So, it's five days until we fly out for Germany! This week, my "list" of things to do include: Practicing, Packing, and Learning more German -- not an overwhelmingly large list. Perhaps later today or tomorrow I will post a picture or two of my packing setup...
Until preparing for this trip, I had nearly forgotten how much I enjoy learning other languages. In the past, my learning other languages involved mostly writing and grammar studies, since that is what "classes" test you on. I have found during this most recent learning process, that the reading and comprehension is not the difficult part, and therefore not something upon which I'm focusing on very strongly. Instead, I am focusing on two things: aural comprehension and grammar. I have found that this speeds the retention process greatly, which makes learning the language that much more exciting! Must admit, the suggestion that a faculty member made to me this past semester about teaching English in Europe is becoming more and more appealing, especially if the jobs here don't pan out. But I get ahead of myself - back to German, and learning German.
Of course, finding the resource "Deutch - warum nicht?" has been so helpful in this case. The lessons (originally radio broadcasts, now streaming audio + pdf files for study) are organized very well and explain things superbly! It is quite exciting to actually be able to understand things as the lessons continue. Currently, I am on lesson five, and hoping to finish many more before we fly out in a few days. As each lesson and day goes by, I am feeling more and more confident and excited about communicating with people in German. I can't wait!
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