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20.10.22

I tried something new with my pictures. @wecandoit pictures have inspired me.🍂✨

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Free October 2022 Wallpapers

Here are a variety of backgrounds for your laptops, tablets and phones! Includes Monday & Sunday start options to suit your needs ☺︎ 

Download free here!

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september 29, '22: to be or not to be. this soliloquy is one of my most favourite from the play and in literature in general//

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the perfect set-up 🤓

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kinda missing dorm life lately

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Free Kana iPhone Wallpaper

Something that helped me a TON with learning Kana was having my lock screen be a chart for either Hiragana or Katakana. Having the repetition of looking at the chart over and over will lock the information deeper into your consciousness. It’s a simple trick that gives you a little extra push to your existing routine.

I tried finding lock screen wallpapers for the kana charts online, but I didn’t find any that I liked that were clean, bold, or fit my lock screen well.

So I made my own!

I know it’s nothing special, but I figured I’d share incase anyone wants it.

If you want to use this yourself but want a different color, literally just send me an ask with the color code and i’ll make it for you!

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cleaning my desk & shelves!

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This has been an ongoing struggle for yhe last three months as I approach the end of undergrad in December

sometimes you just gotta ask yourself whether you actually want a phd or if you just want people to perceive you as smart

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You CAN do deep squats, my friend!

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Teaching French to English Speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on" English speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table. 　The house is [on] the right. 　I read this book [on] his recommendation. 　Bring me the file [on] copyright licensing. English speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on."

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Teaching French to Chinese speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on." Chinese speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table Chinese speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on." French lesson: The word "sur" also means "towards." Chinese speaker: Eh? French lesson: For example, 　The house is [towards] the right. Chinese speaker: Oh...kay. French lesson: The word "sur" also means "because of." Chinese speaker: What? H..how? What? French lesson: For example, 　I read this book [because of] his recommendation. Chinese speaker: Why does this one word mean all these things? Don't y'all have any other words? French lesson: The word "sur" also means "containing information pertaining to." Chinese speaker: Stop fucking around with me. French lesson: For example, 　Bring me the file [containing information pertaining to] copyright licensing. Chinese speaker: What the fuck is wrong with this language?

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What is an API? | Resource ✨

Link to original Twitter post: What is an API by Rapid_API

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20 key points on becoming a Junior Full-Stack Web Developer | Resource ✨

I follow a user on Twitter called Swapna Kumar Panda! He's a tech educator and mentor from India. He tweeted a thread about mentoring someone into getting their first tech job. He laid out what he did to help him in the tweet and I thought I would bullet point them here for anyone interested!

But do go ahead and read the full thread because he does do into details on what he did!

20 key points on becoming a Junior Full-Stack Web Developer:

[ 1 ] Save time by being smart [ 2 ] Stop comparing Education [ 3 ] Practice during learning [ 4 ] Avoid Tutorial Hell & FOMO (Fear of Missing out) [ 5 ] Learn and start using Git as early as possible [ 6 ] Start with simple HTML & CSS (which he provides a roadmap) [ 7 ] Learn basic JavaScript (which he provides a roadmap) [ 8 ] Build small projects (he provides 150+ projects) [ 9 ] Learn TypeScript [ 10 ] Be modular [ 11 ] Learn React [ 12 ] Learn Next.js [ 13 ] Problem Solving Skills (which he provide practice Algorithms for various programming languages) [ 14 ] Back-End with Node.js & Express [ 15 ] Database with MySQL & MongoDB [ 16 ] Build complete projects (which he provides 150+ Full-Stack Web projects) [ 17 ] Make Personal Portfolio [ 18 ] Build Resume [ 19 ] Build Connections [ 20 ] Be ready for a few failures

Hope this helps people! But make sure to check out the full thread on Twitter! Have a nice day programming! (✿◡‿◡)

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Learning by doing: my approach to self-studying languages

Hi! I have a very short attention span, and I have never really been able to make it through a course or textbook without giving up straight away, so I have never really been able to learn languages in the traditional way. I also very easily get bored with learners material, so I mostly stick to native material to consume my target language. Here is how I do it at the beginner level! 

