Repeat, repeat, repeat
Everyone does it. Musicians, athletes, yogis. It is the subject of latest podcast that my husband is working on. Camille, from Easy French Poetry, says just one line in English during her podcast: "Remember, repetition is key."
So, here I am listening to my podcasts, reading my books, and really enjoying myself. But I keep asking myself, what am I supposed to repeat? Where do I begin?
I think this is the hardest part of independent study. The role of the teacher is to structure the learning process and help guide you through the important points in a somewhat logical sense. Without a framework, I feel a little lost.
Today, while listening to the book, I realized that I could write down words that I don't know or I am not sure about. This would give me a list to repeat but is simply repeating words enough. And which words do I choose? Nouns? Verbs? Wouldn't phrases be better and if so, which phrases?
I suppose I am a bit intimidated by the work. Listening has been so enjoyable and so easy but I definitely need to take it further.
Any ideas?
In the meantime, I suggest checking out Le journal en français facile which was recommended to me by Lucy. I really like that it is easy but not too easy. And you get the transcript. I love that.
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Couldn't you just listen over and over again? I agree that the key is repetition, but without being too hard on yourself with a structured "program." It can get really frustrating trying to look up every word you don't know. How about just looking up stuff that is really interesting (or confusing, or essential to understanding the meaning of the podcast/article/sentence), and just letting the French flow over you.
I just think the more you get your hands on, and the more words you encounter, the more you'll start to absorb. That is, the first time you see a word you don't know, you may not look it up because you can understand the general meaning of the sentence. But the more often you encounter it, you'll say to yourself, "Oh, I keep seeing this word... maybe I should finally look it up!"
RE: getting a feel for how words are put together... Did I ever tell you about my obsession with mots-croises, and how I'm convinced it did wonders for my vocab and French in general? Also, have you tried those "find-a-word" puzzles? I think you can get both at a lot of tabacs.
You seem to be doing an awesome job putting a program together, getting ideas and dedicating yourself to this task :) It will pay off sooner than you know it!
The crossword/word finds are a brillant idea!