Re: Mista's new perpetual log (interludium: Old English and various reading)
Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:12 pm
So, I have more or less kept to the plan I posted two weeks ago:
- finished a number of books I started on in the course of the year, some quite recently and some as early as in January, and even one last year, I think. 2 in Icelandic, one in Swedish, one in Italian and two in German. I'm now back to reading Quo Vadis.
- a few visits to the cinema, as mentioned in the previous post
- one chapter a day of TY Complete Old English.
As the new year is approaching and I'll be starting on the 366-day challenge, I want to make sure I have a plan for what I'll be doing, so that's what I'm going to figure out right now (although I have been thinking about it for a while). Generally speaking, I want to spend this time on more concentrated study, although I will allow myself to do reading, listening, or app learning (i.e. the activities i normally find easiest to do) in special circumstances when other activities will be difficult, like if I'm traveling, or only have time to study on the subway.
French
One thing I really want to do more of this year is writing, and as I'll be doing a literature course at the university, I will have something to write about. I want to sit down and write something about literature in French at least 2-3 times a week. I won't be counting reading, but I will count vocabulary work and more intensive reading sessions. I also want to check out the "une dictée par jour" site to see if it's useful for me, and the WorkAudioBook that I also picked up here in the forum somewhere. In addition to that, I want to do some grammar work (Grammaire progressive). The testing of new resources is something I want to do during the two first weeks of the year, before the academic year starts up again.
Generic challenge
I've registered for 4 languages - Russian, Northern Sami, Icelandic and Arabic, and I want to try to do a week of each language, in the order I've put them here.
- Russian: Colloquial Russian 2, which I got from the library, until I finish it or have to return it. Weekend break with Duolingo one day per week. Kindle reading or Harry Potter in special circumstances.
- Sami: Davvin 2, where I will skip the exercises because they are driving me crazy. Wikipedia reading as weekend activity. uTalk app for special circumstances.
- Icelandic: intensive reading with Broðir minn Ljónshjarta and Islex. Reading without dictionary, or listening, as alternative activities.
- Arabic: Mastering Arabic 1. Duolingo as weekend activity. Mondly and/or Drops in special circumstances.
- finished a number of books I started on in the course of the year, some quite recently and some as early as in January, and even one last year, I think. 2 in Icelandic, one in Swedish, one in Italian and two in German. I'm now back to reading Quo Vadis.
- a few visits to the cinema, as mentioned in the previous post
- one chapter a day of TY Complete Old English.
As the new year is approaching and I'll be starting on the 366-day challenge, I want to make sure I have a plan for what I'll be doing, so that's what I'm going to figure out right now (although I have been thinking about it for a while). Generally speaking, I want to spend this time on more concentrated study, although I will allow myself to do reading, listening, or app learning (i.e. the activities i normally find easiest to do) in special circumstances when other activities will be difficult, like if I'm traveling, or only have time to study on the subway.
French
One thing I really want to do more of this year is writing, and as I'll be doing a literature course at the university, I will have something to write about. I want to sit down and write something about literature in French at least 2-3 times a week. I won't be counting reading, but I will count vocabulary work and more intensive reading sessions. I also want to check out the "une dictée par jour" site to see if it's useful for me, and the WorkAudioBook that I also picked up here in the forum somewhere. In addition to that, I want to do some grammar work (Grammaire progressive). The testing of new resources is something I want to do during the two first weeks of the year, before the academic year starts up again.
Generic challenge
I've registered for 4 languages - Russian, Northern Sami, Icelandic and Arabic, and I want to try to do a week of each language, in the order I've put them here.
- Russian: Colloquial Russian 2, which I got from the library, until I finish it or have to return it. Weekend break with Duolingo one day per week. Kindle reading or Harry Potter in special circumstances.
- Sami: Davvin 2, where I will skip the exercises because they are driving me crazy. Wikipedia reading as weekend activity. uTalk app for special circumstances.
- Icelandic: intensive reading with Broðir minn Ljónshjarta and Islex. Reading without dictionary, or listening, as alternative activities.
- Arabic: Mastering Arabic 1. Duolingo as weekend activity. Mondly and/or Drops in special circumstances.