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beestudieslaw · 5 years

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Hello everyone! I’m new to the studyblr world of tumblr (even though I’ve been observing it for some time now). So I decided to introduce myself to the studyblr community.

About me

My name is Lena.

I’m 18.

I live in Germany.

I’m currently in the middle of my high school finals (it’s called “Abitur”).

I want to study Law.

I love listening to music, especially Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Halsey and Hayley Kiyoko.

I’m queer, sapphic and bisexual. (who wouldn’t have guessed that from my url)

I’m also using this as a langblr on the side, learning French and Japanese (that changes every few months to Korean and Spanish, Swedish, etc... I can’t decide xD)

Why a studyblr?

This community seems so wholesome and nice and productive. I’ve wanted to join for some time now but never did until now.

I need to keep myself accountable and I think studyblr is a good way to track my progress and really be productive.

My goals

Do well in my finals

stop procrastinating

being more healthy and productive

My favourite studyblrs are @emmastudies, @tbhstudying, @etudaire, @gemsttudiess, @therobotstudies, @studyquill, @studies-of-witchcraftandwizardry, @lawyerd, @nerdastically, @academiix, @studyign, @lunetudes, @studywithinspo, @studyblr, @stvdybuddies and @studytune.

And because I’m also going to post language-related stuff, here are my favourite langblr: @languagesandshootingstars, @langblr-life, @eevielearnsfrench and @rinkodesu.

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minteabear · 6 years

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getting some rest & taking care of yourself does not disrupt your productivity. give credit if reposting x

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culmaer · 6 years

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Ek kan nie dit glo dat ek net nou jou blog gevind het nie! Ek dink dis so cool hoe baie tale jy praat! Ek wil weet, is Afrikaans jou moedertaal? Of oefen jy net baie? Verskoen die voute! (Skool is nie die beste plek om ‘n taal te leer nie.)

haai, ja, Afrikaans is my moedertaal. en jy hoef rêrig nie om verskoning te vra nie — jou boodskap is byna foutloos ^ᗜ^

ek wil ook net verduidelik dat ek nié al daardie tale vlot praat nie ! hopelik sal ek een dag kan, maar op die oomblik is ek nog besig om hulle te leer. ken jy enige ander tale ?

#ek lei af jy kyk skam #so miskien noorweegs of frans ?#Lindie Botes is ook 'n afrikaanssprekende veeltalige #haar blog is rinkodesu #sy's rêrigwaar 'n gróót inspirasie !!#check it out #afrikaans #ask #alvarezes

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mirai227 · 3 years

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How to go from beginner to intermediate in a language!

Hi! I recently reached an intermediate level in French, and I am on my way to reaching an intermediate level in Spanish too, so I thought I would try to offer some tips and ideas about how you could reach an intermediate level in your target language as well.

What does an intermediate level feel like?

So from what I can gather, the beginner level (about A1/A2 on the CEFR scale for languages) is where you can communicate on a very basic level, and can only really understand beginner learners' content. Native material is kind of a no go (except maybe for children’s content). You can understand about 30% of what natives say at natural speed, and can struggle through some basic articles with key vocabulary, as long as you are already familiar with the subject and the key vocabulary. You can express yourself in quite a limited way, and can speak about familiar subjects, while being able to provide some simple explanations why. This self-assessment grid can tell you more about what you can and can’t do at these levels.

At the intermediate level (about B1/B2), native material is slowly but surely becoming more easy for you to understand. For me, it usually means that I can understand enough words and phrases when native speakers speak to piece together what they are discussing, though I can’t really provide specifics. You can understand about 50/60% of what natives are saying about a relatively wide range of everyday subjects (though specialised language for complex adult discussions on things like science and philosophy is usually too difficult at this stage). You can express yourself quite well on a wide range of subjects, though in an often clumsy and simplistic manner. At this level, you should be able to survive in a country where the language is spoken, and operate fairly well in a professional setting (if the language required is not too complex). You will definitely make a lot of mistakes, but not too many, so you should be understood by natives. This self-assessment grid can tell you more about what you can and can’t do at these levels.

What should your goals generally be here?

Greatly expand your vocabulary.

Improve your grammar to a passable conversational level (watch this video clip to understand what I mean).

Get comfortable speaking with native speakers.

Make sure that most of your study time is spent consuming or using your target language. Minimise contact with the languages you already know, except maybe for grammar.

Spend a minimum of around 1-2 hours a day on your target language.

How should you reach intermediate level?

