Learning BSL, French and Spanish

[tomgosse]

Aujourd'-hui1 je vais mes parents avec la fille et mon fiancee = occupee?

Un peu sur moi- je suis britannique, j'habite au sud-est. je suis petite et mince jai2 trente ans.

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[Teango]

Good luck with your goals in French and BSL this year, Jenny! I'm currently studying French myself this year, so I look forward to following your progress. I also enjoyed studying a bit of BSL back in 2010/11 with my trusty "Communication Link: A Dictionary of Signs" and access to Lee Marshall's excellent signing videos for contemporary popular songs. There used to be hundreds of his BSL videos online, but sadly the powers that be keep taking his and other signers' videos down due to copyright issues - a real shame!

[jennybenny25]

thanks guys tom thankyou for the corrections still working out where all those ' go

Look forward to following your log too!

Added a bar finally - will add more later

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[jennybenny25]

So today I again attempted to write in french on the new post Cette Semaine en Français and know its my weakest area and feel silly as needed to use a dictionary for some words and then reading the posts I felt stupid as needed to translate the page :S

I have a long way to go in french i think but will keep at it and hopefully in a few months will be better at it and feel more confident as keep doubting myself on simple words

BSL going well though find it much easier

Slow day and hopefully a better day tomorrow!

[tomgosse]

So today I again attempted to write in french on the new post Cette Semaine en Français and know its my weakest area and feel silly as needed to use a dictionary for some words and then reading the posts I felt stupid as needed to translate the page :S

I have a long way to go in french i think but will keep at it and hopefully in a few months will be better at it and feel more confident as keep doubting myself on simple words

BSL going well though find it much easier

Slow day and hopefully a better day tomorrow!

Don't feel stupid about using a dictionary. I use it every day, and looking up a word in a dictionary will help you remember it. It's more effective as a learning tool than something like Google Translate (another thing that I have to use). A number of us, like me, are just babies when it comes to writing French.

Hang in there,
Tom

[jennybenny25]

thanks hun - just when reading other posts just felt like everyone is so far advanced (and a few prob are) so made me feel abit out of water feeling but i guess its another learning tool

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[amyhere]

thanks hun - just when reading other posts just felt like everyone is so far advanced (and a few prob are) so made me feel abit out of water feeling but i guess its another learning tool

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Salut ! So I obviously don't know if you were including me in the people that are more advanced, but just remember that we were all beginners at one stage and we remember what it's like and only want to see you improve! I've been learning French continuously for 4 years now, and I can say that as long as you keep going you'll keep improving until one day writing in French will seem more like a relaxing activity than a study activity. It'll happen as long as you keep going and keep moving onto higher level materials when you can (including native material).

Plus, some of us, like me, are going through exactly what you're talking about except in a different language. I definitely feel exactly like you when I try to write in Mandarin!

[Rebecca]

thanks hun - just when reading other posts just felt like everyone is so far advanced (and a few prob are) so made me feel abit out of water feeling but i guess its another learning tool

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I recognise this feeling, but I think there are really people of all levels on this forum. Everyone has been very welcoming too.

[jennybenny25]

Thanks everyone for yesterday- mini panic attack but know will improve and everyone begins somewhere

Today i found a website Lingvist- and 85/150 correct so something is going in spent 24 mins on it and learnt 60 new words..... (some knew already from duolingo) will continue with this site for now- happy found some other study guide as can get bored of same thing.

BSL: look over handout 11 ready for tomorrow.

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[jennybenny25]

Today I reached level 6 on duolingo :s took a while! Also 18% fluent hehe made some spelling mistakes so took longer when strengthening skill but all good revision.

Tuesday had my 1st BSL lesson after xmas break and went well- revision paid off have three weeks to create a first draft of my holiday story to present on camera :S changed mind so many times but will stick with one im using now

Back to work today so yesterday i focused on lesson planning

Need to go on lingvist later if have any energy! x