11/02/2021:
Up to page 65 of Colloquial Dutch 1
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12/02/2021:
Colloquial Dutch 1 up to page 70
Michel Thomas Dutch completed up to the end of CD 5
Colloquial Dutch 1 up to page 70
Michel Thomas Dutch completed up to the end of CD 5
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16/02/2021:
Had to take some time off as I was nearing burnout - high volumes of work besides language learning combined with some (unpleasant) dental procedures takes its toll.
Used my time to revise the perfect tense of Dutch verbs, as I feel the last time I covered these in Colloquial Dutch I moved on far too quickly to have properly grasped the important bits (regular vs irregular, hebben vs zijn).
Will be back on track tomorrow.
Had to take some time off as I was nearing burnout - high volumes of work besides language learning combined with some (unpleasant) dental procedures takes its toll.
Used my time to revise the perfect tense of Dutch verbs, as I feel the last time I covered these in Colloquial Dutch I moved on far too quickly to have properly grasped the important bits (regular vs irregular, hebben vs zijn).
Will be back on track tomorrow.
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Been really, really busy recently, so a summation of all of my work since my last entry:
Colloquial Dutch 1 completed up to page 100
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch finished up to the end of CD7
Started redoing passive lessons for Assimil Dutch with Ease - completed lesson 15
I'm very torn between entering for the CNaVT A2 exam. On one hand, I believe I could prepare myself in time, and despite the pandemic I have been able to locate an examiner. But on the other hand I suffer pretty badly from imposter syndrome and self doubt, and often am bad at judging how valid such feelings are
Colloquial Dutch 1 completed up to page 100
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch finished up to the end of CD7
Started redoing passive lessons for Assimil Dutch with Ease - completed lesson 15
I'm very torn between entering for the CNaVT A2 exam. On one hand, I believe I could prepare myself in time, and despite the pandemic I have been able to locate an examiner. But on the other hand I suffer pretty badly from imposter syndrome and self doubt, and often am bad at judging how valid such feelings are
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Re: Dutch and Swedish log
Ug_Caveman wrote:I'm very torn between entering for the CNaVT A2 exam. On one hand, I believe I could prepare myself in time, and despite the pandemic I have been able to locate an examiner. But on the other hand I suffer pretty badly from imposter syndrome and self doubt, and often am bad at judging how valid such feelings are
Just do it!
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You're not a C1 (or B1 or whatever) if you haven't tested.
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My reading life.
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27/02/2021:
Colloquial Dutch 1 completed up to page 117
Michel Thomas Foundation course completed (second run-through to commence tomorrow)
Assimil Dutch with Ease lesson 16 (passive completed)
Decided I'm going to enter the A2 exam - I've got more than enough time to get up to scratch. I'm probably about 50% of the way there content wise, and I've got a real chance to step up my studying over the next few weeks, which I would be foolish not to try.
Preparation goals:
Complete Colloquial Dutch 1
Complete a second run-through of MT Foundation Dutch
Complete Assimil Dutch with Ease (again)
As much reading as possible (I've got lots of reading material so not much of a problem)
Stretch:
Complete Colloquial Dutch 2
Complete two run-throughs of MT Advanced Dutch
Colloquial Dutch 1 completed up to page 117
Michel Thomas Foundation course completed (second run-through to commence tomorrow)
Assimil Dutch with Ease lesson 16 (passive completed)
Decided I'm going to enter the A2 exam - I've got more than enough time to get up to scratch. I'm probably about 50% of the way there content wise, and I've got a real chance to step up my studying over the next few weeks, which I would be foolish not to try.
Preparation goals:
Complete Colloquial Dutch 1
Complete a second run-through of MT Foundation Dutch
Complete Assimil Dutch with Ease (again)
As much reading as possible (I've got lots of reading material so not much of a problem)
Stretch:
Complete Colloquial Dutch 2
Complete two run-throughs of MT Advanced Dutch
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Up to page 125 in Colloquial Dutch 1 - officially past the halfway point
Want to keep up with a pace of 10 pages a day when I'm not working (usually done in two goes of 5) and 5 pages a day when I am working
Tempted just to use Assimil for passive listening practise at the moment as adding active work on top might burn me out pretty fast
Want to keep up with a pace of 10 pages a day when I'm not working (usually done in two goes of 5) and 5 pages a day when I am working
Tempted just to use Assimil for passive listening practise at the moment as adding active work on top might burn me out pretty fast
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02/03/2021:
Completed Assimil lessons 18 and 19 (passive)
Completed Michel Thomas Foundation CD-1 for second run through
Entered the CNaVT A2 exam, now it's a matter of doing as much prep as possible. (Was pleasantly surprised to find out candidates were allowed a dictionary for everything except the speaking part.)
Plan is to finish Colloquial Dutch 1 and two run throughs of each MT course. Will try to complete as much of Assimil as possible too and still use my reader collection regularly.
Completed Assimil lessons 18 and 19 (passive)
Completed Michel Thomas Foundation CD-1 for second run through
Entered the CNaVT A2 exam, now it's a matter of doing as much prep as possible. (Was pleasantly surprised to find out candidates were allowed a dictionary for everything except the speaking part.)
Plan is to finish Colloquial Dutch 1 and two run throughs of each MT course. Will try to complete as much of Assimil as possible too and still use my reader collection regularly.
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03/03/2021:
Colloquial Dutch up to page 142 (Chapter 10)
Assimil Dutch with Ease up to lesson 20 (passive)
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch to end of CD 2 (second run through)
Going by the earliest case scenario, I've got 8 weeks to prepare for the exam. Plan is to keep going with Colloquial and MT as normal.
Plan for Assimil is to complete active waves for 14-20, then work in a system of three lessons per day (passive) for a total of 18 lessons, before doing the active waves for those lessons (review lessons every seven days not counted here).
Reading using graded readers is done whenever I have some free time, minimum one story before bed.
Colloquial Dutch up to page 142 (Chapter 10)
Assimil Dutch with Ease up to lesson 20 (passive)
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch to end of CD 2 (second run through)
Going by the earliest case scenario, I've got 8 weeks to prepare for the exam. Plan is to keep going with Colloquial and MT as normal.
Plan for Assimil is to complete active waves for 14-20, then work in a system of three lessons per day (passive) for a total of 18 lessons, before doing the active waves for those lessons (review lessons every seven days not counted here).
Reading using graded readers is done whenever I have some free time, minimum one story before bed.
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04/03/2021:
Colloquial Dutch up to page 150
Assimil Dutch with ease lessons 15, 16 and 17 active wave
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch CD 3 (second run through) completed [made some small errors but that was more due to lack of concentration]
If I keep current pace up, should be finished with Colloquial Dutch 1 by mid-March. Debating whether or not I should move onto Colloquial Dutch 2 or do a similar levelled course like Hugo after.
Colloquial Dutch up to page 150
Assimil Dutch with ease lessons 15, 16 and 17 active wave
Michel Thomas Foundation Dutch CD 3 (second run through) completed [made some small errors but that was more due to lack of concentration]
If I keep current pace up, should be finished with Colloquial Dutch 1 by mid-March. Debating whether or not I should move onto Colloquial Dutch 2 or do a similar levelled course like Hugo after.
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