Super Challenge registration thread (18/19)

Ongoing language-learning challenges, and team challenge logs (but not individual logs)
kulaputra
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Re: Registration

Postby kulaputra » Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:08 am

Two languages:

Language: Spanish
Challenge: Full
Current level: I was at one point definitely at least C1 but I've regressed/gotten rusty over the last year or two. Probably a B2 right now in production, but still a C1 in comprehension
Comments, links: https://twitter.com/kulaputra108

Language: French
Challenge: Full
Current level: A1 in production, but probably at least B1 in comprehension due to Spanish knowledge
Comments, links: https://twitter.com/kulaputra108
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zenmonkey
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Location: California, Germany and France
Languages: Spanish, English, French trilingual - German (B2/C1) on/off study: Persian, Hebrew, Tibetan, Setswana.
Some knowledge of Italian, Portuguese, Ladino, Yiddish ...
Want to tackle Tzotzil, Nahuatl
Language Log: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=859
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Re: Registration

Postby zenmonkey » Sun Jun 10, 2018 10:30 am

Language: German
Challenge:half
Current level: B2
Comments, links: Keeping it to half as I'm working on other languages too.

Language: Tibetan
Challenge:half
Current level: A1
Comments, links: Material will be a challenge (and my reading is amazingly slow...) but this should significantly help.

Language: Hebrew
Challenge:half
Current level: A1
Comments, links: Why am I doing this to myself? :D
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Sgt Schultz
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Posts: 109
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:51 pm
Location: US
Languages: English (N)
Main focus: Spanish (B2)
For Fun: French(A0)
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Re: Registration

Postby Sgt Schultz » Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:26 pm

Language: Spanish
Challenge: Full
Current level: B1.4 (last Cervantes placement test score)
Comments, links:
My goal is to finish with at least a solid B2 or better in all skills by the end.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/soybryanpeabody
Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... =15&t=3797
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Nyrag
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Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires
Languages: Active: Spanish
Good enough: Russian (N), English (C1)
On hold: French (B2), German (Intermediate), Mandarin (beginner)
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby Nyrag » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:03 am

Language: French
Challenge: Full
Current level: DELF B2, although now I am a little bit rusty.
Comments, links: I want to push my French to a solid C1 level.
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kulaputra
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby kulaputra » Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:46 pm

Soooo what's the policy on registering for languages which we are somewhat native in but:

1. Are illiterate in AND
2. Can't speak the higher registers nor slang because we didn't grow up in an environment where that language is spoken broadly but rather learned from our parents

Could I register for a heritage language fitting the criteria above (with the goal of learning to read/write and expanding my comprehension)?
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Iha śāriputra: rūpaṃ śūnyatā śūnyataiva rūpaṃ; rūpān na pṛthak śūnyatā śunyatāyā na pṛthag rūpaṃ; yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā; ya śūnyatā tad rūpaṃ.

--Heart Sutra

Please correct any of my non-native languages, if needed!

monitablanca
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Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:00 pm
Languages: English (N), Spanish (Intermediate), French (Beginner)
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby monitablanca » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:05 pm

Language: Spanish, French
Challenge: half Spanish, half French
Current level: Spanish B2, French A2
Comments, links: I love watching films and reading YA fiction, graphic novels, but will try to up my game in Spanish language lit.
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ihy805
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:52 pm
Languages: Mandarin (N), English (C1), German (B1), Korean (A1-A2), Italian (beginner)
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Re: Registration

Postby ihy805 » Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:54 am

Already two months late, but better late than never!

Language: English
Challenge: full
Current level: C1
Comments, links: For pleasure but would also be nice to see some improvements in English.

Language: German
Challenge: full
Current level: B1
Comments, links: Aiming to overpass B2 by the end of the challenge. I don't use Twitter anymore so will soon start a log to document my progress.
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trui
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Posts: 111
Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2017 5:54 pm
Languages: Native: English
Good enough: Dutch
Not there yet: German
Just starting: French
We'll see?: Russian
Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 3&start=10
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby trui » Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:41 am

Language: Dutch
Challenge: double
Current level: B2 passive
Comments, links: Double Dutch! Where's my jump ropes? Been slacking on my Dutch lately so hopefully this helps. Starting a lot earlier than I did last time, so maybe I'll stand a chance now! :D

Plus I'll be in the Netherlands for a year so hopefully that helps a bit ;)
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rheadaholyc
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Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:31 am
Languages: English (N), Japanese (Beginner)
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby rheadaholyc » Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:56 am

Language: Japanese
Challenge: full
Current level: beginner
Comments: just trying to improve my vocabulary, because that's always a problem :lol:
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Asarena
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Languages: English (N), Korean (Intermediate), Russian (Beginner)
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Re: Super Challenge registration thread

Postby Asarena » Wed Jul 11, 2018 4:55 pm

Language: Korean
Challenge: Full
Current level: Beginner
Comments: The watching part shouldn't be too difficult with the amount of Korean shows I watch, but I think the reading part will be a lot more difficult for me. I definitely want to try reading some Naver webtoons, although each episode is usually just one long vertical page, so I'll have to think of how many manga pages each one would be equivalent to. I also want to try reading some more children's books, which I just started reading recently.
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