I had a log on the old forum, but that forum went down a while back and I kind of just let my log fall to the wayside. Anyways, I've been visiting this new forum for some time now, and since I started a new adventure—FSI French—I decided that it's time for me to start a new log. This log will mainly be a way for me to keep track of some of my progress with french, and maybe in the future I'll explore some Russian.
What I've done so far?
- Assimil French with ease
Pimsleur French 1-5
Michel thomas French Foundation
French in action (all the videos and some of the exercises here and there)
Hugo's French in 3 months (probably about 70% of it)
Practice makes perfect complete french grammar (50%)
A lot of graded readers and other native media
What my current language schedule is like?
- Some grammar (I need to be more systematic with this)
30 minutes of FSI
I listen and then read a podcast from http://www.podclub.ch/fr/emissions/l-avis-de-marie-f I'm on episode 70
I watch an anime episode dubbed in French (dubbed shows seem more around my level)
I watch an anime subbed in French (I like acquiring vocabulary from shows subbed in french because the dialogue in shows feel more natural than what I find in books)
I also mess around with lingvist half heartedly (I'm at like 2,400 words on that site)
I also write frequently in French to a French friend, but that's the only time I really use an active skill, so I need to work more on that. Also, let it be known that I don't think FSI is nearly as boring as its reputation makes it out to be, at least not yet—I'm only on unit 3. I'll try to update this log weekly.
Other things about me:
- I play guitar and get a lot of song ideas, but then I get frustrated because I can't sign the melodies that are in my head.
I need to find a job, but my anxiety and depression is wreaking havoc with me right now, so who knows what will happen.
I like tacos a lot.