Monday 17 December 2012

C1 Geschafft!

Although my language challenge became gradually saner as time went by (less Italian, more German) I can safely say it paid off! I completed my C1 course at my school and passed the end exam. It was nothing prestigious like a exam from Goethe Institute but the language level was still tested and achieved. Wooooooo!
So, what now? The answer is probably very obvious...hey mambo, mambo italiano! Yep, it's time to get back on my Italian steed and get back to galloping through the fields of la bella lingua. In the new year I will get back in touch with the Italian teacher, who I met through italki and between now and then I will read and review grammar. It's all still in there!!!
But that's not all.
When I finished my degree I wanted German, Italian and Spanish under my belt by my 27th Birthday, and as I write this, I only have 7 months and 11 days left. Also, as I'm staying in Germany with my host family until April 2013. I'm considering doing The Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom in March or April. The way I see it, I need to take advantage of my perfect learning environment. If I do, I won't be going to school to prepare but doing everything on my own, which I believe is often much more effective than a school, but only with the right attitude and focus, and these tending to be fleeting bursts of determination with most people - myself included! But I've feeling positive and confident and determined for awhile now, much longer than any time in my life. I think I've finally got some self-belief! But that is a topic for another day! Because I have more to explain about my plan.
So, in the beginning of next year I'll study Italian in every way, shape and form and perfect my German. Once the C2 exam is done, and providing my Italian is a solid B2 level I shall get cracking with Spanish! I'm aiming for B1 by my 27th birthday. Ooh, next year will be fun! It will also be interesting because I've not yet developed a learning strategy that is fool proof for me. I know what really helps me learn but I still need to iron out the kinks. That's what I'll be mainly writing about in the next 7 months and knowing how my brain works it will not be boring! This will also help me with my sporadic blogging problem. :)

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