Comments on: Advanced Audio Blog #13 - die Donau (the Danube) http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/ Learn German with Free Podcasts Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at GermanPod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: petiteclaire http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-403 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:59:32 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-403 I listen to the podcast at least once, and more than that if I don't understand. After that ( usually a few hours later, as I listen on the go), I read the text in the PDF, check the translation for things I am unsure of, read through the grammar section if there is one, and input the vocabulary in my flashcards software ( I use iflash on Mac, it works much the same as Anki...) I wish I had time to use the quizzes in the learning center... Maybe if you guys made an Iphone-friendly learning center I would do it on the go too ... I listen to the podcast at least once, and more than that if I don’t understand. After that ( usually a few hours later, as I listen on the go), I read the text in the PDF, check the translation for things I am unsure of, read through the grammar section if there is one, and input the vocabulary in my flashcards software ( I use iflash on Mac, it works much the same as Anki…)

I wish I had time to use the quizzes in the learning center… Maybe if you guys made an Iphone-friendly learning center I would do it on the go too …

]]> by: Codexus http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-393 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:15 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-393 Here's what I do: 1) Listen to the podcast and try to understand it. 2) Listen to it again while reading along with the pdf transcript. 3) Read the text again, look up a few words in the dictionary (but not too many that would be counterproductive, there are only so many new words you can remember at a time). 4) Read the English translation and compare it with the German text when I find something interesting. The words I find interesting I enter in my vocabulary software. I use Anki, a SRS (spaced repetition system) software. That's basically a smart flashcard system. It's very useful and free so I recommend it. Here’s what I do:

1) Listen to the podcast and try to understand it.

2) Listen to it again while reading along with the pdf transcript.

3) Read the text again, look up a few words in the dictionary (but not too many that would be counterproductive, there are only so many new words you can remember at a time).

4) Read the English translation and compare it with the German text when I find something interesting.

The words I find interesting I enter in my vocabulary software. I use Anki, a SRS (spaced repetition system) software. That’s basically a smart flashcard system. It’s very useful and free so I recommend it.

]]> by: GermanPod101.com http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-391 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:30:27 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/07/11/advanced-audio-blog-13-die-donau-the-danube/#comment-391 So this is another installment in our audio blog series for advanced learners. How do you use these audio blogs? Do you just listen to them once? Compare with the text? Write down new words and expressions? Do some exercise with it, e. g. to train yourself in translation? So this is another installment in our audio blog series for advanced learners. How do you use these audio blogs? Do you just listen to them once? Compare with the text? Write down new words and expressions? Do some exercise with it, e. g. to train yourself in translation?

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