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Language Log 12/6
Dec. 6th, 2009 12:25 pmSo what have I been up to, lately?
I've enjoyed a light workload for the latter half of last week, though things will kick into high gear starting from when I get my dreaded history paper back (gulp).
But in the meantime, my priorities have shifted a bit. I'm still working on Assimil German, although at a reduced pace, supplementing the lessons with an SRS, German-Flashcards.com. I've been studying Japanese for class, of course, and I've also switched out French for Chinese. Currently I'm working off of Anki and Chinese-Flashcards.com. My weakness in Chinese is not listening comprehension, nor grammar, just plain old vocabulary (as well as idiomatic expressions and the "feel" of how to structure sentences, which seems to have erroded somewhat over time). For French, on the other hand, what I need most is massive listening exposure, as I still can't follow a regular radio program (I get the gist, but not many of the details). In Chinese, on the other hand, I'm just usually buried by unfamiliar vocabulary; plus, I have a suspicion that my mom will flip out on me if she finds out about my linguistic ambitions, UNLESS I am already competent in Chinese. XD
Time to get cracking.
I've enjoyed a light workload for the latter half of last week, though things will kick into high gear starting from when I get my dreaded history paper back (gulp).
But in the meantime, my priorities have shifted a bit. I'm still working on Assimil German, although at a reduced pace, supplementing the lessons with an SRS, German-Flashcards.com. I've been studying Japanese for class, of course, and I've also switched out French for Chinese. Currently I'm working off of Anki and Chinese-Flashcards.com. My weakness in Chinese is not listening comprehension, nor grammar, just plain old vocabulary (as well as idiomatic expressions and the "feel" of how to structure sentences, which seems to have erroded somewhat over time). For French, on the other hand, what I need most is massive listening exposure, as I still can't follow a regular radio program (I get the gist, but not many of the details). In Chinese, on the other hand, I'm just usually buried by unfamiliar vocabulary; plus, I have a suspicion that my mom will flip out on me if she finds out about my linguistic ambitions, UNLESS I am already competent in Chinese. XD
Time to get cracking.
