My current usage approach (including Grammar Guide)
henning
July 20, 2007 at 03:48 PM posted in General DiscussionThe interconnection with the lessons can be used for a nice step-by-step approach to attack grammar. I included it in my daily learning routine. It now goes somewhat like this:
1. Click on Grammar Guide Links and read content; follow some links there
2. Listen to the Podcast
3. Go through the Dialogue
4. Listen through the Dialogue-only-version
4. Go through the Expansion
5. Go through the Exercises
6. Listen to The Fix
7. Listen to the Podcast again
8. Read Bazza's "joke of the day"
9. Read Chinese Astronomy Article of the Day
Variations:
In Elementry lessons I cut away 4 and 7
In Intermediate lessons I cut away 7
In Advanced and Media there is usually not enough time for 8 and 9, sometimes they span two days.
In Media I decypher the article first (biggest chunk) and do only listen to the Podcast once.
After the "initial walkthrough" new lessons enter the "repetition cycles" (mobile scenario) - together with the Fix.
To fully exploit the Grammar starting from lessons it would be cool if the links would not only cover isolated components (like those old Grammar tags) but some of the structural stuff as well.
henning
July 20, 2007 at 08:46 PM
Ups,
sorry! Week has been long.
In Elementry I do not relisten Dialogue.
Actually it takes me about 20-25 Minutes to eat up an Elementry. And about 2 concentrated hours to fight through a Media lesson.
BTW: Thank you for the post :))
[No, no, I am not playing this game]
excuter
July 20, 2007 at 07:52 PM
ähm... to the Variations which number 4 do you leave? (I just ask to tell you your numbering system is not completely correct; I love to comment you know...) ;-)
frank
July 20, 2007 at 05:51 PM
Thank you, sir. We do out best over on the blogs. I'm sure the other bloggers would appreciate a few kind comments here and there. :-)
henning
July 20, 2007 at 04:31 PM
Frank,
Although it is often interesting to read those blogs, I frankly lack the time to do so. Covering this place and the "official blog" already eats all spare time.
I used to hang around in the DE-Blog a lot in the times when Anne regularly discussed Chengyus - those were of immediate learning value.
But I promise that I will try to behave better and stop by once in the while in the future ;)
excuter
July 20, 2007 at 09:00 PMno prob, I realy like posting ( especially when I become talketive...) :-)