Welcome to another monthly recap! Itās August, which is my birthday month, and that means Iām going to take it easy with my language studies this month.
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On average, this month I spent 1.42 hours a day on my target languages. This included one missed study day during the final week of July and two days that were under an hour of study.
When I see this chart, Iām reminded that consistency looks different and even with missed days, progress can still be made.
I mostly spent my time with French, but I did spend some time with Japanese, Mandarin and Icelandic. Letās recap my language studies in July.
š„ French
Original July Plans:
ā Study French for at least 1 hour each day
My average daily hours were still a little above an hour even though I missed a day at the end
ā Read 2 chapters of Le Petit Prince each week
I missed a week, but Iām a third of the way through the book!
ā Read Mon Mari
ā Continue reviewing vocabulary from part 1 of LāĆtranger
ā Reach 3,600 known words on Migaku (currently at 3,400)
I was doing pretty well with my goals, but since I stopped reading as much and reviewing vocabulary, I wasnāt able to increase my known words on Migaku.
Despite this, I did have some great wins this month. I took my first French lesson in a year and a half and have decided to continue taking weekly lessons from now on.
I completed two French resources, my vocabulary workbook and the pronunciation course, both by French with Dylane.
August Plans
Take weekly French conversation lessons
Finish reading Le Petit Prince
Read 50% of Mon Mari
š Japanese
Original July Plans:
ā Start Chapter 4 of Migaku Japanese Academy.
ā Increase known words on Migaku (currently 170)
ā Read short stories on YomuYomu.
I had planned to read more, but I actually only did 3 things in Japanese this month. I watched Anime, did some lessons in my textbook and reviewed words on Migaku.
A demo of a JRPG comes out on my birthday, and I know Iāll be playing it, which means more listening exposure to come!
August Plans
Finish watching Clannad
Play video games with Japanese audio
š§§ Mandarin
Original July Plans:
ā Find a resource to use to study Mandarin
ā Increase Migaku vocabulary
Like Japanese, I also only did 3 activities in Mandarin. I watched a few episodes of a Drama, worked in the 50 Chinese Coffee Breaks workbook and watched YouTube videos.
One of the tasks on my project board for the year is to read Kai Duan (å¼ē«Æ)1. I still plan on doing this, but before I get to it, I want to continue rebuilding my vocabulary and get back to a comfortable place in Mandarin.
August Plans
Do exercises in 50 Chinese Coffee Breaks
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Plans For August
Since August is the last month before schools start back up and I go back to work, I want to make sure Iām still able to enjoy my time off outside of language learning.
As for 75 Fluent, Iāll still be tracking my language studies until the challenge ends, but if I donāt meet the 1-hour minimum requirement, thatās okay. The first half of the challenge encouraged me to be more consistent with my studies, and I think that was the push I needed at the start.
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I have a feeling that I will start it this month, but I donāt want to put it out into the universe yet.