I've been at this diary-blog for a little over a week already so I figure a weekly update would be a nice touch. It's not necessary because learning can often be imperceptible. Growth is usually seen in hindsight. Time is another factor and sometimes that imperceptible improvement stretches weeks or even months. So there must be a lot of time involved in growing and learning.
Anyway, I've noted that I was experiencing something like hearing sickness at times. Those were during particular stretches of 24-hours listening – yes, 24-hours in a day. I have probably dialed back a little bit this last week to anywhere between 12-18 hours per day.
One reason is because my mom and uncle are here now so I have to talk more. While talking with them I have sometimes had an earbud with Tagalog media playing. But that tends to be a bit tedious to carry around wired earbuds. Perhaps it's time for those Apple Airpods! I have also been out and about a bit more and I don't have earbuds with me. So I've dialed back the time spent hearing Tagalog. I'm not really keeping track but I'd say I have put in around 100 hours of hearing this past week. I have noticed that I look for Tagalog music or singing some lyrics when I'm not hearing any.
I have had some noticeable improvement with my active Tagalog studies this week. I have started to notice a bit of nuance with the language like wording, word order, spoken rhythm, and ideas/meaning of words. I can't really explain it but it's like there is some clarity about the language. I have noticed that imitation is getting much easier and is becoming more natural.
Another thing is I have been delving into my Tagalog dictionaries more deeply. That's forcing me to get more comfortable with new words and even their forms.
So despite feeling like I'm sliding backwards the other day, I'm happy to say that I can feel some progress. That in itself is a lot to be grateful for.
Anyway, I've noted that I was experiencing something like hearing sickness at times. Those were during particular stretches of 24-hours listening – yes, 24-hours in a day. I have probably dialed back a little bit this last week to anywhere between 12-18 hours per day.
One reason is because my mom and uncle are here now so I have to talk more. While talking with them I have sometimes had an earbud with Tagalog media playing. But that tends to be a bit tedious to carry around wired earbuds. Perhaps it's time for those Apple Airpods! I have also been out and about a bit more and I don't have earbuds with me. So I've dialed back the time spent hearing Tagalog. I'm not really keeping track but I'd say I have put in around 100 hours of hearing this past week. I have noticed that I look for Tagalog music or singing some lyrics when I'm not hearing any.
I have had some noticeable improvement with my active Tagalog studies this week. I have started to notice a bit of nuance with the language like wording, word order, spoken rhythm, and ideas/meaning of words. I can't really explain it but it's like there is some clarity about the language. I have noticed that imitation is getting much easier and is becoming more natural.
Another thing is I have been delving into my Tagalog dictionaries more deeply. That's forcing me to get more comfortable with new words and even their forms.
So despite feeling like I'm sliding backwards the other day, I'm happy to say that I can feel some progress. That in itself is a lot to be grateful for.
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