getting my haircut at a Spanish barber shop. I can honestly say I was the only white guy in there. I got to hear a lot of Spanish being spoken, but I diddnt have the balls to tell them I was learning. Maybe next haircut. Progress Pimseleur 2- Tape 23 Gramatica De Uso - Lesson 22 Destinos Ep 19 ( Thinking about switching this to Star Wars) Assimil Lesson 20 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5171 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 29 of 36 29 June 2015 at 1:58am | IP Logged | ||
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Extr@ Spanish might be a good alternative to Destinos. I know exactly what you mean about Destinos... it is not exactly the most exciting show. I have only watched the first episode of Extr@ Spanish, but it looks much more interesting/entertaining.
In terms of speaking Spanish to people... my guess is it is probably different in Miami than where I am. Nobody has EVER been rude to me when I speak Spanish to them. I don't just assume people speak Spanish based on the way they look. I usually wait to hear some Spanish or some sort of accent that gives them away. I made the mistake of speaking in Spanish to a woman from India. One minor point... if you want a meaningful response you need to say more than just "hola" or "buenos dias". Make sure you say something substantive. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 30 of 36 07 July 2015 at 1:58pm | IP Logged | ||
I have watched a few episodes of Extr@ on youtube and I really do prefer that to Destinios, even though I really did enjoy the first 15 or so episodes. Being that this last week was a holiday I really felt liked I slacked. I am also a little late on my update. I did however have my weekly tutor on italki. I really look forward to these every week. Learning something new every weekend is a great confidence booster. This week we did some great drills on the pronunciation of new words. Also for some strange reason I really enjoy getting homework. I have watched more of Star Wars Clone Wars, It might be a good idea to start keeping track of how many I watch. I am already 3/4 of the way through the first season. I feel that I have slacked the most with working out of my grammar book and my assimil readings. I have been taking assimil a little slower because I am getting into the Preterite and Imperfect tenses. I want to really make sure I get these two tenses down and the different between the two. On top of assimil reading I have been reading sections out of my Florida Studies book that I found at the book store. I notice the use of past tense in the passages about the Indian Tribes at use to call Florida home. Pimseleur has still has been consistent, listening on my drive to and from work is an easy to stay on top of my listening. Randomly started playing one of the old games I use to play back in college (Starcraft). I put the entire game in Spanish, I found that it is a really good way to pick up some new vocab because I know the game so well in English. Progress Pimseleur 2- Tape 27 Gramatica De Uso - Lesson 24 Star Wars Clone Wars (going to start counting) Assimil Lesson 24 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Mohave Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Mohave1 Joined 3803 days ago 291 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 31 of 36 07 July 2015 at 4:19pm | IP Logged | ||
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I am going to start following your log. I plan to start learning Spanish later this year using a similar approach
and materials that you are. I just read your log, and it's awesome to see how far you've come! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BeBetter Newbie United States Joined 3287 days ago 18 posts - 22 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 32 of 36 07 July 2015 at 5:15pm | IP Logged | ||
Thank you! I am happy you are enjoying it. There are many more logs out there that can motivate you. I have read other users logs multiple times now, for extra motivation. It really helps. Also the advice I have I revived in my log has been a massive help. I think the biggest thing I have learned so far is to stay flexible, there is not one course that can take you where you want to go, I have changed up my methods so many times now. I just like doing what I enjoy, then it doesn't feel like work. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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