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Lexiophiles Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 – Vote now

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Josh

Just a reminder that voting for the top 100 language blogs of 2010 opened today, so do head over and vote. Do note, also, that there are a number of categories, not just the “top 100 language blogs.” I would … Continue reading →

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How to use an Assimil course

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Josh

I’m quite fond of Assimil courses, and I use them for French, Spanish, Russian and Dutch. But in one area, they’re very often lacking: instructions. In many of the courses, the instructions amount to: “during the passive wave, just listen … Continue reading →

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Lexiophiles Top 100 Language Blogs 2010

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Josh

Danke to Steve for posting about the Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 competition; I most likely wouldn’t have even noticed it until after it was done, had he not mentioned it. Nominations are open until May 11th, and it looks … Continue reading →

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Language Diary

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Josh

I’ve made another blog for my daily language learning activities. I’ve kept language learning logs in the past in a variety of formats: plain old notebooks, at the HTLAL forums (my internet home away from home), and in a Google … Continue reading →

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Language learning blunders

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Josh

I’ve been thinking about how I’ve approached language learning over the years since I first became interested in it. I’ve made a staggering numbering of mistakes, and thought it would be interesting (at least for me, and potentially for others) … Continue reading →

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How much listening do you do?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Josh

I’m curious as to how much listening others do, specifically, listening to material that you have no transcript for. For a while, I was listening to all sorts of stuff; I used Global Maverick’s guide to organizing foreign language listening … Continue reading →

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A few changes in my routine

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Josh

In getting back to my language learning, I’ve been changing a few things. Perhaps the most drastic step I’ve taken is to stop using my old German deck in Anki, which has around 5000 cards in it. I stopped using … Continue reading →

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Not dead.

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Josh

No, I’ve not died, nor have I fallen off the planet. I’m just in the midst of being defeated by far too many papers at the university. Regular Language Geeking shall resume at some point in the near future.

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What do you put in your SRS?

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Josh

I’ve been reflecting on how I use Anki, my SRS program, and I think I’ve perhaps gone a bit overboard with it. For a long while now, any unknown word that I’ve come across has gone into it – even … Continue reading →

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Language Juggling

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Josh

I’m going to have to change my methods a bit, specifically in how I approach dealing with all of my target languages. For the record, currently I’m studying: German French Russian Spanish Dutch German is still more or less a … Continue reading →

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