Clear the list - Weekly check in. April 2008: week 1

So, I’m a week into my renewed, serious, crack at my language learning. I’ve set goals for the month, some of which are broken down into weekly and daily goals. 

Areas of Celebration
* I managed 5 mins of Memrise every day for the past week
* I managed 1 Mango lesson every day for the past week

Areas of Opportunity
* I only watched 3 out of my intended 4 episodes of Bannan
* I only completed 4 out of my intended 5 units of the LearnGaelic Beginners course.
* Have not started on Cothram Ionnsachaidh
* Have not started re-doing Aonad a h-Aon of An Cùrsa Inntrigidh

Overall, I’m happy that I’m doing something every day. Building a daily habit is important (Isn’t that right @fluentlanguage​) and I’m on my way towards that.

This coming week, I want to set specific times to do my language learning, as opposed to just doing it whenever I find the time. Also, I’m going to hold off on the Cothrom Ionnsachaidh but will have a look at my An Cùrsa Inntrigidh materials. 

Clear The List - April 2018

As I’m still the world’s worst language learner, I’ve decided to give #ClearTheList a go and see if it motivates me to study during the month of April. Clear The List is hosted by Lindsay Williams ( of LindsayDoesLanguages​)  and Shannon Kennedy (of Eurolinguiste) and is basically a monthly goal setting and accountability community for language learners. 

I’m kinda sick of making, what feels like, zero progress in my Gàidhlig learning so I’m being a bit adventurous with my goals for April. Here’s what I hope to achieve this month:

Active Learning

* Complete 5 units of the LearnGaelic.scot beginners course per week
* Complete 1 Unit of Cothrom Ionnsachaidh per week
* Re-do Aonad a h-Aon of An Cùrsa Inntrigidh
* Do 5 mins on Memrise per day
* Complete 1 lesson of Mango per day

Passive Learning

* Watch 4 episodes of Bannan per week

This seems like a lot but we’ll see how it goes. I also need to sort out a VPN and a BBC iView account to watch some other Gàidhlig telly too. I think watching An Là (a daily news program) a few times will be useful because I’m a boring old fart who finds the news interesting. 

Once all this is place, I’ll look at throwing in some attempts at producing the language (both writing and speaking).