I'm Moving On

I'm so happy to continue with my studies that I even do more repetitions than needed! It is such a pleasure to feel, that in minutes I can understand and repeat completely unknown words and phrases in Hindi, and all this without a teacher! What can I say, I love this method! UMIN is what you need in language studies!

What I did today:
1b - L2, L4 (5), L5 (3)
2a - L1, L2 (5), L3, L4 (5) + oral translation to Hindi
2b - L1, L2 (5)
3a - L1 (5)

The Second Day

Today's plan (completed):
1a - L2, L4, L5
1b - L1, L2 (3), L4 (6)
2a - L1, L2 (5)
2b - L1 (5)
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L5 - listening without text or translation

p.s. I also listened to the 1b audio for 30 minutes today.


I should add some sports to my brain activity...
Here is the new run-and-read device, Indian patent:)

WOW!!!

Oh, I am finally satisfied with my studies! I feel the progress and I see the perspectives!
Zamyatkin was way too boring; all these endless repetitions of the same text that make you feel sleepy, with no notion of progress... Anyway, I must admit, there are things in his method that actually work: the "ïntoxicating" repetition of the text (in the free time!) that makes you remember it and to notice the smallest changes in the tone, and also the very well explained tactic to set up your pronunciation while repeating the text. Otherwise, it sounds good, but doesn't work for me.
So I came back to Umin, yesterday I read the  study plan one more time and wrote it down. I have 3 6texts with audio in the "Teach yourself Hindi" book, let them be my training texts. I restarted my studies today.

08.11.13
Lesson 1 - Listening and translation of text 1a - done long ago in the Zamyatkin times:)
Lesson 2
1a - L1, L2, L3, L4
1b - L1 (5)
Lesson 3
1a - L1, L2, L4 (3)
1b - L1, L2 (3)
2a - L1 (5)
1a - dictation
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L1 - listening
L2 - listening with reading
L3 - word-to-word translation
L4 - listening while reading the translation

I added myself the dictation, it is not in any method, I just feel comfortable writing things and I want to write correctly (it helps also for the better reading and remembering of the words). According to my experience it should be done after you listened and translated the text, and better also after you started reading it, so you will remember the right reading of each word.

My New Pocket Book for Learning Hindi!

As long as all my books are in electronic format, this is a relief, that I finally have got a true paper book for studying Hindi! And what a book! All common expressions are there. I am amazed.
I will use it like a "dessert"to my daily studies, I will also carry it in my bag and read it whenever I travel.

Further ...

I did the next two lines today, listened and repeated, though not for so long, maybe for half an hour. It is too late and I can't stop myself from yawning. Concentrating seem to be the most difficult problem to solve in this study method. I will review the similar methods to search for solutions...

Going on

I am finally continuing with my studies:

40 minutes of listening to the first text,
Repeating the first two lines of the text (out of 8 lines),
an finally a dictation on all of the text ... still with mistakes.

It is now clear, that  that the previous studying exercise is preparing for the next one. I am so happy that I am progressing, I will not give up!
p.s. And it is still very difficult to study, especially to concentrate, because the tasks are so monotonous...

I MISS MY STUDIES!!!

Starting today only. Can't wait!!!!