Language Learning Log 2022Week 20 (16/05 - 22/05)Banner photo: My dad came to visit this week, and h

Language Learning Log 2022Week 20 (16/05 - 22/05)Banner photo: My dad came to visit this week, and he brought freshly-laid eggs from his chickens. I used them to make omelettes, and my God they were delicious!Norwegian1x journal entry2x Historiske kjendiser podcasts1x Norskpodden podcast2x Ekko podcasts1x italki lesson (60m)1x articleJapaneseDuolingo1x italki lesson (45m)10x Nihongo con Teppei podcastsAttempted to read NHK Easy NewsReviewed vocabularyIt’s been a busy week, but I’m glad I managed to get a little studying in (even if the majority of it was podcasts and Duolingo - it’s still something!). My Japanese teacher told me about NHK Easy News, so I decided to check it out. And I understood one of the titles! That was about as far as my comprehension went There were a few titles where I understood all the words, but couldn’t figure out what they all meant together, so I used google translate to help (along with maybe a couple of sentences). I think it’ll be a long time before I can read a full article!Speaking of Japanese though… this week I’m increasing my lessons from 1x45mins and 1x30mins to 2x45mins and 1x30mins. I’m really excited! At the moment I’m mostly going over very basic grammar and practising speaking/learning extra vocabulary in my 45-minute lessons. Which is nice and absolutely necessary (and I’m getting really comfortable with the basics), but I’m starting to get a bit impatient So I’m hoping that by taking 2 45-minute sessions a week I’ll be able to get through the basics faster and get on to learning something new/more useful.I discovered a new Norwegian podcast this week - Historiske kjendiser. It’s about historical figures from both Norway and other areas of the world, and it’s pretty interesting! This week I learned about Vidkun Quisling (who was an arsehole) and Roald Amundsen (also a bit of a dick with an ego by the sounds of it). The presenters speak vestlandsk/sørvestlandsk dialects, but I’m not having too much trouble understanding.I also got my Bergenstest results! I’m SO happy I managed to get C1 overall! Of course, it’s a little frustrating to only get B2 on the written production/interview report sections, but I think those really suffered for (a) the exam conditions and (b) my lack of sleep the night before. My tutor always gave me C1 on those sections, but on the day I second-guessed myself in the writing section and played it safe a lot more than I would’ve done normally. In the interview section, my concentration wavered more than it might normally have done, and I honest to God had no idea what the guy said at the end of the interview, so I kinda had to take a stab in the dark.I indulged in a little Spanish this week… ahh, it’s such a lovely language! Kinda wish I had time to learn it But given I barely have time to study Norwegian and Japanese, I’ll refrain from trying to add Spanish in too (although I did a quick search on italki and there are Norwegian-speaking Spanish teachers… ohh the temptation!). But I will come back to it one day. Why are there so many languages in the world and so little time to learn them all? -- source link

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