I usually start off with an app to learn the basics of the alphabet,  vocabulary and grammar. Most of the times, I use Duolingo. I rarely get past the first few units before I jump into native material. Still, this is a good jumping off point.

When I start with native material, I usually use YouTube videos (with subtitles in the target language), and focus on spoken language, because spoken language is less overwhelming, and involves less complex language and grammar. At this point, I find that books are far too dense and complex for me to handle. Others might enjoy the challenge. My current favourites for this are LingoPie (for French, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian) and Viki (for Korean, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese).

I learn the most important words and phrases as I go. I do NOT look up every word, unless I can understand at least 70% of the language. For this, I will try and write the words and phrases down, and memorise them. I might use a flashcard app too (Anki is my fave, but Quizlet and Memrise are good too). For languages like Japanese and Chinese that have lots of characters to memorise, I will use an app (wanikani and chineasy are my faves). I always make sure that I know how to pronounce and understand each word or phrase.

I will start texting native speakers in my target language on apps like Tandem and HelloTalk. I look up words as I go, and will ocasionally try speaking.

I start shadowing (i.e. repeat after native speakers, imitating the intonation and pronunciation). I use Easy Languages for this.

After a while, I start reading. I’ll usually start with wikihow articles, or fluentu articles in my target language. I’ll write down new words, test myself on them until I get them correct, and then put them into anki to review.

After a while, I’ll formally study some grammar. I’ll usually use a textbook for this. However, I don’t necessarily do it in a traditional way. I go through the entire textbook and make a cheat sheet which condenses all the information in it to a few pages. I’ll review it regularly, and do LOTS of writing practice. For irregular verbs, I’ll just use flashcards, and write them down repeatedly.

Then, I’ll get a speaking buddy (I usually find one on discord) and speak with them a few times a week.

After a while of doing all of this, I start reading fanfiction (usually translations of my faves). It’s difficult, but I try to read intensively (i.e. look up every word).

At this point, I start journaling, and posting on the website journaly.

I’ll listen to podcasts like innovative languages, coffee break languages and language transfer. These are usually good for learning about grammar.

I start intensively reading serious content once I feel like I’m at a confident B1 level. I would suggest using proper newspapers (like le monde for French or BBC for English) and try studying one article daily. After a while, you can start reading a YA book (try something you’ve never read before in any language). Study it chapter by chapter fairly intensively, and then reread it again and again until you understand the story. After you’re finished with a chapter, put the new vocabulary into an app and review fairly regularly.

At the B1 level, listen using two sources: intermediate podcasts and native material. Intermediate podcasts are usually labelled as such, and are IN the target language, but about various topics, like culture or history (innovative languages have some, for french there is inner french, piece of french, news in slow french and RFI:Savoirs, for Spanish there is dreaming Spanish and news in slow spanish, and for Korean there is Iyagi). For native material, continue watching youtube videos about topics that interest you, and consider watching both the news and films/TV shows.

At this point you should be able to construct gramatically correct (mostly - if you still have problems then go through a grammar course, or work through a textbook) and fairly complex texts. I would suggest now learning some essay phrases and writing an essay. You’ll be terrible at first, BELIEVE me, but the more you practice the better you get. You could also start trying to write fanfiction (tip: use full phrases you have found in other books or fanfiction).

Continue doing what you are doing (reading intensively and widely, speaking with your buddy, listening, writing essays and short stories) and I think that after a while you will be able to say you are conversational in another language.

Thanks for reading this post! I hope it was useful! (Also haha ig my break from langblr is over lol).

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2 March 2022 // attended a lecture in the morning and then studied in starbucks

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Wait what’s a buildings fire evacuation plan if you aren’t supposed to use the elevator to get down

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ig: etherealacademiareads💌🦢🦪