my study log: 2024 – week one
This blog’s been dead for a pretty long time, and I’ve not really known what to do with it, even though I’ve not given up on language learning at all. Still, last year was a pretty quiet year – I…
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¡Los miércoles usamos rosa! – Using Mean Girls to learn Spanish
Hi, all! So, this weekend, I watched Mean Girls, the 2004 classic… only, I watched it in Spanish. It’s currently available on UK Netflix and I figured I’d write a little about the film and what I learnt here. Just…
A Great Start to a New Decade: #CleartheList February 2020
Who knows how long January really lasts; for some people, it takes forever and for others, it seems to fly by. For me, it was the latter this year—I’m surprised to be evaluating last month’s progress already! But, here we…
Clear the List: December 2019
Whelp, my October ‘resolutions’ didn’t last long, so I’ve decided to go back to a tried-and-true method of keeping myself on track: Clear the List! November’s been a busy month, so I’m hoping to slow down in December, but I’m…
October Challenge: Improve My Listening!
Autumn’s fully upon us and since it’s so rainy outside here, it’s time to get to studying! I’ve decided to spend every month focusing particularly on one skill out of the four main ones we use for language learning: listening,…
100 Days Left of 2019! 😱
There are only 100 days left in 2019, whaaat?! That in mind, I thought it might be a good idea to set myself some goals for my language learning—though I’m going to have to watch out for how busy this…
My Language Learning Hitlist
After reading a bunch of articles about hyperpolyglots this past week (for work, too!), it got me to thinking about the languages I’d really like to have a good grasp of one day. So, I put together a list and,…
Weekly Language Learning Goals – Week Eight: Scaling Back
Hey everyone! So I’m currently at the end of a nice (well-deserved, if I do say so myself!) long week off work—and though I didn’t hit all of my goals this past week, I did manage some, as well as…
Weekly Language Learning Goals: Week Seven – Back on Track!
Hi, all! It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been back here, though I’ve been posting my goals still over on my log on the language learner’s forum. (I’ve been late with them there, too, sadly.) It’s been a…
Weekly Language Learning Goals: Week Four – Readathon Time!
Okay, I’m back today for another fun goals post—don’t worry, the blog is going to have a little more about it come February. I’m going to do a quick look at last week’s goals (and whether I achieved them), then…