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| Rem Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3547 days ago 66 posts - 96 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin, Czech, French | Message 33 of 73 07 January 2015 at 3:12pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
My Uni has arrangements with different Universities, some in Germany, so it’s very likely that I could end up going there (I’ll find out more about it all in the second year of the course).
One of my fears is that I’ll have to rely on English all the time while I’m away and I really don’t want to be in that position. Obviously there will be times when I’ll need to use English, but I’d like to be able to use my target languages as much as possible while I’m away. The thought of having to resort to using English for everything is a little depressing (but I’m just going to take that as more motivation for learning as much as I can before then). :)
Thanks Elenia. :) A read-a-long sounds like an interesting idea; I’ll have to have a think about it. As for ‘graduation’ ... At the moment it all still feels very far away...as does the possibility of passing the first year to be honest. Maybe in four years I’ll be looking back and wondering where all that time went, however; for now at least it’s still very daunting looking ahead and seeing all the work that I have to do. I’m almost afraid to even think about Year 2 in case I don’t “get there”. Although, premature panicking aside, my tutors don’t seem to be too worried about my progress yet...so maybe I’m just being silly? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Via Diva Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation last.fm/user/viadivaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4024 days ago 1109 posts - 1427 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German, Italian, French, Swedish, Esperanto, Czech, Greek | Message 34 of 73 07 January 2015 at 3:33pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
ah I know the feeling :) I recommend to aim for something anyway. I have even less time to get prepared, so I think even if I go to Germany or Austria I will have to study in an English programme. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| PeterMollenburg Senior Member AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5266 days ago 821 posts - 1273 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB1 | Message 35 of 73 11 January 2015 at 1:59pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Hi Rem,
I notice you have a reoccurring issue with wanderlust. I often suffered from this problem, and in the past on rare occasions that would sometimes last several months I was able to study multiple languages at the beginner level successfully. Mind you with my analytical course-heavy approach progress was slow. However I have definitely enjoyed the last year in which I studied ONE language alone (okay I picked up Dutch for a few months and dropped it again). Okay, it would rip your heart out to cull all the other languages and end up with 1, but from my experience it's been worthwhile. I do know your goals are different, your methods, the way you learn and your interests too, so I only share my experience so you take it with a grain of salt, as I"m not always the most sensible of learners. However that's just something to reflect on for you perhaps :) So welcome to Team français in 2015 and good luck with your studies this year! PM 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Rem Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3547 days ago 66 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin, Czech, French | Message 36 of 73 11 January 2015 at 4:46pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Yep. I’ve come to think of wanderlust as my constant companion in language learning. I don’t think I’ll ever really be able to ‘beat’ it. o.O Actually, since I’ve decided not to fight against it so hard, it seems to be becoming more manageable (or maybe it’s just trying to lull me into a false sense of security?). At least for now I’m able to focus on my core languages more because I know that I have ‘wanderlust time’ later if I want/need it. Although it’s probably helpful to focus on just one language (I expect I’d make more progress in it for a start), I couldn’t imagine dropping 3 now. It’s not really an option for me at the moment anyway as my studies require that I learn at least 2 (German and Mandarin), so the most that I could cut back to would be those two. Then I’d probably spend half of my time thinking about the ones that I’d put aside and not being able to focus on the ones that I need to. It also helps me to have ‘fun’ languages that I can study without having to worry about tests and marks. Ok, so my French class does have tests, but it’s not quite the same as German/Mandarin where it’s an official part of my degree and I have to pass them. I think I just have to accept that, with four languages, my progress in each will be slower but, for me at least, I enjoy it more. :)
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| Rem Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3547 days ago 66 posts - 96 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, Mandarin, Czech, French | Message 37 of 73 11 January 2015 at 5:36pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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German The library has a copy of Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen that I’ve borrowed in the past. I’ve never actually started reading it because I usually look at it for a while then get scared and think... ”...erm...nope...not yet...” I’m not too keen on the HP stories either to be honest, which is another thing that puts me off. However, because I do know the storyline, part of me thinks that it would be a good book to use for learning. Mandarin I’m considering looking into doing a HSK exam because, apparently, when I spend time studying in China it’s one of the things that we’ll have to do while we’re there. So I’m thinking that maybe trying one out beforehand is a good idea (to see what the structure is like etc.) French My classes seem to be going alright and I managed to get a decent mark in my first assessment. Pronunciation is still a bit of a pain, but I’m getting there...slowly... Czech Ok, I’ve decided that Colloquial Czech will be conquered. I’m still not enjoying it, but I’m very much in an ”I’ve started so I’ll finish” mood, so I’m going to keep going with it...at least for now... However, I’m also going to look into getting myself a copy of the German based Assimil Czech. Maybe I can switch out the two and break up the monotony a bit. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| s.mann Groupie United States lang-8.com/973514/jo Joined 3428 days ago 55 posts - 76 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 38 of 73 11 January 2015 at 6:54pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I'm coming across the same thing with Harry Potter, in French though. I was told by a German language learner years ago that I'd like the books because there was more to the adult side of the story in them, but at least in book 1 there isn't, it pretty much is exactly like the movie, not a new interesting item to be gleaned. It's not even that I dislike the story as a movie, but it's not intricate or clever enough for me to enjoy reading repeatedly. I'm currently rethinking my strategy and chalking the first book up as an experience. Edited by s.mann on 11 January 2015 at 6:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| g-bod Diglot Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5772 days ago 1485 posts - 2002 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, German | Message 39 of 73 11 January 2015 at 7:11pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I am totally bored of Harry Potter as well! I have to confess I looked up how the series ended on Wikipedia, because I was slightly curious, but not curious enough to actually read the last three books of the series.
I read Der Kleine Prinz over the Christmas holidays, which became my first book in German. It's still a children's book, but comes with the added benefit of being very short, which means you can reach the satisfaction of having read a whole book in German somewhat quicker. As for wanderlust, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. You can't know what you really want to do in life before you try it. Wanderlust helps you sift out the "nice to think about" from the "nice to do". Just don't kid yourself when you are actually using wanderlust as a vehicle for procrastination! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| PeterMollenburg Senior Member AustraliaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5266 days ago 821 posts - 1273 votes Speaks: English* Studies: FrenchB1 | Message 40 of 73 12 January 2015 at 2:01am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Thanks for the reply Rem...
Your wanderlust time seems to be a good method to abate your temptations and keep your regular study going. What works for you works for you. As for g-bod's commments on wanderlust I actually couldn't agree more. I just thought I'd share with you my experience after years of wanderlust issues. Perhaps some of us just need this like g- bod says to sift through our interests. How can I tell someone else not to experience wanderlust when I did! ;) (and still do at times). Anyway keep up the good work Rem! I have all the Harry Potter books in French as well as digital copies and audio for all the books that had audio available. Aside from having a STACK of work (ie courses) to get through I don't really like fiction much and have for the most part when i've found sth to read, read non-fiction. Fiction to me is escapism and a waste of time when the real world has so many wonders to offfer. Sorry I know that will almost offend some ppl but it's just my take as to why i prefer non-fiction. However I can only hope i'm pleasantly suprised by the Harry Potter series if I ever get to actually picking it up :) PM 1 person has voted this message useful |
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