Category Archives: Language Journal

Finally, A German Course At My University

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Josh

I received an newsletter today from the university I attend, and they’re (finally!) offering a German course. It’s offered this fall, and I’ve gone ahead and signed up for it. It’s just an “elementary” German course, so I’m not really … Continue reading →

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Back Into the Groove

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Josh

I’ve not updated this blog for a while now, but I suppose I at least had good reason: it was the end of the semester at school, and for a while, I didn’t have time to study any new language … Continue reading →

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Another Attempt with Word Lists

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Josh

I’ve written in the past about my attempt at using word lists, and if you’ve kept up with those posts, after reading this one, you’ll probably think I suffer from split personality syndrome. But, I can at least say I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in All Entries, German, Language Journal, Language Learning, Learning Methods, Vocabulary | 9 Comments

Assimil French with Ease Progress

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Josh

I’m now up to lesson 56 in Assimil’s French with Ease, and, having done about a week’s worth of the “active wave”, I wanted to comment on it. As I’ve mentioned before, Assimil’s approach consists of a passive wave and … Continue reading →

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Throttling Russian

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Josh

I’ve recently throttled back on studying Russian, largely because I feel that I just don’t have enough time to continue enlarging my German vocabulary, learn the basics of French with my Assimil course, and learn the basics of Russian. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Words In Context Vs. Word Lists, Part 2

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Josh

I wrote previously about word lists vs. words in context, and said that I thought for a lot of words, context just wasn’t needed much. This is especially true of concrete nouns. A bakery is a bakery, whether you say … Continue reading →

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A couple of charming German words

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Josh

I sat down a few minutes ago and flipped through a few pages of Using German Vocabulary, not really looking for anything in particular – just enjoying seeing new words, really. I landed in a section on the animal word. … Continue reading →

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“Oh, do you speak [X]?”

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Josh

A little over a week ago, I went into the university library to pick up the copy of Using German Vocabulary that was waiting for me. As I work at the library as a reference assistant, the lady at the … Continue reading →

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What am I doing, language-wise?

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Josh

I’ve not posted about how my language learning is going for a while now, so here’s the obligatory update. My German is going extremely well. It’s mostly just an activity of vocabulary acquisition at this point. I’m familiar with all … Continue reading →

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A Russian language update

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Josh

No, I’ve not been resting on my laurels! I’ve been chipping away at my Russian, and truly, I think chipping is the right word. I never make huge leaps with Russian, and I’d be lying if I said the beginning … Continue reading →

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