Use a textbook for around that level. For me, I used the higher tier textbooks for GCSEs, which is about the level that I wanted to reach. I went through the whole textbook, learnt all the vocabulary that I came across, and did all the practice questions that I could find. This helped me immensely. Textbooks are usually organised to provide the base of what you need to reach an intermediate level. However, they should not be used alone.

Find a native speaker to talk to! Seriously, this helped me so so much. Before, I was not comfortable speaking to natives in French at all, but I started to speak with a friend of mine twice a week, and I was absolutely stunned by how much more smooth and confident my speaking became. I looked up words that I needed to know while I was speaking with her, and this really helped me fill in the gaps of my knowledge. I also learnt a lot of the nuances in French and and discovered some really cool and useful phrases. Try making a habit of speaking either with someone, or by yourself every day. If you don’t know something, then google translate is your friend! That way you can learn really cool set phrases. You can usually find someone to talk to on discord servers if you join some language learning ones, though be very careful about revealing any personal details or your face. Arrange a fixed time a few times a week and stick to it!

Study every day. Seriously, I really dropped the ball with my Spanish and because of this, my progress has been really slow. I could be at the intermediate level in Spanish already, but because I’ve been so slow, I’m not. Figure out what time of day you are most productive at (for me this is the early morning) and set a fixed time for studying your target language. It’s okay to experiment a little, and for it to take some time to figure out your schedule. With languages, at this stage, it is very easy to forget things, so going a long time without studying (longer than a month) is really going to hinder your progress. Still, you should always be your first priority, so if things are too busy for your studies at the moment, then it is fine to put your studies on hold for a while, or even stop them altogether. Just make peace with the fact that your progress will be a little slower than you might like.

Do lots of practice questions for grammar. It is all well and good to hear about the rules and write notes down, but if you cannot use it in practice, then frankly, you do not know the rule. Find a grammar workbook, like this one, or this one, and work through it. You can use HiNative to find corrections if you do not know the answer. Then, try making sure that you actually use it in your writing or speaking. Experiment, and learn from the corrections that people make.

Keep a journal in the language, and post it on websites like Journaly. Write about subjects that you already know about, and make sure that you use as many grammar rules that you know as you can. Try to elaborate on your reasons and opinions on things. It will be difficult at first, and you will make absolutely loads of mistakes, but as time goes on, you will gradually start to improve. Look up words that you don’t know, and write them down so that you can learn them later.

Try listening to intermediate content. Yes, it will be difficult, and you won’t be able to understand much, but as time goes on, you will slowly become more accustomed to the vocabulary you need to reach that level. Make sure whatever podcast you are listening to has a transcript, and highlight and learn the new vocabulary that you have discovered using Anki, or any flashcard app. Listen whenever you have time to kill, like on the train or when you are doing the dishwasher - it’ll really help!

Text natives on apps like Tandem or HelloTalk. It’ll get you used to forming the written language more quickly, and will let you practice more conversational phrases.

Make sure that you have the basics of grammar down, like all the essential tenses and basic particles, before moving onto harder things. Find a list of grammar, or a textbook that specifically covers intermediate level, and do lots of practice questions on each one.

Watch some native content on YouTube on subjects that you are familiar with and really like. Again, this will be difficult, but helpful! Make sure the videos have subtitles in the target language so that you can follow what it is about. Do NOT use english subtitles. It is vital that you get used to understanding the language without the crutch of the languages you already know. Look up the words that you do not know, and learn them using whatever vocabulary learning method that you like.

Read children’s (like, young children) stories and books to practice reading. It will be surprisingly difficult, because the grammar used in children’s books is usually for around a certain degree of fluency. Learn the vocabulary you don’t know, and try to practice when you can.

Learner’s material and articles are usually quite good for reading as well, as they are frequently quite challenging. You can find some in your textbook, or online if you google “[language] intermediate reading exercises”. You can probably also find reading comprehension books online if you try hard enough.

Learn vocabulary in context instead of memorising lists of vocabulary. Find the vocabulary you don’t know in all the content you are consuming, or look up words that you want to use yourself, and write them down with example sentences. Then, learn them using flashcard apps or websites like memrise, quizlet and anki.

For your pronunciation, shadow native speakers. Listen to how they say words, and imitate them. Personally, I use Easy Languages videos for this, along with random YouTube videos with subtitles in the target language. If a certain sound is difficult for you, then be proactive! Look up YouTube videos and articles on how to pronounce the word, and keep on practicing until you eventually get it.

Engaging with people on social media can be a fun easy way of practicing your TL. You can read or listen to posts and leave comments.

That’s it! That’s all the advice I can possibly think of. I hope you found this post helpful!

