My current usage approach (including Grammar Guide)

henning

July 20, 2007, 03:48 PM posted in General Discussion

The 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.

frank

July 20, 2007, 04:05 PM

As time permits, you might want to check out the bloggers, too. :-)

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 ;)

frank

July 20, 2007, 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. :-)

excuter

July 20, 2007, 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...) ;-)

henning

July 20, 2007, 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]