Claudia - how you really compare

[philipnewton]

@Claudia_Beryan

For the first time, I experienced this ‘just blurting out words and sentences without thinking’ other learners have been talking about; and the flabbergasting part was that not all of them were wrong

[henddraig]

@Claudia_Beryan

the flabbergasting part was that not all of them were wrong

Not flabbergasting at all. Definitely deserving…
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[aran]

@Claudia_Beryan

Oh, of course I could say something, but being aware that it most possibly isn’t entirely right (or completely wrong), I take too much time thinking and ‘forget’ to speak.

Okay, that’s interesting - that suggests strongly to me that if you get your mindset right, you’ll be able to speak before you hear the Welsh most of the time - but that can happen later.

Right now, the important thing is to make sure that you are saying something in the gap every time - so making full use of the pause button.

You’ve proven now that this method is working for you - or 1 to 7 would not have felt so familiar - so now you really need to push on through to the end of Level 1 with as much use of the pause button as you need, but without repeating any sessions…

You can do this, Claudia. Just follow the map…

[Claudia_Beryan]

Oh, the dragons are back, wonderful…love them, diolch yn fawr iawn iawn!

[Claudia_Beryan]

I downloaded all the lessons of level one to my iPod and will take them to work with me again tonight. Last Sunday, during night shift, I sometimes felt myself getting in ‘the flow’…I could blurt out sentences without thinking and searching for words…without consciously translating. A part of me just stood there with an open mouth! Before, I had the impression everything I learned went in, yes, but got lost somewhere in the depth of my brain. As if there was a huge mess…I couldn’t reach anything. Now, my brain seems to have started to organise things, in order to make the Welsh I’ve learned available.

Goodness, just imagine, finishing Level 1 and being able to move on to Level 2…I almost don’t dare hoping for this to happen

I will follow the map, Aran…diolch o galon for your precious help and support!

[aran]

@Claudia_Beryan

Goodness, just imagine, finishing Level 1 and being able to move on to Level 2

You’ll get there…

[Claudia_Beryan]

Since I don’t have a webcam, that’s me. When I made a selfie, my grown up sons laughed their behinds off and said: “Mamma, try not to look soooo boring…at least try to make a duckface!” Well, I’ll never be able to make a dignified duckface