Here are some articles that I have found useful in the past:

How You Can Become Fluent in a Language - In Just One Year By Ramsay Lewis

9 points about language learning and how I’m learning 20+ of them By @ravenclawhard

Language learning tips for beginner & intermediate learners 🌍 By Lindie Botes/ @rinkodesu

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salvadorbonaparte · 3 years

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Hey i wanted to learn Korean. Maybe not speak fluently or anything thats too ambitious rn but at least understand the language. Could you suggest some sources? Or any tips on how to do it?

Hello! I don't speak or learn Korean so you should definitely consider checking out some blogs that have experience with it. I know @rinkodesu has lots of awesome posts and videos about it (and other languages).

However, these are some resources I know of:

my MEGA folder with free pdfs of textbooks

Omniglot

Memrise

Duolingo

Lingodeer

Clozemaster

Mango

Bluebird

LingQ

Ling

Lingoking

Drops

Otherwise, my top tips are regular practice and immersion :) Watching films or TV shows, listening to music, trying to get at least a couple of minutes of practice each day make a big difference, believe me!

#langblr #korean #language resources

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thelazylearner · 4 years

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New Studyblr Intro

Hi everyone!

As I’ve just started a studyblr I thought it was time I introduce myself.

Basics

My name’s Vicky and I’m 20 years old

I’m British

I’m a classical archaeology and ancient history student

I am self-teaching Latin (although I took some classes at university), beginner Mandarin and maybe some German (if I ever have some time for it)

Interests

TV shows - I spend most of my time watching TV. My favourites right now include Killing Eve, The Untamed, Black Sails and Outlander

Music - I play a lot of music. I won’t list all of my instruments right now but my main focus is piano

History - my degree might have given this one away. But my topics of interest are much broader than just what I study at uni

Why I started this blog

Basically this is a desperate attempt to get my shit together

I’ve just finished my second year of university and want to be more organised going into my final year

I’ve always loved studyblrs but never really gotten involved in the studyblr community. I want to keep this separate from my other blog ( @emonerdphan if anyone is interested) and maybe make some new friends

HOWEVER...

This is going to show my reality of student life. Therefore this blog will not be as neat and perfect as the hundreds of other studyblrs out there. My main goal is to track my progress and motivate myself

Thank you to my inspirations

@elkstudies @beeestudie @pianoandstudy @myhoneststudyblr @studyblr @rinkodesu @studyquill and loads more

#new studyblr #studyblr #studyblr introduction #langblr #student #university #student life #studyspo #motivation #study motivation #study inspiration #study tips #about me #thelazylearner #the lazy learner

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centiscstudies · 4 years

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- ̗̀ about me ̖́-

You can call me Iz!

I’m 19 and never learnt to read

I live in the UK! I’m Kentish, but moved to another part of the country for university.

I’ve just completed the first year of my illustration degree. Before that, I did two years of graphic design at college.

I’ve been vegetarian since birth! Both my parents are veggies so I guess I just went along with it lol

I’m left handed ✌

I love llustration! Sasek is my fave, and I enjoy medieval/fantasy stuff like illuminated manuscripts (check out these creatures…)

Local folklore and traditions are great! I like looking at the national dresses of different countries.

I go to a lot of live comedy gigs, and work at comedy festivals during my holidays.

I love the languages of the British Isles, and want to learn as many as I can! Mainly Welsh, but Cornish and Scottish Gaelic too… it makes me so angry when monolingual people in my country mock the indigenous languages so I want to do my bit to learn and promote them to others.

Ethnography, specifically about fan cultures are chef’s kiss excellent.

- ̗̀ why studyblr? ̖́-  

I’m about to start an intensive summer school course learning welsh! It’s supposed to give me A1 proficiency at the end of six weeks, and I want to get the most out of it.

I’m bad at self-studying because I can only work well when I’m held accountable. Going to use studyblr as a way to keep me motivated!

Online studying can be good, but I miss the community of a physical school. Hopefully I can make some study friends here~

- ̗̀ my goals ̖́-  

A1 welsh by september

A2 welsh by next spring

100 days of productivity

Start a bujo!

Post vocab lists and share aesthetic learning resources

Promote celtic languages!

