Re: successful language learners -- the little details

From: Rykk Adams (ishnar_at_dontsendmespamhotmail.com)
Date: 10/11/04 

Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:42:58 -0400

"Michael" <throw_spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ff5e01d9.0410081405.425fa0ec@posting.google.com...
> jpwilso@bgnet.bgsu.edu (Justin Wilson) wrote in message
> news:<53b668b5.0410080509.263290c9@posting.google.com>...> I think that's
> a little too optimistic. Its about 70 new words per
> day. Perhaps you should aim at finishing level 2 instead? I find 40
> new words a day is a good target.
>
>
>
>> Overall, I expect that I will need to spend in the neighborhood of 3-4
>> hours/day studying vocabulary -- drilling with Supermemo, and looking
>> things up that I have written on my pad.
>
>
> 3-4 hours each day sounds manageable. I'm doing 2-3 hours weekdays and
> 6-7 hours on Saturday and Sunday. My review takes about 1.5-2 hours
> and the rest of the time I spend reading and adding new words.
>
> > Michael

I am apalled at those numbers. 40 new words a day?! I feel a great sense
of accomplishment when I clear 10, I'm usually satisfied with 5. Of course,
I haven't passed the hump yet. Once I do I expect learning new words will
come about as easily as in english.

Rykk

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