Re: Stefan's log [DE] [DK]
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 12:23 pm
I went through the attic this weekend and found my old folders with Spanish notes from eight and ninth grade. I couldn't find any textbooks but the printed papers were neatly organised. Somewhat surprisingly there wasn't much grammar, only page after page (15 chapters) of vocabulary. I also found all my Spanish tests which was a painful decline.
For grammar, I found a list of subject pronouns (yo, tú, etc.), a table with un/una/el/la/los/las, a sentence about using de to show ownership and three tables on -ar/-er/-ir verbs such as estudiar, subir and leer. The final page ended with present tense conjugation of ir, tener, ser and estar.
My final exam (159 points):
# Translate 20 Swedish words into Spanish.
# Write the right verb conjugation in 20 printed sentences.
# Do the same thing with ser or estar in 12 sentences.
# Write 10 sentences telling the time, based on images of clocks.
# Translate 15 Swedish sentences into Spanish.
In hindsight, I'm surprised by how brief and simple the course was. It certainly didn't feel like it back then.
I've had my eyes on Dicendi's FSI course for a long time because I really appreciate the effort of creating a modern version of FSI. Finding my old Spanish notes resurrected this urge but I'm not a fan of spoken Spanish and I don't have any plans on revisiting Spain soon so it doesn't make much sense to learn the language at this time.
For grammar, I found a list of subject pronouns (yo, tú, etc.), a table with un/una/el/la/los/las, a sentence about using de to show ownership and three tables on -ar/-er/-ir verbs such as estudiar, subir and leer. The final page ended with present tense conjugation of ir, tener, ser and estar.
My final exam (159 points):
# Translate 20 Swedish words into Spanish.
# Write the right verb conjugation in 20 printed sentences.
# Do the same thing with ser or estar in 12 sentences.
# Write 10 sentences telling the time, based on images of clocks.
# Translate 15 Swedish sentences into Spanish.
In hindsight, I'm surprised by how brief and simple the course was. It certainly didn't feel like it back then.
I've had my eyes on Dicendi's FSI course for a long time because I really appreciate the effort of creating a modern version of FSI. Finding my old Spanish notes resurrected this urge but I'm not a fan of spoken Spanish and I don't have any plans on revisiting Spain soon so it doesn't make much sense to learn the language at this time.