- ̗̀ faves ̖́-  

 Thank you for reading this! If you’re a studyblr/langblr, please reblog or like so I can follow you~_

#studyblr #new studyblr #langblr #studyblr intro #studyblr intro post #studyblr introduction #first post #bujo #This is a sideblog! So if I follow you it won't be under this username jsyk #EDITED because oh lord tumblr messed up the formatting on this one

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itsmeali · 4 years

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I found this cute website (almost all in Japanese) to learn Japanese grammar thanks to rinkodesu (lindie botes on YouTube)

Here’s the link for those of you who’d like to learn some grammar too :

https://study.u-biq.org/14.html

#japanese #language learning #jlpt5 #jlptn4 #jlptn3 #resouces #japanese resources

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michelle-languages · 1 year

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seventeen people, seventeen questions

thank you @ally-studying & @apoherm for tagging me 💞

nickname // Miscy, Mish, Michi (read as Miki), Mi

sign // aries

last thing I googled // iMac 24 512 GB (yeah, looking for some good discounts)

song stuck in my head // star walkin’ by lil nas x

no. of followers // 1038

amount of sleep // 7.5 hrs

lucky number // 23, 13, 17

dream job // still haven’t made up my mind, but would like to be a freelance

wearing // brown coat, cream knitted sweater, black and gold belt, brown trousers, white mid length socks, black platform loafers (dark academia vibes)

movies / books that summarize you // idk man, been in a reading slump for 8 years basically and not a fan of movies lol

favorite song // et cetera by one ok rock

aesthetic // grunge dark academia (?)

favorite authors // dk

favorite animal noise // cats’ purrr

random // I’ve been having lots of difficulties with transitioning from being a full time student to a full time worker 🥺

🏷️ tag (sorry if you have already done it or not interested): @multilingue @elainestudy @rinkodesu @ginsengstudy @tranquilstudy @cosmosstudies @howtopolyglot @adelinestudiess @nyahongo @zakuwatorka @linguenuvolose @foreign-studies @languageloveaffair @japanesestudyblr @giuliaisstudying @studyingkoala

#studyblr #langblr #studyblr tag #tag game #languages #study motivation #language #polyglot #studying #study inspiration

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iwanttolearnallthethings · 4 years

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Studyblr Intro

Figured I’d do one of these because I’ve been gone for so long and I never really introduced myself to begin with.

The Basics:

Not in formal education as I finished college nine years ago

Transmale

27 (28 in October)

I live in the North East of England

I am a witch and my faith is Asatru (the Norse Gods) and am more than happily to talk about it if people have questions.

Hobbies and Interests:

Creating art

Sewing

Reading

Studying

Music

Favorite Things:

Dr Pepper

Red

Birds of all types, especially corvids

Croissants

Baking

Soft and nature based aesthetics

Feel free to message me to talk, I’m always happy to make friends. Some of my biggest inspirations in the community (whom I recommend everyone follows) are; @rinkodesu @cozytastic @parisbian @probablepolyglot

#studyblr #stublr blog #langblr #language blog #intro #study intro #studyblr intro #studyblr introduction

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eastofconnor · 4 years

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my studyblr/langblr/personal blog introduction!

Hello!! My name is Connor, and welcome to my studyblr/langblr/personal blog!! I’m a longtime lurker of the studyblr/langblr community, and I (finally) decided to start my own blog to stay motivated and record my journey as I transition to a new stage in my life!

About Me:

Pronouns: he/him/his :)

I’m a college senior (!!!) soon to be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a double major in East Asian Studies

I’m doing an honors thesis *cries*

I’m pre-med (shhhhh, I know, I know), but I’m taking a couple gap years (ask me about it!)

I’ve been studying Korean for four years, and I’ve studied abroad in South Korea

I’m also learning Japanese and getting back into my French from high school

I bullet journal semi-regularly (I will be better about this!!)

I’m an INFJ, plant parent, coffee and tea addict, and the dad of all my friend groups

Interests:

classical literature (get the reference? hehe)

language learning

houseplants

baking

yoga

calligraphy

volunteering

painting

obscure YouTube channels

coffee & tea

music (from pure pop all the way to Japanese R&B, I don’t even know)

What to expect from this blog?

In terms of content, this blog will be a mix of a studyblr/langblr and a personal blog. I plan on sharing both my own experiences as a life-long learner as well as the big and small moments in my life that bring me joy. :) Expect content related to (almost) anything listed above!!

Overall, I just want to create a mindful, intentional, and compassionate space where I can encourage myself and others to seek knowledge while prioritizing well-being!

A few of my favorites:

While I am just starting out, I do have a few blogs that have inspired me!

@rinkodesu // @stillstudies // @studykorean101 // @studyign // @sleepy-minimalist // @scandireader // @idiotacademia // @anglostudy // @koreanstudytips // @thomastudies // @studydiaryofamedstudent

I am also looking for new blogs to follow, so please give a like or reblog if you post content related to anything above! Also feel free to ask me anything about my journey to now and where I plan on going!

Aaaaaand enough procrastinating, back to my thesis skflsdkfjlsskdflj

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