11-06-2013, 06:38 PM
Stage 1, Day 11
I had a relatively full day at the co-op today; I knocked away a pretty big work load in a few hours; it was a very focused few hours.
Did more Anki slides and got vaccinated for influenza; I have a big project to organise an employee dinner night that will be taking place 4 weeks from now.
(@Fonzy: I've been learning languages for a while, but my desire to learn more has increased, and my willingness to try out new methods has increased, especially writing down whatever comes to mind in that language before going to bed, using the words and the grammar that I know to express myself)
On the topic, I took out three DVDs based in the Italian language; NOTE: don't use this method to begin learning languages; I'm very far along.
I learned that writing is great to begin integrating languages, ESPECIALLY BEFORE BED to consolidate overnight; I had spent a couple of months learning the top 950 most frequently used words in the Korean language and studied them on Anki; it was no use to me since I didn't build a net, where I could jump from one expression to another, learning interjections or propositions. They will probably pop up in my conversations when I start learning them.
I considered commiting to a year-long journey to pick up where I left off with Korean; November 18, 2013 would be the starting point. Why? Exactly one year before that date, I asked a friend if spending one year with some rigour would prove useful. They said yes.
As a note, I think maturity is the ability to think in time commitments of 6 months or 1 year (or more). Funny since I had already made such commitments, such as the study of three books: The Law of Success in 16 lessons by Napoleon Hill, A Course in Miracles, and The Science of Getting Rich (gotta reread)
This following program, which I purchased 9 months ago, has been studied for 3 weeks in early 2013. I will commit to going through the 24 weeks (roughly 5-6 months) if I do decide to start the year long commitment. Thoughts?
http://www.flrmethod.com/fluent/korean-l...e-courses/
This commitment would mean that I'd be studying these languages:
i) Italian : progressing to "advanced" very quickly, but which SOME gaping beginner mistakes. I can learn through reading and watching films or listening to radio;
ii) Spanish: past the initial "Beginner" phase where I am studying 'Intermidiate I' in LingQ (a cool language learning website) because it's a great way to learn tons of new words instead of the very basics. I may be studying this course in university next semester; Learning is light at this time of the year.
iii) Korean: "False beginner"; I've been on and off; though I know several words, I can't form full sentences nor hold a conversation, but I have lots of exposure to the language; Intermediate I (like Spanish) is overwhelming because it has no similarily to roman languages.
Thoughts?
Too much commitment can overwhelm me and I frankly think 2 languages is more than enough. For Italian, I'm learning a lot though I don't know where I'll be "satisfied" with my knowledge.
I went to the gym today and people were getting out of my way much more. I was a little taken a back by this; I did what I could to take it as it comes.
I had a relatively full day at the co-op today; I knocked away a pretty big work load in a few hours; it was a very focused few hours.
Did more Anki slides and got vaccinated for influenza; I have a big project to organise an employee dinner night that will be taking place 4 weeks from now.
(@Fonzy: I've been learning languages for a while, but my desire to learn more has increased, and my willingness to try out new methods has increased, especially writing down whatever comes to mind in that language before going to bed, using the words and the grammar that I know to express myself)
On the topic, I took out three DVDs based in the Italian language; NOTE: don't use this method to begin learning languages; I'm very far along.
I learned that writing is great to begin integrating languages, ESPECIALLY BEFORE BED to consolidate overnight; I had spent a couple of months learning the top 950 most frequently used words in the Korean language and studied them on Anki; it was no use to me since I didn't build a net, where I could jump from one expression to another, learning interjections or propositions. They will probably pop up in my conversations when I start learning them.
I considered commiting to a year-long journey to pick up where I left off with Korean; November 18, 2013 would be the starting point. Why? Exactly one year before that date, I asked a friend if spending one year with some rigour would prove useful. They said yes.
As a note, I think maturity is the ability to think in time commitments of 6 months or 1 year (or more). Funny since I had already made such commitments, such as the study of three books: The Law of Success in 16 lessons by Napoleon Hill, A Course in Miracles, and The Science of Getting Rich (gotta reread)
This following program, which I purchased 9 months ago, has been studied for 3 weeks in early 2013. I will commit to going through the 24 weeks (roughly 5-6 months) if I do decide to start the year long commitment. Thoughts?
http://www.flrmethod.com/fluent/korean-l...e-courses/
This commitment would mean that I'd be studying these languages:
i) Italian : progressing to "advanced" very quickly, but which SOME gaping beginner mistakes. I can learn through reading and watching films or listening to radio;
ii) Spanish: past the initial "Beginner" phase where I am studying 'Intermidiate I' in LingQ (a cool language learning website) because it's a great way to learn tons of new words instead of the very basics. I may be studying this course in university next semester; Learning is light at this time of the year.
iii) Korean: "False beginner"; I've been on and off; though I know several words, I can't form full sentences nor hold a conversation, but I have lots of exposure to the language; Intermediate I (like Spanish) is overwhelming because it has no similarily to roman languages.
Thoughts?
Too much commitment can overwhelm me and I frankly think 2 languages is more than enough. For Italian, I'm learning a lot though I don't know where I'll be "satisfied" with my knowledge.
I went to the gym today and people were getting out of my way much more. I was a little taken a back by this; I did what I could to take it as it comes.
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