Radioclare's 2019 log (Croatian/Russian)
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:20 pm
New year, new log. It would be nice if there was a new me as well, but that's a bit harder to arrange
My goals for this year are:
1. Read 10 novels in German. This is coincidentally the number of German novels I have in my to-read pile after Christmas. And it should be enough to stop my German becoming too rusty.
2. Read 6,510 pages in Croatian. If I can achieve it, this would be enough for me to finish the current Super Challenge with a double challenge in reading. I'm not sure whether this quantity is actually achievable, as it would mean reading approximately 1.5 novels in Croatian every month, but we will see!
3. Watch 11,871 minutes of Croatian TV. This is the magic number that would bring me to a double challenge in the films part of the Super Challenge too. My first thought was that this number was definitely not achievable. But, when I did the calculations, I found it worked out as 3.8 hours per week which is roughly five 45-minute TV episodes. The series I'm currently watching broadcasts five episodes per week, so suddenly this doesn't feel too unrealistic.
4. Spend at least 30 minutes per day every day learning Russian as part of the 365-day challenge. This is the big one for me: either I make some significant progress with Russian this year, or I give up. I been half-heartedly claiming to learn this language for ages now and if I can't do better this year than I have for the previous two, I think it's time for me to accept that either a) It's just too hard for me or b) I don't have enough motivation to succeed. I don't know yet, but 2019 might just be the year I end up actually going to Russia and even if I don't, I am definitely going to Ukraine for a couple of days in May. If that isn't sufficient motivation, I don't know what is
Otherwise, I have a general goal of wanting to improve my Croatian, but that's not really quantifiable and, realistically, I am likely to spend more time on Russian at least over the next few months. The most useful things I could do in Croatian would be attempting an Output Challenge and/or working through some of the more advanced Croatian grammar books that I have. However, unfortunately there is only so much free time in the day, and so I don't think I can commit to doing either of these things seriously at the moment.
As I mentioned at the end of my 2018 log, 2019 may also involve a bit of Bulgarian if I plan a trip to Bulgaria over the summer. I did get some Bulgarian resources for Christmas I also got some novels in Slovene, which is my next big temptation. There will definitely be some serious learning of Slovene at some point, but probably not until 2020.
Good luck to everyone with your goals for 2019
My goals for this year are:
1. Read 10 novels in German. This is coincidentally the number of German novels I have in my to-read pile after Christmas. And it should be enough to stop my German becoming too rusty.
2. Read 6,510 pages in Croatian. If I can achieve it, this would be enough for me to finish the current Super Challenge with a double challenge in reading. I'm not sure whether this quantity is actually achievable, as it would mean reading approximately 1.5 novels in Croatian every month, but we will see!
3. Watch 11,871 minutes of Croatian TV. This is the magic number that would bring me to a double challenge in the films part of the Super Challenge too. My first thought was that this number was definitely not achievable. But, when I did the calculations, I found it worked out as 3.8 hours per week which is roughly five 45-minute TV episodes. The series I'm currently watching broadcasts five episodes per week, so suddenly this doesn't feel too unrealistic.
4. Spend at least 30 minutes per day every day learning Russian as part of the 365-day challenge. This is the big one for me: either I make some significant progress with Russian this year, or I give up. I been half-heartedly claiming to learn this language for ages now and if I can't do better this year than I have for the previous two, I think it's time for me to accept that either a) It's just too hard for me or b) I don't have enough motivation to succeed. I don't know yet, but 2019 might just be the year I end up actually going to Russia and even if I don't, I am definitely going to Ukraine for a couple of days in May. If that isn't sufficient motivation, I don't know what is
Otherwise, I have a general goal of wanting to improve my Croatian, but that's not really quantifiable and, realistically, I am likely to spend more time on Russian at least over the next few months. The most useful things I could do in Croatian would be attempting an Output Challenge and/or working through some of the more advanced Croatian grammar books that I have. However, unfortunately there is only so much free time in the day, and so I don't think I can commit to doing either of these things seriously at the moment.
As I mentioned at the end of my 2018 log, 2019 may also involve a bit of Bulgarian if I plan a trip to Bulgaria over the summer. I did get some Bulgarian resources for Christmas I also got some novels in Slovene, which is my next big temptation. There will definitely be some serious learning of Slovene at some point, but probably not until 2020.
Good luck to everyone with your goals for 2019