Category Archives: Language Journal

Returning from a hiatus

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Josh

The past 3 or 4 weeks have been hectic for me, with “real life” (that is, not language stuff, alas) throwing some curve balls at me. I’d love to say that I’ve diligently carried on with my language learning endeavors, … 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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First Steps with Dutch

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Josh

I’ve been working with Assimil’s Dutch with Ease course the past week and a half or so, and I’m now up to lesson 21. I’ve usually been able to do a few lessons each day instead of the recommended 1 … Continue reading →

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Spreading Myself Too Thin

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Josh

I wrote previously about a month ago about taking up Spanish on top of the other three languages that I’m studying, German, Russian, and French. While it started out well, as soon as other life responsibilities fell into my lap … Continue reading →

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Language Juggling

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Josh

I must admit defeat – but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting. I have stuck to my New Year intentions, and have been doing a bit with each of “my” languages each day. I failed, however, in … Continue reading →

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Language Geek New Year Intentions

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Josh

I know, I know – you expected to see “resolutions” in the title. I decided to copy Geoff’s lead, by using intentions rather than resolutions. Every New Year resolution I’ve ever made, I’ve failed miserably at; and as Einstein said, … Continue reading →

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More “Traditional” Language Learning Methods

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Josh

As of late, I’ve found myself gravitating increasingly towards more “traditional” language learning methods – studying grammar tables, copying out texts by hand and annotating my copies, learning words by writing them (using Iversen’s word list method). That’s not to … Continue reading →

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A Few Things

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Josh

A few things that I’d like to update about: German at college I dropped the German class at college which I posted about previously. The professor finally added the textbook he wants to use at the online bookstore, and he … Continue reading →

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Language Learning Update: French and German

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Josh

I’ve not posted lately, so I figured I’d write a short entry to document where I’m at learning wise: French I’m now on lesson 88 of Assimil’s New French with Ease. If you remember my last post about this, it’s … Continue reading →

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More Exposure, Less Study?

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Josh

I’m been thinking about exposure to language versus studying language, and I’m curious as to how you all balance it out. In reflecting, I realize that I’ve a tendency to use the vast majority of my language time on studying … Continue reading →

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