Been at it pretty much the same as last week. I had heard around 50 or more hours of Tagalog. Picking out new words and phrases seems to be slowing down. Around my church mates, I feel that I'm understand about the same amount.
I've been been doing the flash cards every day. Words, phrases, and sentences are becoming much easier to say, although a couple of sentences had me tongue twisted. Overall, imitation is becoming much easier at the first pass.
I've felt a struggle at times this week. It feels as though I've been losing some of what I've gained. I read somewhere that children pick up a new sentence pattern or structure perfectly around their first few tries. But then they start to struggle with using it correctly, apparently because they try experimenting with it.
Some think a similar situation occurs with adults where they apparently seem to start losing their grasp of the language. At some point whatever adults seem to have lost returns and the use of it is even better. I hope that's what is happening here.
As with learning anything to a proficient degree, it's all about the day-to-day process. And I'm proud to say that I've stuck with Tagalog each and every day since writing this blog.
I've been been doing the flash cards every day. Words, phrases, and sentences are becoming much easier to say, although a couple of sentences had me tongue twisted. Overall, imitation is becoming much easier at the first pass.
I've felt a struggle at times this week. It feels as though I've been losing some of what I've gained. I read somewhere that children pick up a new sentence pattern or structure perfectly around their first few tries. But then they start to struggle with using it correctly, apparently because they try experimenting with it.
Some think a similar situation occurs with adults where they apparently seem to start losing their grasp of the language. At some point whatever adults seem to have lost returns and the use of it is even better. I hope that's what is happening here.
As with learning anything to a proficient degree, it's all about the day-to-day process. And I'm proud to say that I've stuck with Tagalog each and every day since writing this blog.
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