Bex 2020 log: Back to basics [ES]

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Bex
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Re: Bex 2020 log: Back to basics [ES]

Postby Bex » Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:38 am

Looks like I'm out of the SC... I've literally done no reading or listening whatsoever!!

I have now passed 2 out of my 3 work based exams planned for 2020 and I'm hoping take the 3rd before Christmas kicks in.

What's interesting with my Spanish this year.....
1. Despite not studying in anyway...it hasn't become noticeably worse.
2. I think that my Spanish might actually be better when I speak.

I think this may be due to me just using what I've got, not trying to use new constructions all the time and just relaxing over the whole process.

Maybe a break was exactly what I needed.

Since my basics are pretty good I can understand the gist of a lot of TV & written Spanish, especially if I know the context, so now I'm just considering how to improve my Spanish in 2021, without going back to the intensity and pressure I created in 2019.
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B1: 91 / 100
B2: 53 / 100

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Bex
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Re: Bex 2020 log: Back to basics [ES]

Postby Bex » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:06 am

Plan ATM...to be tweaked as required.

I'm going to focus on enjoying the process and not focus on the goal.

- No target's
- No pressure
- If I'm not enjoying = change or quit.
- Focus on enjoyment, not progress or usefulness.
- Definitely don't do random stuff because I read it worked for someone else!

With the above in mind I'm going to start with...
- listen to podcasts
- watch YouTube
- read news
- anything I'm drawn to
I'm not going to save any vocabulary but I will look up words or grammar points if I feel the need to.

The idea is just to consume as much as possible, if it's not enjoyable I'll switch to something else.

I am going to focus on finding enjoyable content first and hope this leads to me upping my time spent with the Spanish Language itself.

I'm not going to set target's like '100 hours" or "1 hour every day" because I'm lucky enough to be living in my target language country and so I spend some time with the language everyday without even trying, what with advertising, shopping etc.

I used to enjoy spending my time just listening to Spanish but then I started focusing on making it more productive by adding in studying, grammar and targets, which led to me avoiding the language altogether because it felt like work!

My 2021 focus is to try and get the love back ❤️
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A1: 100 / 100
A2: 100 / 100
B1: 91 / 100
B2: 53 / 100


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